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Unit 6 Rev Flashcards

1
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An Indian leader of nonviolent protest of British rule in India. Inspired other activists like MLK Jr. and Nelson Mandela.

A

Mohandas Gandhi

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2
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A conflict between two ideologies in struggle for dominance.

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Cold War

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3
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations created out of fear of the spreading communism after the Vietnam War.

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ASEAN

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4
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Established by the UN to punish war crimes.

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The International Criminal Court

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5
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A disease that reduces bodily function and occurs in aging populations.

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Alzheimer’s disease

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6
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A mother country to a colony. These include France, Britain, and the Netherlands.

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Metropoles (include examples)

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7
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Student led protests against political institutions and policies all around the world. Started at a soccer tournament in Mexico where students clashed with police.

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Global Uprisings of 1968

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8
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An attempt by China to collectivise all business and industrialize the economy. It failed because of overestimation of crop output.

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Great Leap Forward

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9
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An organization created to stimulate free trade and bolster the global economy.

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NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Organization)

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A coalition of research, military, and private defense in the US instituted by Dwight Eisenhower meant to fight Communism.

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Military industrial complex (give example)

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11
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A US law that overcame barriars blacks had encountered in voting.

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US Civil Rights Act of 1965

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12
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A international policy that reflected equality and freedom among the human race.

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UN Declaration of Human Rights

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13
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The division of India into Pakistan that caused immense violence between Muslim and Hindu communities.

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Partition of India

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14
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An African literary movement under the French language.

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Negritude Movement

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15
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Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata sought to overthrow the dictator Porfirio Diaz.

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Mexican Revolution

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16
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Economic collapse of North American and European states due to the effects of WW1. The triangle of debt (US, France, Germany) was cut at the United States in a stock market crash.

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Great Depression

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17
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The ideology that all african nations should be united.

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Pan-Africanism

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18
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Elite institution within India of educated indians who seek to gain greater inclusion in the British government as well as to further Indian interests.

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Indian National Congress

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19
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Ethnic and political cleansing of populations around the world.

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Genocide (include Holocaust, Armenian, Cambodian, and Rwandan)

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20
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Chinese method of de privatization and leading China towards communis.

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Five Year Plans

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21
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A proxy war to prevent the spread of communism in Asia that was a complete failure.

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Vietnam War

22
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A South African who fought apartheid.

A

Nelson Mandela

23
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The abolishment of the untouchable class in India. It attempted to reintegrate the untouchables into society.

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Caste and Reservation in the Indian Constitution of 1950

24
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A modern cultural/sporting event where national teams compete against each other every 4 years.

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World Cup Soccer

25
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Leader of the local Vietnamese communist movement. He was about to ally with the US, but was inspired by Soviet communism.

A

Ho Chi Minh

26
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Diseases that affect people living in poor living conditions and in close quarters.

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Diseases of poverty (include malaria, tuberculosis, and cholera)

27
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The movement to unite arab countries across cultures and nationalities in the middle east.

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Pan-Arabism

28
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An influential proponent of african american rights in the US.

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Martin Luther King JR.

29
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Roosevelt’s responce to the Great Depresion in the US.

A

The New Deal

30
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The flu that spread as a result of soldiers returning home after WWI

A

1918 Influenza Pandemic

31
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Alliances between capitalist countries and communist countries to achieve greater influence.

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NATO and Warsaw Pact

32
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Major developments in medicine that lead to penicillin saving millions of lives.

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Vaccines and antibiotics (include examples and cause/effect)

33
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An Indian cinema corporation created before the Partition of India. Became immensely popular after the split.

A

Bollywood

34
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An international organization meant to further capitalism.

A

The World Bank

35
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Terror group in Kenya who fought and protested the British which gained support causing a civil war leading to independence in Kenya.

A

Mau Mau Rebellion

36
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The first leader of independent Ghana. First proposed the African Union.

A

Kwame Nkrumah

37
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Independence of the French colony of Algeria led by National Liberation Front through Guerrilla Warfare. Independence was granted through a referendum by Charles De Gaulle by passing the French National Assembly.

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Algeria’s War for Independence

38
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A body representing 149 nations in charge of negotiating global commerce and promoting free trade.

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The World Trade Organization

39
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Leader of China who instilled more capitalist reforms after Mao’s death.

A

Deng Xiaoping

40
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What two sides fought for to stay ahead of each other in the cold war.

A

Nuclear power

41
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A democratic movement/protest that was brutally crushed in China.

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Tiananmen Square Protest

42
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A militant terrorist organization in Ireland who used guerrilla tactics against the British to become an independent nation.

A

IRA

43
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Established as a successor to the League of Nations in order to solve international conflicts.

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The United Nations

44
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A revolution in farming techniques that included new crop variations. The purpose was to feed possible communist countries to bring them to the allied side.

A

Green Revolution

45
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A response to the Great Depression to regulate the global economy.

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International Monetary Fund

46
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The mobilization of an entire country for military conflict.

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Total War

47
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Countries following Japan’s lead in capitolism leading to millions of people comming out of poverty.

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Asian Tigers

48
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Egyption socialist who nationalized certain industries and the Suez Canal.

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Gamal Abdel Nasser

49
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A league of muslim nations that sought muslim unity in the middle east.

A

Muslim League

50
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A proxy war where a communist regime was established in the middle east.

A

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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