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Fisher Global Era 3E
Global Era 3E: South Asia and Southeast Asia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Caste system | Separation of social classes in India, outlawed 1951 |
| Gandhi | Non-violent leader of India's independence movement |
| Green Revolution | Improvements in technology increased agricultural production |
| Partition | Separation of India in two countries; India and Pakistan |
| Vietnam Conflict | War to reunite North Vietnam and South Vietnam |
| Ho Chi Minh | Communist dictator of North Vietnam |
| Khmer Rouge | Communist group in Cambodia led by Pol Pot |
| Pol Pot | Leader of Khmer Rouge, becomes dictator of Cambodia |
| Conflict in Cambodia | Genocide committed against 1 million people during communist takeover of Cambodia |
| Myanmar / Burma | Led by military regime after independence from England. Now a democracy but unstable. |
| Aung San Suu Kyi | Leader of independence movement in Myanmar/Burma |
| Rohingya | Muslim minority group who faced abuses in Myanmar |
| Non-violent protests in India | Salt March, Homespun Movement |
| Outcome of Vietnam conflict | Communist North Vietnam defeats democratic South Vietnam |