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Mao Zedong

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the leader of the Communist Party in China

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Mao became known as

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“Chairman Mao”

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Red Guard

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a group of radical young men and women that enforced the communist policies

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China’s official name

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People’s Republic of China

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Gang of Four

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radical group that wanted to continue Mao’s policies

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Jiang Quing

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“Madam Mao”- Mao’s wife

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Deng Xioping

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the new leader of China

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Four Modernizations

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agriculture; industry; defense, and technology

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“Fifth Modernization”

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democratic reform

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Tiananmen Square Massacre (spring of 1989)

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located in Beijing

tens of thousands of college students were holding pro-democracy demonstrations

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June 1989

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armed troops fire into the demonstrators

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China today

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the first country to go over 1 billion in population

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Hong Kong (1997)

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former British colony handed back to the Chinese

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major cause of tensions between US and China

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the threat of communism spreading caused major tension in our relationships

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38th parallel

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divided North and South Korea and was meant to be temporary

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Soviet Union occupied

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the North along with the Chinese (communists)

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American troops occupied

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the South

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Seoul

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capital of the South captured by the North

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The Korean War was referred to as

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a “police action”

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today South Korea has

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a republican government

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North Korea today

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Kim Jong IL was the leader/dictator until 2011 and his son Kim Jong Un is the leader today

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the concern in North Korea today is

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nuclear capabilities

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after WWII truce American troops occupy

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Japan

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the Japanese army was and government leaders were

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demilitarized

removed from office

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new government in Japan

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a parliamentary democracy

with this democracy adults could vote

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Diet

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the parliament/legislature of Japan

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“workshop of the world”

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the quality of products and the demand for Japanese-made products began to soar

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in the late 1800s the French colonized

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Vietnam

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after WWII the French attempt to

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regain control

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Viet Minh

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communist guerilla fighters in Vietnam

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Ho Chi Minh

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the leader of Viet Minh

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Dien Bien Phu (1954)

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the French suffer a major defeat and agree to peace talks

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Geneva Accords

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ended the war in Vietnam between them and the French

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17th parallel

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divided the North and the South

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northern zone

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Chinese and Soviets occupy it/ communists

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Ngo Dinh Dhem

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the President of South Vietnam/ non-communist

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by the late 1950s

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the Viet Minh are united

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Viet Cong

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“VC” the Vietnamese Communists

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goal of VC

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reunite Vietnam

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Domino theory

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if one falls to communism others will follow

has to do with the American involvement in Vietnam

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U.S. President was

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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US government

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direct involvement(sent troops/soldiers over to Vietnam)

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Tet offensive (1968)

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Saigon- the South Vietnamese capital

the North Vietnamese attack and Saigon falls

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Paris Peace Accords (1975)

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this ended our involvement in Vietnam

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in 1976 Vietnam is

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reunited

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Hanoi

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the capital of Vietnam today

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“boat people”

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refugees that tried to escape Vietnam by boat

about 1 million people tried to flee

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Six Day War

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between Israel and Egypt

the Sinai Peninsula and East Jerusalem are captured by Israel

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the PLO

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the Palestinian Liberation Organization

a militant/guerilla organization

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Yassir Arafat was

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the former leader of the PLO

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Anwar Sadat

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President of Egypt elected in 1970

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Camp David Accords (March of 1970)

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a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

President Jimmy Carter arranged for the meeting

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early 1980s the PLO began

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to escalate their terrorism activities

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in the early 1900s were discovered in the Middle East

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major oil fields

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oil producing countries

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used the revenue to improve their countries

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OPEC

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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the reason OPEC was formed

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was to establish common pricing for oil

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“Big 5”

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Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait in the Middle East; also Venezuela

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“petrodollars”

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referred to oil profits

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oil discovery in Alaska and North Sea (1973)

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this reduced the dependency on the MidEastern oil

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Reza Pahlavi

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the Shah of Iran

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Ayatollah Khomeini

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Islamic religious leader in Iran

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in the early 1979 the Shah was

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forced to leave Iran

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by 1980 the Ayatollah

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is in control

sets up an Islamic republic

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U.S. embassy is seized (November 4, 1979)

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militants seize the embassy and 60 Americans were held hostage for 444 days

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arranged for the hostages to be freed

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Presiden Reagan

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September 1980 Iraq

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attacks Iran

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1988 after eight years of fighting

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ceasefire

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in 1968 in Iraq the was formed

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Ba’ath Party

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1979 comes to power

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Sadaam Hussein

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Kurds

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a minority group in Iraq (no threat)

Hussein attempts to eliminate all the Kurds

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August 1990 Sadaam Hussein invades

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Kuwait

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reason for invading Kuwait

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oil

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August 8, 1990 Hussein annexes

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Kuwait

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Operation Desert Shield

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about 30 nations join together to prevent movement of Sadaam Hussein

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Desert Shield becomes

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Desert Storm

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Kuwait is

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liberated

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March 2003 coalition forces

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invade Iraq

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December 2003 Sadaam Hussein is

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captured

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December 30, 2006

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Madam is executed

hanging

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women

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women’s rights have expanded politically and legally in some areas

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religion

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Islamic faith

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sacred city to 3 world religions

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Jerusalem

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam

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Jerusalem called the crossroads of the world

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because at the juncture of three continents

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Islamic fundamentalists

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blame the Western world for contributing to the downfall of their society

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