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Josip Tito
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*held Yugoslavia together as a communist dictator from 1945 until his death in 1980
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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*last Soviet leader*
*2 Major Reforms: -glasnost:"openness", allowing new freedoms to combat corruption -perestroika:"restructuring", modernize and allow some private censorship also... democratization: gradual opening of the political system -election of new legislative body |
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Commonwealth of Independent States
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loose federation of former Soviet territories
-formation of this meant the death of the Soviet Union |
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Four Modernizations
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*Deng Xiaoping's set of goals for China called for progress in:
-agriculture -industry -defense -science and tecnology |
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Boris Yeltsin
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*followed Gorbachev in power
*adopted a plan of "shock therapy" -an abrupt shift to free-market economies -inflation rate=800%: thousands out of work *troubles included war in Chechnya- Yeltsin resigned and named Vladimir Putin as acting president |
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Hong Kong
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*July 1, 1997: Great Britain handed Hong Kong over to China, ending 155 years of colonial rule
-as part of transfer, China promised to respect Hong Kong's economic system and political liberties for 50 years -many of Hong Kong's citizens were worried about the transfer -in the first 4 or 5 years after the transfer, the control of mainland China over Hong Kong tightened |
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Tiananmen Square
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*students protest for democracy in Beijing
-on the anniversary of the May 4th Movement of 1919 *Deng declared martial law -June 4, 1989: thousands of soldiers stormed Tiananmen Square and opened fire *one single Chinese man blocked tanks on their way to crush prodemocracy protests -TANKMAN -he has become a symbol of courage and bravery for people all over the world |
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Solidarity
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*Polish workers at Gdansk shipyard went on strike, demanding govt. recognition of their union
-finally, the govt. gave in to the union's demands -Lech Walesa became a national hero *Solidarity is banned again -economic crisis worsened and workers walked off their jobs -General Jaruzelski legalized Solidarity again |
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Who is the current leader of China?
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Hu Jintao
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Zhou Enlai, leader of China, invited what group of people from the US to China, therefore easing some tensions between the 2 countries?
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the ping pong team
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