Chapter 18 - Huelskamp Flashcards
genocide
the deliberate mass murder of a particular racial, political, or cultural group.
ethnic cleansing
policy of killing or forcibly removing an ethnic group from its lands
civil disobedience
refusal to obey laws considered to be unjust
compensation
payment
volunteer
one who joins the military voluntarily
cease
to come to an end
Shanghai Massacre
killing of thousands of communists in China when Chian Kai-shek turned on his communist allies in April 1927
guerrilla tactics
using unexpected methods like sabotage and deception to fight the enemy
Mao Zedong
leader of the communist party in China
Kemal Ataturk
leader of Turkey that tried to modernize the country after the overthrow of the government in 1923
Reza Shah Pahlavi
king of Iran that began to modernize the country following WWI
People’s Liberation Army
name for the communist army fighting the Chinese civil war
redistribution of wealth
the shifting of wealth from a rich majority to a poor minority
Pan-Africanism
a belief in the unity of all Africans
Ho Chi Minh
leader of communist forces in Vietnam
Mohandaas Ghandi
independence leader in India that believed in non-violence and civil disobedience
Jawaharlal Nehru
independence leader in India that wanted to modernize India and was willing to use violence to achieve his ends
Muslim League
group under the leadership of Mohammed Ali Jinnah that wanted a separate Muslim state (Pakistan) from India
Good Neighbor Policy
foreign policy of Franklin Roosevelt towards Latin America rejecting the use of military force
oligarchy
government controlled by a few people
Institutional Revolutionary Party
political party that control Mexico after the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920
Lazaro Cardenas
president of Mexico that redistributed land to the peasants
PEMEX
the national oil company of Mexico
nationalize
government siezure of private business and placing it under government control and direction
