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Afrocentrism: The ideology of Africans and Americans going against traditional ideas of such like Eurocentrism and Ethnocentrism. Appeasement: The act of acceding to the demands. B: Bolsheviks: Revolutionary socialist party. C: Chang Ki-Shek: Also known as Jieng Jeishi, he was a leader who sought to smash warlord’s power and reunite China through nationalism. Czar: An emperor of Russia before 1917. D: Dictator: A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force. Diet: A legislative assembly in certain countries. E: Ethnocentrism: making value judgments about another culture from perspectives of one's own cultural system F: Fascism: The rule of the people by dictatorial government that is nationalistic and imperialistic. G: H: Hinduism: A major religion practiced primarily in India and Southeast Asia. Hindu society was traditionally based on a caste system. Hoover: American President during the Roarin' 20's and the start of the Great Depression. I: Inflation: A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
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K: Kaiser: The German emperor, the emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire. L: M: Mahatma: Great soul. Mandates: Territories. Mao Ze-Dong: Mao led his communist followers to a complete communist society. Mohandas Gandhi: A spiritual leader who guided his Indian Hindu followers through non-violent protests, and trying to create a simple life. N: Nationalist: One with extreme pride in ones country. New Economic Party: An economic plan in Russia that allowed the government to still control banks and large industry and foreign trade. Nazi: A soldier under Hitler who slaughtered Jews. O: P: Polygamy: the custom of allowing men to have more say than their wives. Q: R: |
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Shah: A title of the former monarch of Iran. Soviets: Councils of workers and soldiers were set up in Russian cities. Swaraj: "Independence" T: Totalitarianism: A system of government in which one political party or group takes control and has no tolerance to other political groups. Totalitarian State: When a one-party dictatorship attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizens. U: V: W: The Weimer Republic: New democratic republic in Germany with the use of fascism. X: V: Y: Z: Zaibatsu: The name given to powerful business leaders in Japan. Zionism:A movement for the reestablishment, development, and protection of a Jewish nation in Israel. |