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