AP World History Chapter 32 Flashcards

10294291627	Cuban revolution	Group of rebels rose up against the corrupt gov. In the 1950s. Led by Fidel Castro against the Batista government. Communist revolution. Overthrow of dictatorship for a communist government.	0
10294301629	U.S involvement in Latin America	Gained more influence during late 1900s and early 2000s. Try to influence Latin American countries to reduce involvement. Nicaragua and El Salvador. Lot of Latin American countries that were overthrowing government.	1
10294309441	Iranian revolution:	Revolution resulting in Iran becoming the Islamic Republic under Khomeini. 1978-1979. The theocratic government produced. Muslim run government. "President" is called supreme leader Government is also anti-western	2
10294315621	theocratic	a form of government in which religous leaders control the government	3
10294325197	Downfall of the Soviet Union	Dissolved in 1991 Internal problems Nations would be built, then fall, then corrupted, etc... Communist regimes had been collapsing in Eastern Europe Baltic, Lithuania, trying to keep up with the U.S Trying to have a strong economy, and failing Eventually dissolved, and Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Uzbekistan,	4
10294349678	Ethnic Cleansing	the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society. Happened in Rwanda and Yugoslavia 1994: an Ethnic group called Tutsi were persecuted Important: International community largely "remained on the sidelines" Also in Yugoslavia	5
10294364348	Differences between industrialized and developing nations	Industrialized: developed economies little social unrest Higher levels of female employment Smaller families Higher life expectancy and quality of life Developing: Unstable government Prominent rates of social unrest Lower standard of living for citizens high fertility rates (larger families and more kids) Even if the families are mostly poor culturaly accepted to have a lot of kids	6
10294380624	Globalization	the process of countries becoming more open to foreign trade and investment development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy More trading, more open borders, migration and urbanization of people, business on a global scale, businesses that span the borders of their own countries.	7
10294392444	Improving the enviornment	People became more aware of the enviornment (media) Anti-pollution laws New fossil fuels and renewable resources Different types of life that are more efficient	8