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| 373916689 | abdicate | to give up power | 0 | |
| 373916690 | allies | one side in World War I: Great Britain, France, and Russia, later joined by the U.S. | 1 | |
| 373916691 | armaments | The weapons and supplies of war with which a military unit is equipped | 2 | |
| 373916692 | armistice | a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms | 3 | |
| 373916693 | capitalism | economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit | 4 | |
| 373916694 | cold war | A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted eachother on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years. | 5 | |
| 373916695 | collectivization | system in which private farms were eliminated, instead, the government owned all the land while the peasants worked on it. | 6 | |
| 373916696 | communism | a theory of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | 7 | |
| 373916697 | decolonization | The collapse of colonial empires. Between 1947 and 1962, practically all former colonies in Asia and Africa gained independence. | 8 | |
| 373916698 | deposed | removed from power | 9 | |
| 373916699 | democratization | the process of creating a government elected by the people | 10 | |
| 373916700 | doctrine | a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles | 11 | |
| 373916701 | egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people | 12 | |
| 373916702 | ethnic cleansing | Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region | 13 | |
| 373916703 | fascism | A system of government characterized by strict social and economic control and a strong, centralized government usually headed by a dictator. First found in Italy by Mussolini. | 14 | |
| 373916704 | first world | the largely democratic and free-market states of the United States and Western Europe (Cold War to today) | 15 | |
| 373916705 | front line | The area between enemy territories where the fighting takes place | 16 | |
| 373916706 | globalization | The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world. | 17 | |
| 373916707 | global warming | a rise in average global temperatures | 18 | |
| 373916708 | guerilla | a member of a loosely organized fighting force that makes surprise attacks on enemy troops occupying his/her country | 19 | |
| 373916709 | isolationism | abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations; American foreign policy | 20 | |
| 373916710 | jihad | "Holy War" A doctrine within Islam. Represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up the religious standards set by the Qu'ran. | 21 | |
| 373916711 | legislature | Lawmaking Body | 22 | |
| 373916712 | liberal | tolerant or broad-minded | 23 | |
| 373916713 | militarism | the policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war | 24 | |
| 373916714 | nationalism | a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country | 25 | |
| 373916715 | nationalize | to establish government control of a service or industry | 26 | |
| 373916716 | nation-state | A country who's population share a common identity. | 27 | |
| 373916717 | national socialist party | (Nazi Party) was a far-right, racist political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. | 28 | |
| 373916718 | radical | favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins | 29 | |
| 373916719 | recession | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity | 30 | |
| 373916720 | reform | political changes to make things better | 31 | |
| 373916721 | reparations | payment for damages after a war | 32 | |
| 373916722 | revolution | the overthrow of a government by those who are governed | 33 | |
| 373916723 | secular | non-religious; worldly | 34 | |
| 373916724 | sectarian | narrow minded due to limitations in small groups like religious sects | 35 | |
| 373916725 | third world | The region of the world containing a high concentration of underdeveloped or emergent countries | 36 | |
| 373916726 | totalitarian | referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control | 37 | |
| 373916727 | westernization | adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture | 38 | |
| 373916728 | apartheid | Laws (no longer in effect) in South Africa that physically separated different races into different geographic areas. | 39 | |
| 373916729 | Asian tigers | Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea. These nations have experienced rapid economic growth and prosperity due to industrialization, and were aligned both politically, and economically with the West throughout the Cold War | 40 | |
| 373916730 | aswan dam | Dam across the Nile River in Egypt. Created Lake Nassar and helps to create more farmland. Built between 1960 and 1970. | 41 | |
| 373916731 | ataturk | "Father of the Turks" who helped to create Republic of Turkey and wanted to modernize [westernize] Turkey as well as separate religion and government | 42 | |
| 373916732 | ayatollah khomeini | Shiite religious leader of Iran, led the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran | 43 | |
| 373916733 | balfour declaration | British document that promised land in Palestine as homeland for Jews in exchange for Jews help in WWI | 44 | |
| 373916734 | berlin airlift | Joint effort by the US and Britian to fly food and supplies into W Berlin after the Soviet blocked off all ground routes into the city | 45 | |
| 373916735 | berlin war | divider between East and West Berlin in Germany, eastern side communist and western side democratic; eventually was knocked down | 46 | |
| 373916736 | bolshevik party | the party that seized power under Vladimir Lenin's leadership. | 47 | |
| 373916737 | fidel castro | led the revolution of Cuba and took control of Cuba in 1959; resented past dictators; made Cuba communist | 48 | |
| 373916738 | chiang kai shek | President of China and of Taiwan. He tried to unite China by military means in the 1930s but was defeated by the Communists. Forced to abandon mainland China in 1949, he set up a separate Nationalist Chinese State in Taiwan. | 49 | |
| 373916739 | winston churchill | A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns. He predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West. | 50 | |
| 373916740 | cuban missile crisis | an international crisis in October 1962, the closest approach to nuclear war at any time between the U.S. and the USSR. When the U.S. discovered Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba, President John F. Kennedy demanded their removal and announced a naval blockade of the island; the Soviet leader Khrushchev acceded to the U.S. demands a week later. | 51 | |
| 373916741 | cultural revolution | Campaign in China ordered by Mao Zedong to purge the Communist Party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation. | 52 | |
| 373916742 | deng xiaoping | Communist Party leader who forced Chinese economic reforms after the death of Mao Zedong. | 53 | |
| 373916743 | eastern bloc | Nations favorable to the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe during the cold war; Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary, and East Germany | 54 | |
| 373916744 | european economic community | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members | 55 | |
| 373916745 | european union | an organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries | 56 | |
| 373916746 | fourteen points | the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations | 57 | |
| 373916747 | Gandhi | This was a leader of the Indian independence movement in mid-20th century known for his nonviolent protests. | 58 | |
| 373916748 | marcus garvey | African American leader durin the 1920s who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated mass migration of African Americans back to Africa. Was deported to Jamaica in 1927. | 59 | |
| 373916749 | great leap forward | Started by Mao Zedong, combined collective farms into People's Communes, failed because there was no incentive to work harder, ended after 2 years | 60 | |
| 373916750 | adolph hitler | german leader of Nazi Party. 1933-1945. rose to power by promoting racist and national views | 61 | |
| 373916751 | ho chi minh | Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the japanese in world war II and the french until 1954 and South Vietnam until 1975 | 62 | |
| 373916752 | holocaust | the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler | 63 | |
| 373916753 | saddam hussein | - Was a dictator in Iraq who tried to take over Iran and Kuwait violently in order to gain the land and the resources. He also refused to let the UN into Iraq in order to check if the country was secretly holding weapons of mass destruction. | 64 | |
| 373916754 | IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency; responsible for monitoring global nuclear activities | 65 | |
| 373916755 | IMF | International Monetary Fund//a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies | 66 | |
| 373916756 | intifada | In 1987, this was the way that Palestinians began to express their frustrations with Israel after being bombed. They had this widespread campaign of civil disobedience, in the form of boycotts, demonstrations, attacks on Israeli soldiers, and rock throwing | 67 | |
| 373916757 | iran-iraq war | The war began when Iraq invaded Iran on September 22 1980 following a long history of border disputes and fears of Shia insurgency among Iraq's long suppressed Shia majority influenced by Iran's Islamic revolution. | 68 | |
| 373916758 | iron curtian | Term coined by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the political division of Europe between free (W. Europe) and represed (Eastern Europe) during the cold war | 69 | |
| 373916759 | korean war | The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea. | 70 | |
| 373916760 | league of nations | An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace. | 71 | |
| 373916761 | vladimir lenin | Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR | 72 | |
| 373916762 | mao zedong | Leader of the Chinese Communist Party. He led the Communists on the Long March and rebuilt the Communist Party. Crazy leadership skills. | 73 | |
| 373916763 | marshall plan | A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe. | 74 | |
| 373916764 | NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada | 75 | |
| 373916765 | NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries | 76 | |
| 373916766 | OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices. | 77 | |
| 373916767 | shah reza pahlavi | Iran's leader after WWII who embraced Western governments and wealthy western oil companies | 78 | |
| 373916768 | Palestine | Region in southwestern Asia that became the ancient home of the jews; the ancient Roman name for Judea; | 79 | |
| 373916769 | rape of nanjing | a six-week period following the Japanese capture of the Chinese city of Nanjing. During this period, hundreds of thousands of civilians were murdered and 20,000-80,000 women were raped by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army. | 80 | |
| 373916770 | six days war | The war where 3 countries attacked Isreal at once (Jordan, Egypt, and Syria) | 81 | |
| 373916771 | josef stalin | The leader of Russia during WWII - wanted to spread communism throughout the world | 82 | |
| 373916772 | sun yat sen | Chinese physician and political leader who aimed to transform China with patriotic, democratic, and economically progressive reforms. | 83 | |
| 373916773 | third reich | The Third German Empire, established by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s. | 84 | |
| 373916774 | treaty of Versailles | The treaty imposed on Germany by France, Great Britain, the United States, and other Allied Powers after World War I. It demanded that Germany dismantle its military and give up some lands to Poland. It was resented by many Germans. | 85 | |
| 373916775 | trench warfare | Fighting with trenches, mines, and barbed wire. Horrible living conditions, great slaughter, no gains, stalemate, used in WWI. | 86 | |
| 373916776 | leon trotsky | Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the Red army. | 87 | |
| 373916777 | truman doctrine | First established in 1947 after Britain no longer could afford to provide anti-communist aid to Greece and Turkey, it pledged to provide U.S. military and economic aid to any nation threatened by communism. | 88 | |
| 373916778 | USSR | the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or soviet union, formed in 1922 by the communists and officially dissolved in 1991 | 89 | |
| 373916779 | vietnam war | Conflict pitting North Vietnam and South Vietnamese communist guerrillas against the South Vietnamese government, aided after 1961 by the United States. (p. 838) | 90 | |
| 373916780 | warsaw pact | The 1955 treaty binding the Soviet Union and countries of eastern Europe in an alliance against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. | 91 | |
| 373916781 | woodrow wilson | U.S. President, who led USA into WWI. He proposed the 14 points. He attended the peace conference at Versailles. | 92 | |
| 373916782 | WTO | The World Trade Organization - an international body that enforces agreements that reduce barriers to international trade | 93 | |
| 373916783 | world war I | also known as the Great War, conflict, chiefly in Europe, among most of the great Western powers. It was the largest war the world had yet seen. | 94 | |
| 373916784 | World War II | War fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Allies and the Axis, involving most countries in the world. The United States joined the Allies in 1941, helping them to victory. | 95 | |
| 373916785 | young turks party | A Turkish revolutionary nationalist reform party, officially known as the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), whose leaders led a rebellion against the Ottoman sultan and effectively ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1908 until shortly before World War I. | 96 |
