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Holt World History

Holt World History Chapter 32

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NONALIGNMENT Nation's policy of refusing to ally with either the U.S. or the Soviet Union.
MIXED ECONOMY Economy in which private companies own some industries, and the government owns the rest.
MUSLIM LEAGUE Political group of Indian Muslims, formed to protect their rights.
MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH Was the driving force in the creation of the independent Muslim state of Pakistan.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU India's first prime minister.
INDIRA GANDHI Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru who later became primi minister of India.
MOTHER TERESA Founder of the Missionaries of Charity, which provided nursing care for the ill and educational programs for children.
DALAI LAMA Tibet's Buddhist religious leader and political head.
AWAMI LEAGUE Political party dedicated to East Pakistan's independence.
BENAZIR BUHTTO Prime minister of Pakistan. First woman to govern a Muslim country.
GREAT LEAP FORWARD Mao Zedong's second Five Year Plan for China in 1958, intended to speed progress.
CULTURAL REVOLUTION Violent attempt at social change in China, launched by Mao Zedong in 1966.
RED GUARDS Radical students chosen by Mao Zedong to lead the Cultural Revolution.
JIANG QING Widow of Mao Zedong. Also known as Madame Mao.
GANG OF FOUR Madame Mao's radical communist group who wanted to continue the Cultural Revolution in China
DENG XIAOPING Leader of the moderates in China. He directed a complete reform of the economy.
TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE Incident in which students staged a hunger strike and ignored government orders to leave, resulting in the death of hundreds.
KIM IL SUNG First leader of communist North Korea.
SYNGMAN RHEE President of the republic created in South Korea.
DOMINO THEORY Idea that if one country falls to communism, surrounding countries will soon follow.
FERDINAND MARCOS President of the Philippines who placed the country under martial law and had his enemies arrested. He was supported by the US.
CORAZON AQUINO Replaced Marcos in the Philippines. Brought back democracy but was not able to manage the nation's huge debt.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI Won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to reform her country.
HO CHI MINH Leader of the Viet Minh
GENEVA ACCORD Agreement signed in 1954 that called for French withdrawal from Vietnam and division of the country into tow zones.
TET OFFENSIVE Major attack launched on the South Vietnamese by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.
PARIS PEACE ACCORDS 1973 cease-fire agreement calling for withdrawal of US troops from South Vietnam.
HO CHI MINH TRAIL Viet Cong's major supply route through Laos from North to South Vietnam.
KHMER ROUGE A Cambodian Communist group that was trained by the Viet Cong.
POL POT New leader of the Cambodian governemnt that was set up by the Khmer Rouge.
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