Global Studies Regents Terms Practice Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering key terms for the Global Studies Regents exam based on lecture notes.

Mothers of Playa de Mayo

A group that protested against dictator oppression.

Mikhail Gorbachev

The last USSR President during the Cold War.

Toussaint L'ouverture

A nationalist in Haiti who kicked out the French.

Kemal Ataturk

Leader who worked to industrialize Turkey and make it a modern, western, and secular nation.

United Nations (UN)

An organization formed after WWII focused on peacekeeping.

Armenian Massacre

A Human Rights Violation (HRV) and genocide.

Rwanda

The site of a Human Rights Violation (HRV) and genocide involving the Hutus and the Tutsis.

Globalization

Economic and social significance occurring worldwide.

Khmer Rouge

A communist group in Cambodia.

Pol Pot

The leader of the Khmer Rouge.

Ho Chi Minh

Nationalist leader associated with Vietnam.

Clergy

A church worker.

Noble

A landowner.

Collectivization

A policy where the government puts individuals on state-owned farms.

Irish Potato Famine

An event that caused people to migrate to the USA and Canada.

MAIN

An acronym for the causes of WWI: Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, and Nationalism.

Amritsar Massacre

A Human Rights Violation (HRV) that occurred in India.

Nuremberg Laws

Laws established during WWII directed against Jews.

Little Red Book

A collection of Mao Zedong's quotes.

Red Guard

Mao Zedong's army.

Mussolini

The Fascist dictator of Italy.

Blitzkrieg

A fast military takeover tactic used during WWII.

Start of WWII

The event of Germany invading Poland.

Jawaharlal Nehru

A nationalist leader in India.

Simón Bolivar

A nationalist leader in South America.

Kwame Nkrumah

A nationalist leader who sought to unite Ghana.

Norman Borlaug

A key figure who transformed agriculture during the Green Revolution.

Tiananmen Square

The location where protestors were shot under the direction of Deng Xiaoping.

Deng Xiaoping

The leader associated with the 4 Modernizations.

V.I. Lenin

The Russian leader associated with the slogan 'Peace, Land, Bread'.

Social Mobility

The ability to change social classes.

Adam Smith

The author of 'Wealth of Nations' and proponent of capitalism.

Olympe de Gouges

Author of the 'Declaration of the Rights of Woman'.

Karl Marx

The primary theorist of Communism.

Jomo Kenyatta

A nationalist leader in Kenya.

Treaty of Versailles

The treaty that ended WWI and was considered unfair to Germany.

Ayatollah Khomeini

The leader of traditional Iran after the Iranian Revolution.

Iranian Revolution

The movement that overthrew Reza Pahlavi.

Sepoy Mutiny

An uprising linked to Indian nationalism.

Bloody Sunday

An event where Czar Nicholas killed innocent Russians.

Czar Nicholas Romanov II

The last Russian Czar or leader.

Bolshevik

A member of the communist party in Russia.

Duma

The representatives of the people in Russia.

Appeasement

A policy of giving in to an aggressor to avoid conflict.

Final Solution

The Nazi plan involving extermination and concentration camps.

Nuremberg Trials

Trials where German Nazis were punished for the Holocaust and Human Rights Violations.

Berlin Wall

A symbol of the division between communist and democratic Berlin, Germany.

Fidel Castro

The communist leader of Cuba.

38th Parallel

The dividing line between North and South Korea.

Fall of Berlin Wall

An event marking the end of the Cold War.

Gandhi

Leader of the Salt March and Homespun Movement who used civil disobedience and boycotts.

Indian Independence

The process that resulted in religious conflict between India (Hindu) and Pakistan (Muslim).

Patrice Lamumba

A nationalist leader in Africa.

Mau Mau

A rebel group in Kenya.

Holodomor

A forced famine in Ukraine orchestrated by the USSR.

Kulaks

Peasants targeted during the Soviet era.

Joseph Stalin

The communist leader and dictator of the USSR.

5 Year Plan

Stalin's economic policy focusing on heavy industry and forced collectivization.

Treaty of Kanagawa

The treaty where the USA forced the opening of Japan's ports.

Thomas Hobbes

A philosopher who supports Absolute Monarchy.

Montesquieu

The philosopher known for the idea of Separation of Powers.

Robespierre

Leader of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

Jose de San Martin

A nationalist leader in South America.

Scorched Earth Policy

A military strategy where Russians burned everything to prevent an enemy's use.

Factors of Production

The basic resources needed for industrialization: Land, Labor, and Capital ($$).

Proletariat

A member of the worker class.

European Union (EU)

An organization intended to facilitate trade and business in Europe.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

An organization that sets rules for countries to borrow money within capitalism.

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement, focused on taxes, trade, and business.

International Criminal Court (ICC)

A war crimes court that deals with crimes against humanity and Human Rights Violations (HRV).