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CRCT Review09
History
Term | Definition |
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Zionism | Belife in a Jewish homeland |
Anti-semitism | Hatred of jews |
Holocaust | killing of millions of jews |
Colonization | taking over an area for goods and resources. expands empire. |
Civil War | war being fought between by two sides of one country.Occurs in Africa alot. |
Ottoman Empire | Large empire located in middle east and europe ended after ww1 |
Nationalism | pride in ones country |
Independence | freedom from unfair rule. ex:India |
Ching kai-shek | chinese nationalist leader |
Mao Zedong | chinese communist leader |
Kumintang | nationalist chinese party |
communism | form of government. Government is in control of property and citizens live in communes. |
Great Leap Forward | Mao Zedong put in communist gov. and put people into farming communes.plan was a disaster |
Cultural Revolution | Mao Zedong told teens to drop out and join his red gaurds. Red gaurds destroyed the 4 olds. Plan was a disaster. |
Tiannemen Square | protesters gathered in the square to persuade the gov. to give them more personal freedoms. Soldiers opened fire killing thousands. |