anti-Semitism
The hatred of people of Jewish descent.
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Amin, Idi
(1925?- ) President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. His brutal regime resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of people, as well as the near total ruin of Uganda. He was overthrown and exiled to Saudi Arabia in 1979.
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Age of Transition
Term given to describe the Renaissance.
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Age of Reason
Term given to describe the Enlightenment.
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Afrikaners
Dutch descended colonist living in South Africa. Also called Boers.
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38th Parallel
Line of latitude which divided North and South Korea.
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Zollverein
A trade union among other German states formed by Prussia in the 1930s.
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Zionism
Jewish nationalist movement to establish a homeland in Palestine. This movement began in the late 1800s, as anti-Semitic feelings intensified in Europe. The main leader of this movement was a journalist by the name of Theodor Herzl. Herzl's dream of a homeland for Jewish peoples was realized in 1948 with the creation of Israel.
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Young Italy
Nationalistic movement that wanted to end foreign control of Italy. Started in 1831 by Giuseppe Mazzini.
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World War II
(1939 ﾖ 1945) A war fought in Europe, Africa and Asia between the Allied Powers of Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States against the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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