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CRCT Review 34
History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Zionism | Belief that all Jews should return to their homeland (Israel). |
| Anti-semitism | Hate against Jews. |
| Holocaust | Event that killed millions of Jews in WW2. Lead by Hitler. |
| Colonization | To take over other countries and send your people and soldiers to live and control that country. |
| Civil War | War aginst two different sides of one country. |
| Ottoman Empire | Empire that controlled 1/4 of all area in the Middle East. Ended after WW1. |
| Nationalism | Love for one's country. |
| Independence | To be free from another country that use to control you. |
| Chiang Kai-Shek | Leader of the Nationalists in China in the 50's and 60's. |
| Mao Zedong | Communist leader of China in the 50's and 60's. |
| Kuomintang | Nationalist party in China in the 50's and 60's. |
| Communism | Type of government that gives no freedoms. Everybody is paid the same amount of money for every job. |
| Great Leap Forward | Attempt to get China to boost up its economy by making communes. Lead by Mao Zedong. |
| Cultural Revolution | Attempt to get rid of all old influence in China by using the Red Guard. Lead by Mao Zedong. |
| Tiananmen Square | Incident that killed millions of protesting students in China, the ones that weren't killed, were arrested |