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genocide
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the deliberate mass murder of a particular racial, political, or cultural group
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ethnic cleansing
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a policy of killing or forcibly removing an ethnic group from its lands; used by the Serbs against the Muslim minority in Bosnia
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Pan-Africanism
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the unity of all black Africans, regardless of national boundaries
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Mahatma
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"Great Soul," title given to Mohandas Gandhi by the Indian people
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civil disobedience
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refusal to obey laws that are considered to be unjust
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zaibatsu
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in the Japanese economy, a large financial and industrial corporation
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guerrilla tactics
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the use of unexpected maneuvers like sabotage and subterfuge to fight an enemy
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redistribution of wealth
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the shifting of wealth from a rich minority to a poor majority
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oligarchy
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the rule of the few, a form of government in which a small group of people exercises control
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Abdulhamid II
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Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1876-1909; he was placed on the throne by Ottoman reformers but he suspended the new constitution and ruled by autocratic means.
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T.E. Lawrence
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Popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia; a British officer who, in 1917, urged Arab princes to revolt against their Ottoman overlords; by 1918, the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East was destroyed by the British.
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Atatürk
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President Kemal, known as "father Turk," tried to transform Turkey into a modern state in politics, education, and the economy. He also transformed Turkey into a secular state.
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Ibn Saud
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A reform leader who established the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.
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Marcus Garvey
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Founded an organization aimed at promoting black pride and unity with a key focus on education. He also advocated separation and independence from whites with a proposed settlement in Africa. He was convicted of mail fraud and deported to Jamaica but still inspired millions with a sense of pride in their heritage and hope for their future.
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Mohandas Gandhi
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Political and spiritual leader of India during their movement for independence; he preached nonviolent resistance (1869-1948).
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Indian leader and statesman; he partnered with Gandhi for home rule; Nehru's movement was secular, Western, and modern; he was prime minister from 1947-1964.
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Ho Chi Minh
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Vietnamese leader of the nationalist and communist movement and first president of North Vietnam (1954-1969). His army won the French Indochina War (1946-54) and he later led North Vietnamese Communists to defeat the U.S.-supported government of South Vietnam.
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Sun Yat-sen
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Leader of the revolutionary movement that overthrew the Qing dynasty and proposed a 3-step process toward democracy. He was driven out of China but returned after the collapse of the Qing dynasty but he never had the power base to pass his ideas. He is considered by many as the founder of modern China.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Military leader who succeeded Sun Yat-sen as head of the Nationalist Party; he broke away from the Communists in a violent confrontation in 1927 and founded a new republic. He was defeated by the Communists in 1949 and withdrew to Taiwan where he headed the Nationalist China Party (1897-1975).
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Mao Zedong
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Chinese Communist leader who fought Chiang Kai-shek with his peasant army and with guerrilla tactics; most of his troops died of starvation in the arduous journey to reach the last Communist base camp (1893-1976).
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Juan Vicente Gómez
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Venezuelan dictator (1857-1935) who had a strong relationship with the U.S. oil companies in the 1920s-30s.
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Good Neighbor Policy
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Policy enacted by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 to improve relations in Latin America; it rejected the use of U.S. military force in Latin America. The U.S. withdrew the Marines from Haiti in 1934, reversing a previous policy of U.S. military intervention.
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element
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one of a number of distinct groups composing a larger group
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establish
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to introduce
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aware
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having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge
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integrity
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the quality or state of being complete and undivided
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constitutional
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being loyal to or supporting an established constitution or form of government
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pursue
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to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, or defeat
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maintain
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to sustain against opposition or danger or to uphold and defend
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