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AP World History Chapter 33
Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in the Era of Independence
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The Colonial Divisions of Africa and the Emergence of New Nations
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The Partition of South Asia: The Formation of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka
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The Population Bomb Population control difficult cultural factors
high mortality rates
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Parasitic Cities and Endangered Ecosystems
Towns Slums become permanent towns parasitic
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Women's Subordination and the Nature of Feminist Struggles in the Postcolonial Era
Indira Gandhi Indian politician who served as Prime Minister of India. The World's second longest serving female Prime Minister as of She was the first woman to become prime minister in India. Corazon Aquino The 11th President of the the Philippines and the first women to hold that. She led the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines. She was named "Woman of the Year" in 1986 by Time Benazir Bhutto 11 Prime Minister of Pakistan and founder of the Pakistan People’s Party.
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Charismatic Populists and One-Party Rule
Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana Soviet support Cocoa, cash crop Deposed, 1966
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Military Responses: Dictatorships and Revolutions
Muslim Brotherhood Hasan al-Banna Free Officers, 1930s Nationalistic Gamal Abdul Nasser Allied with Muslim Brotherhood Nasser Land redistribution Free education Food staples regulated Forced British from Canal zone Israel Six-Day War, 1967 Anwar Sadat Negotiations with Israel Hosni Mubarak
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The Indian Alternative: Development for Some of the People
Indian National Congress Social reform Economic development Democracy Civil rights Jawaharlal Nehru 1st Indian Prime Minister Green Revolution Agrarian Reform Private investment
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Iran: Religious Revivalism and the Rejection of the West
Pahlavi shahs Modernization Alienates religious leaders Overthrown by Khomeini, 1978 Ayatollah Khomeini Similar to Mahdi The Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will rule for seven, nine or nineteen years before the Day of Judgment, the Day of Resurrection) and will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny. Radical reform Sharia law Opposition suppressed Women more restricted War with Iraq 1988, peace
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South Africa: The Apartheid State and Its Demise
Nationalist Party Opposition, 1960s Afrikaner 1948 elections Economic, political pressure, 1980s Afrikaner rule Mandela freed, 1990 Independence, 1960 Elections, 1994 Apartheid Mandela president complete separation African National Congress outlawed Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko
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Comparisons of Emerging Nations Patterns
Some reflect traditions Depends on continuity of native culture
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AP World History Chapter 34
Rebirth and Revolution: Nation Building in East Asia and the Pacific Rim
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East Asia in the Postwar Settlements
Korea divided Russian, American zone Taiwan Chinese occupation Chiang Kai-shek Japan occupied by United States Postwar decolonization U.S. loses Philippines Dutch: Indonesia British: Malaya
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Japanese Recovery American occupation ends, 1952 Democratization
women get the vote unions encouraged Shintoism no longer state religion land redistribution new constitution modified, 1963 Liberal Democratic Party, 1955
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Korea: Intervention and War
North Korea communist Kim Il-Sung, to 1994 South Korea Syngman Rhee parliamentary government North invades South, 1950 U.S. leads UN effort China supports North Korea 1953, armistice or cease fire.
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Emerging Stability in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore
Guomindang retreats to Taiwan U.S. Support Hong Kong British colony Chinese control, 1997 Singapore independence, 1965
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Japan, Incorporated Japan's Distinctive Political and Cultural Style
Liberal Democrat Party, corruption raises questions Cultural continuity Nationalism The Economic Surge Company unions cooperation between management, labor Women traditional attitudes Popular culture Western influence
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The Korean Miracle South Korea Chung-hee, 1961-1979
military loses power more open press, political action new companies Hyundai
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Taiwan Rapid economic growth More contact with China, other neighbors
Death of Chiang Kai-shek, 1978 Gap narrows between China and Taiwan
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Singapore Similar to Taiwan Lee Kuan Yew Authoritarian rule
Returned to China, 1997
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The Pacific Rim: Common culture
Group loyalty stronger than individualism Confucianism important in economic development Benefit from Japanese influence Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia follow
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Mao’s China Rise of Communist China Long March Communism popular
Mao gaining power by 1945 Defeat of Japan, 1949 Communists ascendant Land reform First five-year plan, 1953 Mass Line approach, 1955 Agricultural cooperatives Farming through collectives from 1956 Purge of intellectuals, 1957
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The Great Leap Backward
The Great Leap Forward, 1958 based on peasant communes peasants un-cooperative famine ended by 1960 Mao no longer state chairman still head of Central Committee replaced by pragmatists Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoui, Deng Xiaoping
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"Women Hold Up Half of the Heavens"
Communist promising legal equality Work outside the home opportunities increase
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Mao's Last Campaign and the Fall of the Gang of Four
Cultural Revolution, 1965 Zhou Enlaiinto, seclusion Liu Shaoqui, killed Deng Xiaoping, imprisoned (1976) The Cultural Revolution ended, 1968
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Revolution in Vietnam French Indochina utilizes for plantation labor.
Vietnamese Western-educated elite French racism/discrimination rises Nationalist struggle eventually led by HO CHI MINH Post WWII – Viet Minh liberate areas of Vietnam (communist) 1954 – Independence won from France (and U.S.) US supports Ngo Dinh Diem’s attempts at “liberation” Opposed by Viet Cokg Vietnam War emerges Complicated by guerilla warfare and role of media
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AP World History Chapter 35
The End of the Cold War and the Shape of a New Era:
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How does this picture illustrate modern warfare during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
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Soviet Union Break Off Countries
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How does this photo represent the end of an era and the beginning of a new global age?
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What do the statues of Lenin represent?
Lithuania Berlin
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How do these photos illustrate the post Cold War nuclear age?
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What does this photo illustrate in regards to modern genocide?
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What do these pictures say about genocide moving into the 21st century?
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Spread of Democracy Spain, Portugal, Greece Democracies Latin America
all but Cuba by 2000 Mexico non-PRI president South Korea, Taiwan democracy expanded Philippines new government South Africa apartheid ended Nigeria democratic government, 1999 Indonesia end of authoritarian government Georgia, Ukraine democratic elections Uzbekistan democratization suppressed Saudi Arabia local elections Kuwait women vote Palestine Egypt Local elections military dictatorship China Beijing demonstrations 1989
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Baltic Self Determination and Violence
Break up of Yugoslavia
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Iran Iraq War
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What does this image suggest about the “global” community of the 21st century?
International Space Station
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How were the oil fires started, and why?
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Contrast this photograph with other images of war throughout history.
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What do these photos illustrate about the new global war on terror?
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How does this photo show the cost of the modern war in Iraq?
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How do these pictures show the contradictions with the war on terror in Afghanistan?
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