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13930234361May fourth movementa 1919 protest in China against the Treaty of Versailles and foreign influence0
13930234362Tehran conferencea 1943 meeting of leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union; it agreed on the opening of a second front in France1
13930234363Potsdam conferencea 1945 meeting of the leaders of Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union in which it was agreed that the Soviet Union would be given control of eastern Europe and that Germany would be divided into zones of occupation2
13930234364Geneva Conferencea 1954 conference that divided Vietnam at the seventh parallel3
13930234365Helsinki accordsa 1975 political and human rights agreement signed in Helsinki, Finland, by Western European countries and the Soviet Union4
13930234366cultural revolutiona Chinese movement from 1966 to 1976 intended to establish an egalitarian society of peasants and workers.5
13930234367European Economic CommunityA Common Market organized in 1958 which reduced tariffs among member nations and created a common tariff policy for other world nations6
13930234368Spanish civil wara conflict from 1936-1939 that resulted in the installation of fascist dictator Francisco Franco as ruler of Spain; Franco's forces were backed by Germany and Italy, whereas the Soviet Union supported the opposing republican forces7
13930234369Kabuki theatera form of Japanese theater developed in the 17th century that features colorful scenery and costumes and an exaggerated style of acting8
13930234370Coalitiona government based on temporary alliances of several political parties9
13930234371Yalta conferencea meeting of the leaders of the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States in 1945; the Soviet Union agreed to enter the war against Japan in exchange for influence in the Eastern European states. The Yalta Conference also made plans for the establishment of a new international organization.10
13930234372Iron curtaina metaphorical description of the divide between the Communist East and Democratic Western Europe11
13930234373Welfare statea nation in which the government plays an active role in providing services such as social security to its citizens12
13930234374British commonwealthA political community consisting of the United Kingdom, its dependencies, and former colonies of Great Britain that are now sovereign nations; currently called the Commonwelath of Nations13
13930234375Fascisma political movement that is characterized by extreme nationalism, one-party rule, and the denial of individual rights14
13930234376Alliance for progressa program of economic aid for Latin America in exchange for pledge to establish democratic institutions; part of U.S. President Kennedy's international program15
13930234377Pan-Slavic movementA Russian attempt to unite all Slavic nations into a commonwealth relationship under the influence of Russia.16
13930234378Cubisma school of art in which persons and objects are represented by geometric forms.17
13930234379Al-Qaedaa terrorist group based in Afghanistan in the late 20th and early 21st centuries18
13930234380Ayatollaha traditional Muslim religious ruler19
13930234381Russificationa tsarist program that required non-Russians to speak only Russian and provided education only for those groups loyal to Russia20
13930234382Mandatea type of colony in which the government is overseen by another nation, as in the Middle Eastern mandates placed under European control after WWI21
13930234383Marshall plana U.S. plan to support the recovery and reconstruction of Western Europe after WWII22
13930234384international space stationa vehicle sponsored by 16 nations that circles the earth while carrying out experiments23
13930234385Berlin walla wall, built by the East German Communist government, to separate the Democratic Western Berlin24
13930234386world bankan agency of the United Nations that offers loans to countries to promote trade and economic development25
13930234387import substitution industrializationan economic system that attempts to strengthen a country's industrial power by restricting foreign imports26
13930234388World Trad Organizationan international organization begun in 1995 to promote and organize world trade27
13930234389International Monetary fundan international organization founded in 1944 to promote market economies and free trade28
13930234390European Unionan organization designed to reduce trade barriers and promote economic unity in Europe; it was formed in 1993 to replace the European Community.29
13930234391North American Free Trade Organizationan organization that prohibits tariffs and other trade barriers between Mexico, the United States, and Canada (NAFTA)30
13930234392GuomindangChina's Nationalist political party founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 and based on democratic principles; in 1925, the party was taken over by Jiang Jieshi, who made it into a more authoritarian party.31
13930234393containmentCold War policy of the United States whose purpose was to prevent the spread of communism32
13930234394government of India Actthe British law passed in 1935 which increased suffrage and turned provincial governments over to Indian leaders33
13930234395central powersin WWI, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and other nations who fought with them against the Allies34
13930234396Allied powersin WWI, the nations of Great Britain, France, Russia, the United States, and others that fought against the Central Powers; in WWII, the group of nations including Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States, that fought against the Axis Powers35
13930234397League of nationsinternational organization founded after WWI to promote peace and cooperation among nations36
13930234398service industriesoccupations that provided a service rather than a manufactured or agricultural product37
13930234399Organization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesOrganization formed in 1950 by oil-producing countries to regulate oil supplies and prices (OPEC)38
13930234400evangelicalpertaining to preaching the Gospel (the good news) or pertaining to theologically conservative Christians.39
13930234401five year plansplans for industrial production first introduced in the Soviet Union in 1928 by Stalin; they succeeded in making the Soviet Union a major industrial power by the end of the 1930s40
13930234402Appeasementpolicy of Great Britain and France of making concessions in Hitler in the 1930s41
13930234403KulaksRussian peasants who became wealthy under Lenin's New Economic Policy42
13930234404AfrikanersSouth Africans who were descended from the Dutch who settled in south Africa in the 17th century43
13930234405Hubble space telescopeTelescope able to peer deep into space44
13930234406Treaty of Brest-Litovskthe 1918 treaty ending WWI between Germany and the Soviet Union45
13930234407Treaty of Versaillesthe 1919 peace treaty between Germany and the Allied nations; it blamed the war on Germany and assessed heavy reparations and large territorial losses on the part of Germany46
13930234408Glasnostthe 1985 policy of Mikhail Gorbachev that allowed openness of expression of ideas in the Soviet Union47
13930234409Persian gulf warthe 1991 war between Iraq and a U.S. led coalition to liberate Kuwait from an Iraqi invasion48
13930234410Deoxyribonucleic acidthe blueprint of heredity49
13930234411No theaterthe classical Japanese drama with music and dances performed on a simple stage by elaborately dressed actors50
13930234412Brinkmanshipthe Cold War policy of the Soviet Union and the United States of threatening to go to war at a sign of aggression on the part of either power51
13930234413Collectivizationthe combination of several small farms into a large government controlled farm52
13930234414Great leap forwardthe diasastrous economic policy introduced by Mao Zedong that proposed the implementation of small scale industrial projects on individual peasant communities53
13930234415Sputnikthe first man-made satellite, launched by the Soviet Union54
13930234416Anschlussthe German annexation of Austria prior to WWII55
13930234417United Nationsthe international organization founded in 1945 to establish peace and cooperation among nations56
13930234418Holocaustthe Nazi program during WWII that killed 6 million Jews and other groups considered undesirable57
13930234419Reparationsthe payment of war debts by the losing side58
13930234420Great depressionthe severe worldwide economic downturn that began in the late 1920s and continued into the 1930s throughout many regions of the world59
13930234421Apartheidthe South African policy of separation of the races60
13930234422McDonaldizationthe spread of American culture and values around the world61
13930234423Eurothe standard currency introduced and adopted by the majority of members of the European Union in January 200262
13930234424Genocidethe systematic killing of an entire ethnic group63
13930234425Cold warthe tense diplomatic relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II64
13930234426Mass consumerismtrade in products designed to appeal to a global market65
13930234427National Organization For WomenU.S. organization founded in 1969 to campaign for women's rights66
13930234428New DealU.S. President Roosevelt's program to relieve the economic problems of the Great Depression; it increased government involvement in the society of the United States67
13930234429CartelsUnions of independent businesses in order to regulate production, prices, and the marketing of goods68
13930234430Korean ConflictWars between Communist North Korea, aided by China, and Capitalist South Korea, aided by the United States69
13930234431Cuban missile crisisWhen in 1962, the Soviets constructed nuclear missiles in Cuba which brought days of tense confrontation between Khrushchev and the U.S. President Kennedy. Khrushchev ultimately backed down, and the missiles were removed.70

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