Korean Bridge
The term given to process in which cultural diffusion occurred between China and Japan though Korean contact with both civilizations.
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Kong Fu Zi
See Confucius
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Koch, Robert
(1843-1910) German physician who, in the 1880ﾒs, discovered that bacteria caused tuberculosis.
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Kipling, Rudyard
(1865-1936) British writer and poet. His poem The White Manﾒs Burden became a popular justification for European imperialism.
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King Leopold
(1835-1909) King of Belgium who began imperialistic trade inside of Africa which resulted in the Scramble for Africa.
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Khrushchev, Nikita
(1894-1971) Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. Khrushchev was critical of Stalinﾒs policies and attempted to reverse some of them. He is responsible for placing nuclear missiles in Cuba which resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Khmer Rouge
A group of communist guerillas in Cambodia during the late 20th century, led by Pol Pot, that gained control of Cambodia after the withdrawal of American troops from the Vietnam War. The initiated a reign of terror, killing over a million people to remove all western influence from the country. This gross violation of human rights ended when Vietnam invaded and occupied the country in 1979. In the 1990s, the United Nations negotiated a peace settlement, and began the democratic process in Cambodia.
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Kenyatta, Jomo
(1894?-1978) Independence leader who help lead Kenya out of European imperialism after World War II.
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
A treaty signed in 1928 renouncing war as a means of solving international disputes.
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karma
Actions in this life resulting from the consequences of a previous lifeﾒs actions. Associated with Hinduism and Buddhism.
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