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Gandhi
political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. -
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Mao Zedong and Maoism
leader of the Chinese Revolution. founding father of the People's Republic of China, and held authoritarian control over the nation until his death in 1976. His theoretical contribution to Marxism-Leninism, along with his military strategies and brand of political policies, are now collectively known as Maoism -
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Juan Peron
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Indian Indpendence
finally ended british rule of India -
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World War I
Centered on Europe. between the Allies and the Central Powers -
Russian Revolution
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Wilson's 14 point plan
Evacuation of german occupied land, border and territorial disputes handled by affected population. Founding of association of naitons for peace. rejected by germany. made wilson moral leader at end of ww1 -
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Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist -
Treaty of Versailles
Imposed on germany by France, Great Britain, and the U.S. After WW1. It made germany give up miltary, give land to Poland. Made Germans angry. -
League of Nations
International organization to promote world peace. refused by U.S. inneffectual. Followed by League of Nations -
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Chinese Civil War
between Chinese Nationalist Party, the Republic of China and the Communist Party of China for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China (now Taiwan) and People's Republic of China (China) -
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Stalin's 5 year plans
first plan between 1928 and 1932 was economic goals designed to strengthen the country's economy and 2nd 5 year plan from 1933 to 1937 was for heavy industry top priority, placing the Soviet Union not far behind Germany as one of the major steel-producing countries of the world -
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Great Depression
severe worldwide economic depression. started in U.S but spread -
Creation of Pakistan
was created after the chinese civil war. as a result of conflict -
Hitler comes to power
when he joined the nazi group. great leader but bad person -
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World War II
between the the Allies and the Axis. enemies were germany, japan and italy -
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Cold War
continuing state of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition existing after World War II between the Communist World and the powers of the Western world (primarily the United States and its allies) -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. -
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Great Leap Forward
economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China, aimed to use China's vast population to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a modern communist society -
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Korean War
a military conflict between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China, with military material aid from the Soviet Union. The war was a result of the physical division of Korea -
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Warsaw Pact
it was a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe. It was established at the USSR’s initiative -
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Vietnam War
north vs south vietnam. U.S supported south because democratic yet still lost. North was communist -
Bay of Pigs
an unsuccessful try at overthrowing Fidel Castro with cuban exiles and U.S support -
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Berlin War
cut off west berlin from east berlin and east germany to keep communism -
Cuban Missile Crisis
during the Cold War. After failed attempts such as the Bay of Pigs Invasion USSR set missile launchers in Cuba. -
Helsiniki Accords
the final act. signed the declaration in an attempt to improve relations between the Communist and the West. -
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Islamic Revolutions
resulted in the overthrowing of Irans monarchy -
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Iran- Iraq War
Armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran -
Tiananmen Square
demonstrations by students (nonviolent). many were killed by Chinese military -
Reunification of Germany
German Democratic Republic (East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), and when Berlin reunited into a single city. -
USSR disitegrates
destruction of the Soviet Federal Government. systematic disintegration, which occurred in its economy, social structure and political structure. -
September 11
coordinated suicide attacks on U.S by Al-Qaeda