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CRCT Review09
History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |