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END OF PERIOD 6 VOCAB Flashcards

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Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Native Indian who questioned people’s status within the British empire
Satyagraha - philosophy concerned with truth and resistance to evil through nonviolent resistance
Helped bring India independence

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Amritsar

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Where British officers ordered the massacre of peaceful protesters in 1919
379 people killed and many wounded

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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Head of Muslim league

Fought for two states: Hindu India and Islamic Pakistan

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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First prime minister of India after independence

Favored nonalignment during Cold War

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Nonalignment

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A policy of neutrality during the Cold War

Promoted by Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru

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Bandung conference

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Meeting of 29 African and Asian nations

Promote economic and cultural cooperation to oppose colonialism

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Sukarno

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First president of Indonesia

Leader of his country’s struggle for independence from the Netherlands

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Kikuyu Highlands

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7 million acres of kenya’s farmland seized by white farmers

Many Africans forced off land and lost jobs

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Congo-Ocean Railway

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French colonial officials roundup 10,000 workers to complete a project linking Brazzaville to point-noir

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Jomo Kenyatta

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Leader of independence movement in Kenya

First prime minister

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Neocolonialism

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Subtle form of imperial control
Foreign economic domination
Came from industrial-capitalists like US and Britain

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Dollar diplomacy

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Called for businesses to develop foreign markets through powerful commerce

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Lázaro Cárdenas

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President of Mexico

Nationalized oil industry

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Marcus Garvey

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Native of Jamaica
Leader of black nationalism
Called for blacks to return to Africa

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Frantz Fanon

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Important political leader in Algeria

Called for violence against French colonial forces

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Kwame Nkrumah

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Leader of successful independence movement in Ghana

Became political leader there

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Nelson Mandela

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South African African national congress leader
Prison from 1961-1990 for opposition to apartheid
Became president of South Africa

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ANC

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African national congress
Organization founded in 1912 to represent interests of black Africans in South Africa
Supported publication of freedom charter

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Apartheid

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Facial policy in South Africa
Strict segregation of black, white, and “colored” people in land landed ship, residence, marriage, work, education, religion, and sport

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Sharpeville

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Black township in South Africa

Site of massacre of black African protestors

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Islamism

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A desire to reassert Islam values in Muslim politics

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Muslim Brotherhood

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Organization of Muslims
Combined program of political action, charity work, and military action to bring development of strived Islamic communities
Opposed western influences

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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

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President of turkey

Thousands of new schools were built, increased education

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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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King of Iran

Introduced white revolution - reforms to transform Iran into a global power and modernize

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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian Shiite leader | Declared Iran a republic
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Salvador Allende
First Marxist to win election as president of a Latin American country Nationalized industries and collectivization of agriculture
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Augusto Pinochet
Military dictator of chile | Used murder, imprisonment, and torture to discourage political opponents
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Hugo Chavez
President of Venezuela Founded a new political party Marxist approach to redistributing wealth, reducing poverty
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GATT
General agreement on tariffs and trade | Agreement of noncommunist nations to promote unrestricted global trade
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WTO
World trade organization | Took over activities of GATT
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IMF
International Monetary Fund Reconstruct payment systems Foster global monetary cooperation Promote employment and reduce poverty
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TNCs
Transnational Corporations | Organizations that own or control production of goods or services in one or more countries
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Reglobalization
Dramatic quickening of global economic transactions after WWII accelerating circulations of goods, capital, and people
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Little Tigers
Nickname gained by Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan for rapid growth rates
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European Union
Development dedicated to increasing European economic and political integration Common market and free trade
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OPEC
Organization of petroleum exporting countries | Started to raise price of oil
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State capitalism
Maximize profits for national governments rather than private individuals or corporations
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Global South
Geographic division of wealth in which southern countries suffer in comparison to wealth enjoyed by countries in northern regions
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Feminist Movement
Protests against unfair treatment and continuing male dominance in a civilized society
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Betty Friedan
Feminist leader in the US Wrote book the feminine mystique Inspired second wave of feminism that focused on better pay, greater employment, sexual freedom
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Benazir Bhutto
Prime minister of Pakistan | Woman elected to power
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Important leader of pro democracy movement in Myanmar | Awarded Nobel peace prize
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Marriage law
Passed in 1950 by communist leaders in China Abolished patriarchal practices Equal rights for men and women
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Statistical disappearance
Unexplained disappearance of baby girls due to one child policy in China
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Dowry deaths
Wife doused with kerosene and set on fire | Makes birth of Indian girl burdensome
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Guest workers
Migrants from developing country to developed country in search of better opportunities
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Fundamentalism
Strong reactions in several different religious traditions in opposition to modernity
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Habib Bourgaiba
President of tunisia after independence from France | Secular approach to women's rights
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Jihad
Struck Muslims called for a return to "the straight path of Islam" Defense of authentic Islam against western aggression
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Anwar Sadat
Egyptian Masterminded surprise attack on Israel Facilitated peace process with Israel
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Al-Qaeda
"The base" | Coordinating center for a network of Islamic terrorist organizations
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Taliban
Fundamental Islamic government Enforced strict Islam policy Radically religious government which limits freedoms and uses violence
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Rachel Carson
Early environmentalist who described impact of chemical contamination
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Green peace
International environmental organization | Goal to ensure ability of earth to nurture life in all its diversity
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Club of Rome
Group of economists and scientists who met to study population and economic growth in relation to capacity of the earth
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Chernobyl
Site of nuclear accident in Ukraine | Released radioactive particles into atmosphere

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