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S.& E. Asia Set 4 #1
S. E. Asia Set 4 #1 Great Leap, Tiananmen Square, Domino Theory, Ghandi
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Domino Theory | the idea that if one country fell to communism, all the others nearby would also fall |
| Mohandas Ghandi | Great Indian leader who urged the Indian people to resist British rule by following nonviolent Hindu practices |
| Tiananmen Square | Where the Chinese government sent tanks and opened fire killing hundreds of innocent people that were peacefully protesting against communism and for human rights. |
| Great Leap Forward | Mao Zedong’s economic program implemented in 1958 to speed China’s economic development by moving masses of people into communes to live and farm for the government. |