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henry pu-yi
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last manchu (qing) emperor of China
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Karl Marx
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german philosopher that inspired Mao's ideas about class struggle (about how working class is better)
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Deng Xiapong
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took over as leader of China after Mao died-- did not follow mao's ideas-- eased government's strict economic rule-- sent students to study in other countries-- welcomed foreigners and foreign investments-- under his rule lots of people wanted democracy
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Hu Jintao
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current leader of People's Republic of China
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Pinyin
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dialect of Mandarin made by the People's Republic of China (Communists) that was supposed to be easier to learn in order to increase literacy (which was a goal of the communists)
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Isolationism
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idea that political rulers should avoid making alliances with other nations and avoid all wars unless its self defense-- there should be legal barriers to control trade and cultural exchange with other countries
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Ideographs
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Chinese version of pictographs-- early form of writing
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Queues
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ponytail hairstyle that was required by the Manchu dynasty to be worn by men-- if you cut it off you got penalized
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Special economic Zones
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geographic region that has economic laws that are special to that region-- it can be owned by the government or privately
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World trade organization
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deal with trade internationally
when China became a part of the world trade organization it meant China is now seen as a powerful economic world power |
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Hundred days of Reform
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China wants to modernize and become technologically advanced-- set up factories and sent students to study outside of China
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Republic of China
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Democratic government-- Led by Yatsen--- small window of democracy-- was set up after the downfall of the Manchu dynasty
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People's Republic of China
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communistic government--- Mao Zedong was during this time but he didn't found the People's Republic of China-- he was just an important leader
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Tiananmen Square
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a bunch of Chinese people who wanted democracy started to protest for democracy in Tiananmen square-- when authorities found them they opened fire and killed many of innocent people-- shows how communism shows their power
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Four modernizations
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Made by Deng Xiaoping-- stressed economic reform instead of Class struggle
1) Modernize Agriculture 2) Expand industry 3) Develop Science and Technology 4) Upgrade CHina's defense forces |
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Beduoins
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in Arabia--- they are desert nomads that live in tribal groups that compete for land and resources-- herd livestock
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Sharia
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sacred law of Islam that is based on the Koran-- a way of law
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Islamic Fundamentalism
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when the word of the koran is translated literally and it is beleived that it is good to follow the Koran and not man made laws-- the only problem is you can translate the koran any way you want
basically the law of a country=the koran |
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Intifada
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the Palestinian uprising (arabs)-- they were sick of the Jews governing palestine and attacked a lot of jews
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PLO
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Palestinian Liberation Organization
made of palestinian arabs that had a common goal-- to wipe out the Jews and reclaim Palestine for the arabs-- extremist group |
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OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries--- Mostly made of Arab nations that wanted to end the power of Western oil companies over oil prices-- they were responsible for cutting off oil exports to the western nations to flex their muscle-- (mr reed waiting an hour for gas)
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Abraham
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In Judaism Christianity and Islam
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Kemal Attaturk
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overthrew the sultan of Turkey and freed Turkey from the ottoman empire-- founded the Republic of Turkey-- made himself the president-- his goals were the modernize and westernize and secularize turkey
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T. E. Lawrence
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european who participated in the Arab Revolt
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Gamel Abdul Nasser
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President of Egypt shortly after it won independence-- worked to modernize Egypt
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Anwar Sadat
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successor to Nasser (president of Egypt) after Nasser died-- encouraged an open door policy when it came to trade and foreign investment and foreign businesses--encouraged lots of foreign involvement
first arab to make peace with Israel |
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Menachem Begin
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prime minister of Israel shortly after its creation
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Mohammad Ali
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governor of Egypt-- tried to modernize Egypt as much as possible even though it was still under Ottoman rule-- thought that modernizing agriculture was important
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Ayatollah Khomeini
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One of the heads of the Islamic Revolution-- Leader of the old iranians who were against westernization b/c it destroyed tradition--- overthrew the Shah and made Iran a Theocracy (country ruled by religion)--- Supporters of Khomeini made religious courts instead of secular courts
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Yassir Arafat
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PLO leader-- hated Israel-- after the Oslo accords were made Yassir Arafat became head of Palestinian Authorities which governed Palestinian lands
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Muammer Qaddaffi
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arab leader of Libya-- controversial Arab leader
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Yitzakh Rabin
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Prime Minister of Israel-- also directed the armed forces during the Six day war
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Aswan High Dam
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in Egypt-- provides hydroelectric power and irrigation
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West Bank Sinai Peninsula Golan Heights
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occupied territories-- that Israelis took from the arabs during the six day war
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McMahon Pledge
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issued by the British during WWI-- said that if the Arabs worked for the British during the war they would be guaranteed an independent state of Palestine-- it said Palestine was for the Arabs
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Iran Iraq War
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the Shia conflict and violence led to Iraq invading Iran which thus lead to a war
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Iranian Revolution/Islamic Revolution
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Shah's policies made a huge gap between westernized Iranians and more traditional Iranian people-- Ayatollah Khomeini rose as a leader of the traditional iranians who opposed westernization b/c it threatened tradition--- Khomeini overthrew the shah and made Iran a theocracy
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Civil war in Lebanon
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Christians and Muslims live here which is a bad mixture--- constitution tried to divide the power equally among the groups but more power went to the Christians even though there were more muslims-- the civil war started over this conflict over power
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Persian Gulf Conflict
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Iraq invaded Kuwait under the leadership of Saddam Hussein in order to steal resources, manpower, and oil--- the rest of the world including the US fought to get them out of Kuwait
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Olduvai Gorge
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located at the edge of the Great Rift valley in Tanzania- the bones found at this gorge suggest that the earliest humans originated in Africa
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semiarid
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desert like conditions
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negritude movement
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political and literary movement sparked by Africans in Africa who believed that the only way to fight Imperialist powers and French racism was through unity of all Africans with a common identity and goal
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Mau Mau rebellion
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movement of armed resistance in Kenya-- when white settlers refused to give rights to the blacks the africans in Kenya started the Mau Mau rebellion-- British accused Kenyatta of leading secret Mau Mau groups that were responsible for killing white settlers-- both sides committed brutal and violent acts
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Jomo Kenyatta
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first president of Kenya after it gained independence-- was an important revolutionary leader when Kenya was still under British rule
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Kwame Nkrumah
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organized strikes and boycotts against the British while Britain owned Ghana-- with his help and leadership Ghana became the first independent african nation
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why did european nations become interested in africa during the 1600's
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for resources, gold, and natural resources-- basically to explore
not for slaves tho b/c there was no need basically the europeans only wanted to explore |
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why were one party systems of government favored when african nations gained independence?
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1) thought competing parties would destroy unity
2) thought it could create democracy 3) thought it reflected traditional ways of consensus |
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what strategy did many african nations follow throughout the cold war
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they sided with either the US or soviet union-- whichever one could give them the most benefits when it comes to money and defense
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why did the US and soviet union compete for influence in the middle east during the Cold war
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the more alliences they had and the more support they had the more successful they would be-- also since the ME has a lot of oil thats an added bonus
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what were the econmic interests of cecil rhodes in africa
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he just wanted to take it all over and earn a big profit off of it
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Apartheid
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in South AFrica when the whites basically said they were better than the asians and blacks-- segragation happened and it was like the civil rights movement all over again
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