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What did the communists form in 1949? |
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People's Republic of China |
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Describe Mao Zedong's policies, what was his most successful program? |
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End foreign influcence, build schools, increase food production, expand health care |
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What happened in Tiananmen square and why? |
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Army killed students protestin for democractic reforms to show that the govt shouldn't be challenged |
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Why are Taiwan and China in conflict? |
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China claims Taiwan as its territory |
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Why was the relations between China and Soviet Union tense? |
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Both were competing to be powers in Asia |
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Why did Buddhism appeal to the Chinese? |
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Salvation for good, Nirvana, excape from life on Earth |
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Why did the Chinese bind women's feet? |
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Only women with bound feet were considered to be beautiful |
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What principles did Confucious teach? |
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filialpiety, 5 relationships - wanted to create an ethical society |
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Where do most people in China live? |
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What are the three main rivers in China? |
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Why did Palestine become a center of conflict after WWII? |
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Jews wanted to create an independent state there |
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Why are Israelis and Palestinians still divided? |
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over right of Palestinians to return to Israel |
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How did OPEC cause a world crisis? |
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Refused to sell oil to countries that supported Israel |
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Why did the US get involved in the Persian Gulf War? |
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to make Iraq withdraw from Kuwiat |
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What are the causes for extremism? |
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Social inequality westernization poverty |
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Why is the population of the Middle East unevenly distributed? |
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Compare Christianity and Judaism |
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Worship 1 god, people and t heir leaders should live a moral life, waiting for Messiah |
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How is the Fertile Crescent different from the rest of the Middle East? |
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What is housed at the Kaaba? |
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Black stone and images fo Arab Gods |
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Where did Mauhammad travel after he was forced to leave Mecca? |
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What are the 5 pillars of Islam? |
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1 God Pray 5 times a dat Charity Fast during Ramadon Haj-religious pilgrimage |
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What happened at the Amitsar Massacre? |
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British troops shot Indian civilians |
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What principles did Mohandas Gandhi support? |
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Why can city people move up in the caste system easier than villagers? |
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In cities you may not know about one's past |
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According to Hinduism, what is the goal to life? |
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to free the soul so it can reunite with Brahman - Moksha |
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How is one's castle assigned? |
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What do Buddhists think is the cause of suffering? |
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How do Jainists practice ahimsa? |
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Vegetarians, sweep ground before walking |
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Sikhism combines which two religions? |
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