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CRCT REVIEW 16
history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Zionism | a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel. |
| Anti-Semtism | discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews. |
| Holocaust | gathering of jews getting killed and held hostage. |
| Colonization | to form a colony or establish |
| Civil War | a war between political factions or regions within the same country. |
| Ottoman Empire | Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. |
| Nationalism | belief that people should be loyal to those with whom they share common histiry, customs, orgins, and some language or religon. |
| Independence | freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others. |
| Chiang Kai-shek | he supported the nationalist |
| Mao Zedong | had an army called the red army and supported the communists |
| Kuomintang | nationalist party of china |
| Communism | a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party. |
| Great Leap Forward | people did not like collectives; had little reason to work hard; crop failures let to famine; abanded planing in 1960. |
| Culturial Revolution | war on any thing that was encourageing class differences; organized red gaurd to single out and remove people who were not on board. many people were killed. |
| Tiamium Square | war against many students for freedom. people name the tankers. many students were killed at the time. |