chapter 24 multiple choice Flashcards

1
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oil wealth in Saudi Arabia

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brought in new industry
cities have increased in their size
educational opportunities

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2
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Pres. Nassier (Egypt) built Aswan Dam to

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irrigate farmland along the Nile

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3
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Major cause of civil war in Lebanon (mid East)

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tension between religious groups

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4
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from oil Saudi Arabia has been able to

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invest heavily in industry and social services

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5
Q

Govt of Iran (1979) __________ set up by the _________

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Islamic Republic

militant Revolutionaries

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6
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Mao Zedong said

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Communist should set an example they should be the pupils of the masses as well as the teachers

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7
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1979- communists in china gain control by

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defeating the nationalists

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8
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Mao Zedong’s great leap forward and cultural revolution resulted in

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dramatic hardships in every day life

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9
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Deng’s contract responsibility system

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encouraged factory workers to produce higher quality goods

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10
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Japanese economic miracle due to

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the use of modern, industrial technology

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11
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in the 1980s _______________ were added as a major reform in China

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incentives to increase production

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12
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executive power in Japan post WWII

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Prime Minister chosen by the people

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13
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reforms in Japan Post WWII

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land reform
De-militarization
nationalization of industry

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14
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Vietnamese Communists (1978) attack Cambodia to

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overthrow the Anti-Communist government

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15
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after communist take over in China, Chiang Kai Shek fled to

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Taiwan

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