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Do Hindus have a founder? no Do Hindus believe in the Caste system? Yes Are Hindus monotheistic? No What do Hindus NOT eat? Cow Are Muslims monotheistic? Yes Do Muslims believe in the Caste system? No What do Muslims NOT eat? Pork Siks were followers of the Guru Nanak Do Sikhs believe in reincarnation? Yes, but anyone can escape it Who was Buddha? Siddhartha Guatama Did Buddhists believe in Karma? Yes Did Buddhists believe in reincarnation? Yes How were the British able to take control of India? The Dutch East India Company How were the British able to maintain control of India? By responding with violence every time there was an uproar What reforms did the British make in India? Kept power in government to British Who was the leader of the Congress Party? Gandhi What did the Congress Party want? British gone The Congress Party was anti- Muslim The Muslim League wanted Britain to be their protectors; Pakistan Why were the people in the Punjab concerned? Hindus didn't want to get stuck in Pakistan, Muslims didn't want to get stuck in India Why was Pakistan created? Because Muslims were the minority in India, so they wanted their own separate nation What was the impact of Opium Wars on China's relationships with western countries? Europeans didn't have anything to trade with the Chinese, so they sold opium, an addictive drug. The Chinese were taken over when they were weak and Britain forced China to be more open to foreign influence. What was the Open Door Policy? Stated that China had to have equal trade with all countries. What was a result of the Open Door policy? The U.S. became more involved in China. What did Chinese Nationalists want? To reassert Chinese authority and to get rid of the Manchu Dynasty and unequal Western treaties What did Chinese Communists want? An equal China free of foreign rule What happened to the Chinese while under Communist rule? People valued equality; there was self-dependence Impact of Cold War politics on US/China relations US wanted to stop the spread of Soviet communism and to prevent Mao making an alliance with the Soviets U.S./China relations during detente They became friendlier with each other Reforms under Deng Xiaoping Made economy more free-market; foreign investment What happened during WWI in the Middle East? The Ottoman Empire was destroyed, and the Middle East was under European influence now. Britian and France carved up the Arab provinces for themselves. What happened in the Middle East with the League of Nations? President Wilson was going to help the Middle East, but then France and Britian still wanted to carve it up for themselves, so he went back on his plan How was Israel founded? Jews wanted a homeland; Zionist movement What effect did the founding of Israel have on the surrounding area? Zionists were confronted by Palestines, and there was terrorist action on both sides Why did the US want to strenghten its relationship with Iran? To oppose the Soviet Union Why was the US attacked on 9/11? Because people in the Middle East were sick of the US' military presence Why is the US still in Iraq? To ensure the steady flow of oil, stabilize the country, stop nuclear proliferation, and settle the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors What happened in the Iran-Iraq war? Saddam Hussein tried to take advantage of Iran and stop the Islamist revolution, but neither side was strong enough so it just went back and forth. What side did the US want to win in the Iran-Iraq war? Iraq, because Iran was hostile to the US The US initiated an international arms embargo against who? Iran What happened in the Persian Gulf War? Bush was trying to take Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. We won with little resistance. Iran keeps making nuclear power Iran doesn't get along with Israel Economic Interests one of the main purposes for which individuals and groups engage in political action, one reason the US supported Iran Nuclear Proliferation the spread of nuclear weapons to new nations nationalists someone who wants political independence for their country Multinational Empire an empire made up of many different countries such as the Ottoman Empire which stretched vastly over different continents Imperialism A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries International System maintaining a beneficial and peaceful pattern of interaction among major global players Self-Determination the ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will Self-Government The power of a nation to rule over itself persecution the abuse of a person or group because of their beliefs or appearance Zionist movement A nationalist movement to establish a homeland for Jews in Palestine partition separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart cease-fire a line of halt in fighting/war international relations mutilateral interaction between nations expansionist power having the power to practice the policy of territorial or economic expansion Arab nationalism the belief that all Arabs should ban together and form one large arab country. nasser was a proponent of this superpower a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world diplomatic solutions one which gives priority to negotiation over threat and/or use of force Cold War policies the policies the US had that made any enemy of the USSR our ally oil embargo When Arabic nations refused to sell oil to the US because they were funding Israeli armies shuttle diplomacy international negotiations conducted by a mediator who frequently flies back and forth between the negotiating parties political Islamist extremists political movements based on extreme interpritations of Islam opposition movement a group that goes against the people in power or popular consensus counter-revolution being against the popular revolution, often referring to communist international arms embargo a measure preventing foreign countried from sending arms or military aid to a specified country international peacekeeping forces or actions creating calm and stability globally free-market economic principles self-interest; complete information; many buyers and sellers; absence of externalities trade barriers taxes, quotas, and other restrictions on goods entering or leaving a country Islamic Radicalism Muslims who have a fanatical or very strict interpretation of the Qu'ran Secular Government government seperated from religion, like the US Economic sanctions Boycotts, embargoes, and other economic measures that one country uses to pressure another country into changing its policies Weapons of mass destruction Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that can kill tens of thousands of people all at once. The supposed reason the US went into Iraq under Bush. Militias Groups of citizen soldiers Sectarian divisions a separation relating to or involving relaions between religious groups or denominations diplomatic engagement international relations liberal reformer someone that wants their government to not be traditional Strategic ally An ally that is highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war Communist a philosophical ideal state where social classes, property ownership, and even government do not exist. Bureaucracy government made of many parts Missionary a person who travels to another country to spread their beliefs to the natives of that particular country Sphere of Influence a domain that a certain country holds power over Chinese Nationalist a person who opposed the Manchu Dynasty; aimed to reassert Chinese authority over their country and overturn "unequal treaties" Dynasty the rulers of China in a certain time period Boycott to protest something by not purchasing a certain good/service Cold War a "war" between the Russians and the United States Containment a strategy of limiting the spread of Soviet influence Price controls System of pricing determined by the government Sustainable continuing, durable, enduring Bourgeois a member of the middle class Underclass The lowest class of society Free Trade international trade free of government interference Intellectual Property Rights Copyrighted inventions by people Subsidy a government payment that supports a business or market Separatist one who advocates cultral, ethnic, religious, or racial separations, especially from a larger group or political unit Trafficking Trade, buying and selling of humans NATO an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security Coalition Alliance of people Moksha Being released from the Caste system Karma consequences of your actions that determine your next incarnation Dharma Equality of all Nirvana Like Heaven Sepoy Native soldier of India Mutiny Uproar against a ruler Reform Making improvements and changes Viceroy A person who is in charge. Similar to a Governer-General Electorate Somebody who can vote Autonomy Self-rule Communal A group of people Partition Something that separates things Dominion Taking control of something Ahimsa Non-violence Satyagraha Self-discipline through non-violence Sects Part of a larger group Interim Time between events Secularism Not accepting of religions Fundamentalist A person who interprets every single word of text literally