Review for final unit test in Mr. Kienast's AP world history class.
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| 381564299 | Green Revolution | term used to describe the transformation of agriculture in many developing nations that led to significant increases in agricultural production between the 1940s and 1960s. | 0 | |
| 381564300 | Global Warming | gradual increase of the world's temperature; result of the new agricultural technologies that release greenhouse gases, carbon emissions, etc. | 1 | |
| 381564301 | Tiananmen Square Massacre | In 1989, demonstrators peacefully assembled to push for greater democracy in China; when the demonstrators refused to disperse, the government sent in troops and tanks. | 2 | |
| 381564302 | Cultural Revolution | Mao Zedong's idea to be united under Han culture. | 3 | |
| 381564303 | Trade Deficit | when a country imports more than it exports; ex: US with China | 4 | |
| 381564304 | European Union | international organization comprised of Western European countries to promote free trade among members | 5 | |
| 381564305 | Mikhail Gorbachev | reformed Russia into a democratic government to give people more rights | 6 | |
| 381564306 | Vladimir Putin | current president of Russia. Shamelessly promotes Russian nationalism and wants them to be an empire. | 7 | |
| 381564307 | Dmitry Medvedev | president of Russia | 8 | |
| 381564308 | Imperial Metropoles | large city that used to be an empire capitol. ex: Algeria---->Paris | 9 | |
| 381564309 | Xenophobia | fear of strangers | 10 | |
| 381564310 | Zionism | the movement of Jews back to Israel | 11 | |
| 381564311 | Pan- Arabism | attempt to unite all Arab countries in the middleeast | 12 | |
| 381564312 | Intifada | , "The Uprising" against Israel by some Palestinians | 13 | |
| 381564313 | Hamas | Palestinian group fighting against Israelis. | 14 | |
| 381564314 | Hezbollah | group of anti-Israel militants; promote the extermination of Israel; destabilizing factor of Lebanon | 15 | |
| 381564315 | OPEC | group that keeps oil prices very high to control the world's oil market | 16 | |
| 381564316 | Ayatollah | main leader of Iran; religious leader who proved he was related to Mohammad | 17 | |
| 381564317 | Islamic Fundamentalism | belief in going back to the original teachings of Islam | 18 | |
| 381564318 | Taliban | religiously ultra-fundamentalist government of Afghanistan; supports Al-Qaeda; non terrorist | 19 | |
| 381564319 | Globalization | the process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade | 20 | |
| 381564320 | WTO | regulates trade with participating countries, keeps problems like war from happening | 21 | |
| 381564321 | IMF | helps loan money to countries who are struggling (mostly small countries), in order to help larger countries | 22 | |
| 381564322 | World Bank | allows banks to exchange funds | 23 | |
| 381564323 | Multinationals | companies that manufacture worldwide | 24 | |
| 381564324 | UNICEF | united nations fund that helps impoverished people around the world | 25 | |
| 381564325 | WHO | united nations fund that supports and gives health services to impoverished countries | 26 | |
| 381564326 | Red Cross | An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters; not related to united nations | 27 | |
| 381564327 | Amnesty International | An influential nongovernmental organization that operates globally to monitor and try to rectify glaring abuses of political (not economic or social) human rights | 28 | |
| 381564328 | UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights | A UN document that specifies the basic principles that should always be adhered to irrespective of the culture in which on is doing business | 29 | |
| 381564329 | Free Trade | trade without taxes (tariffs) to promote global trade | 30 | |
| 381564330 | NAFTA | allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada | 31 | |
| 381564331 | ASEAN | An alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in Southeast Asia | 32 |
