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CRCT Review77
History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Zionism | The movement the Jews took to retake their homeland, Canaan. |
| Anti-Semitism | The hatred of the Jews for no reason. |
| Holocaust | Period of time during WWII, led by Hitler, Jews were prosecuted and attempted genocide. |
| Colonization | Colonizing regions for its natural resources, Imperialism. |
| Civil War | War where two of the same country, religion, or ethnic group goes to war with eachtoher. |
| Ottoman Empire | Empire ruled from early 400 B.C to the end of WWI. Joined Germany in WWI and was defeated, ending the Ottoman Empire. |
| Nationalism | The feeling of strong loyalty for your country and you will give your life for it. |
| Independence | Ruled by your own country, self-governed, independent. |
| Chiang Kai-Chek | Leader of the Nationalist party for China before Moa Zedong came to power. |
| Mao Zedong | Communist leader for after the Civil War between the Nationalist and the Communist. First Chairman of the communist party in China. |
| Kuomintang | Nationalist party in China, led by Chiang Kai-Chek. |
| Communism | Government and economy ruled by the government, almost no self freedoms, no set Admendments. |
| Great Leap Forward | Mao Zedong led this period of time to "modernize" the Chinese world. |
| Cultural Revolution | Led by Mao Zedong to eliminate all "old" ideas and religions/culters. |
| Tianaman Square | Protests for more personnal freedoms, many student protestors were shot and killed. |