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History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| zionism | movement of jews to their new homeland |
| anti-semitism | the hatred of jews |
| holocaust | the killing of jews durng WWII |
| colonization | when a country colonizes in an area and moves their people to that area |
| civil war | cival war in africa |
| ottoman empire | an empire that used to rule over the whole middle east but was removed when they were on the losing side of the war |
| nationalism | 12.patriotism: proud loyalty and devotion to a nation |
| independence | freedom to do anything that you want |
| chiang kai shek | old ruler of china |
| mao zedong | responsible for the great leap forward, cultural revolution, and tiananmen square |
| kumintang | the nationalist party in china |
| communism | when a country is under complete rule of a person with no personal rights |
| great leap forward | the attempt to improve china's economy that didn't work |
| cultural revolution | when mao zedong got kids to rebel against their own parents and have everything old destroyed (out with the old, in with the new) |
| tiananmen square | people in china gathered here to peacefully rebel but was taken by surprise when the military opened fire |