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Global Studies & Geography Regents Review

Global Studies & Geography Regents Review. Mr. Bell 2011. Anti-Semitism. Hatred towards Jews. Apartheid. South African government policy calling for separation of races. Appeasement. Policy of giving into the demands of an aggressor in order to keep peace. Aztecs.

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Global Studies & Geography Regents Review

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  1. Global Studies & GeographyRegents Review Mr. Bell 2011

  2. Anti-Semitism • Hatred towards Jews

  3. Apartheid • South African government policy calling for separation of races

  4. Appeasement • Policy of giving into the demands of an aggressor in order to keep peace

  5. Aztecs • Native American Tribe located in Central Mexico, defeated by Hernan Cortes

  6. Balance of Power • Distribution of political and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too powerful • Goal of Congress of Vienna following Napoleon’s Reign

  7. Bolsheviks • Members of the 1917 Russian Revolutionary group who overthrew the Czar

  8. Boxer Rebellion • Event in early 1900’s in which a group known as boxers assaulted foreign communities across china

  9. Buddhism • Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India • Major Beliefs: • Follow the Eight Fold Path to Nirvana • Reincarnation • To End suffering you must end your desires • Four Noble Truths

  10. Byzantine Empire • In 476 AD the Western part of the Roman Empire collapsed, the Eastern part was renamed the Byzantine Empire

  11. Caste System • Social class hierarchy in India

  12. Chernobyl • 1986, Nuclear Power plant had a complete melt down in Soviet Union (Ukraine)

  13. Civil Disobedience • The refusal to obey an unjust law • Made famous by Gandhi in South Africa and India

  14. Code of Hammurabi • Written code of laws • Laws punished those found guilty harshly • “ an eye for an eye”

  15. Code of Justinian • Emperor Justinian consolidated Roman Law into his own single code of laws for the Byzantine Empire

  16. Cold War • Continuing tensions between the USA and USSR following World War II because of political and economic differences

  17. Commercial Revolution • Change in business in Europe following the middle ages

  18. Communism • Political policy that governed the USSR and many other nations during the Cold War • Father: Karl Marx • Characteristics: • Dictator • Censorship • No religion • Secret Police

  19. Confucianism • Philosophy based on what Confucius saw as the basic order of the universe • Filial Piety: respect for your elders • Five Relationships • Harmony in society

  20. Congress of Vienna • Conference held in 1815 among European diplomats that had the purpose of restoring order and stability to Europe

  21. Counter Reformation • Catholic churches response to Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation • Council of Trent • Stop the sale of indulgences • St Ignatius of Loyola

  22. Crusades • Series of religious wars fought between Christians and Muslims over the holy land • Jerusalem

  23. Cuban Missile Crisis • In 1962, US president orders naval blockade of Cuba to prohibit the Soviet Union from shipping nuclear missile to island …World was on brink on nuclear war

  24. Cuban Revolution • Fidel Castro toppled Cuban dictator and set up a communist country supported by USSR

  25. Cultural Revolution • Mao’s disastrous attempt to reinvigorate Communism , red guard forced educated people to work on farms, destroyed old culture

  26. Deforestation • Destruction of forests, especially tropical rain forest

  27. Desertification • The change from farmable land to deserts

  28. Developing Nations • Nation with limited resources that faces obstacles in achieving modern industrial economies , referred to sometimes as third world nations

  29. Divine Right • Right to rule given by god

  30. Encomienda System • System established by Spanish in America allowing colonists to demand labor or tribute from native Americans.

  31. Enlightenment • Period in 1700’s when people began to reject traditional ideas

  32. European Union • Expansion of the European Community in the 1980’s and 1990’s. • European Community- group of nations established in 1957 to expand trade in Europe

  33. Feudalism • System of government in which local lords controlled their own lands but owe military service to the king

  34. Final Solution • Hitler’s plan to exterminate all Jews who existed in Europe

  35. French Revolution • Revolution of poor peasants against the King of France… • Because… • M- Monarchy weak • E- Enlightenment ideas • A- American Revolution • T- Taxes and third estate

  36. Genocide • Attempt to destroy an entire ethnic or religious group

  37. Glasnost • Period of openness between Soviet Union and USA in mid 1980’ by Mikhail Gorbachev

  38. Global Warming • Theory that the earth is heating up because of pollution and the green house effect.

  39. Great Leap Forward • Program began by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase agricultural and industrial output

  40. Green Revolution • Development of new varieties of plants and improved agricultural techniques that resulted in greatly increased crop yields

  41. Gulf War • War fought in the 1990’s between Iraq and a coalition force led by United States to liberate Kuwait from Iraq

  42. Gupta Empire • Golden Age of Indian History

  43. Hinduism • Religion founded in India, a polytheistic religion • Beliefs: • Reincarnation • Karma • dharma

  44. Hiroshima /Nagasaki • Cities that atomic bomb was dropped on to end World War II in Pacific

  45. Holocaust • Act of genocide by Nazi Germany during World War II

  46. (IRA) Irish Republic Army • Terrorist organization fighting for an independent Ireland in Northern Ireland

  47. Inca Empire • Pre Columbian Civilization found in South America, in the area of Peru and Chile. Known for their extensive road system and terrace farming..

  48. Indus River valley • One of the first major civilizations of the world, found in India • Known for plumbing system

  49. Industrial Revolution • Period in which production of goods changed from hand made tools to using power driven machines • Causes: • Geography • Raw materials • Population growth • capital to invest • Effects • Capitalism vs. Socialism • New class structure • Urbanization • Working conditions • Improved transportation

  50. Intifada • Uprising of young Palestinians in Israel in the 1980’s

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