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India Test
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Terrorism
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International Studies
10th Grade
04/03/2009

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State Terrorism
Definition
Terrorism sponsored by the state
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Non-State Terrorism
Definition
Terrorism that is widespread and not funded by a specific state
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Al Qaeda
Definition
Location: Afghanistan
Goals: extreme Islamist, anti-globalization and anti-west
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ETA
Definition
Location: Spanish and French
Goals:sovereignty for a Basque nation
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PKK
Definition
Location: Iraq (Kurdish)
Goals: sovereignty of a 'Kurdistan'
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Hamas
Definition
Location: maily Palestine
Goals: get a free state and rights for Palestine
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Hizbullah
Definition
Location: Syria
Goals: anti- Israela nd anti-West
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Mujahdeen
Definition
freedom fighters (included bin Laden)
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Northern Alliance
Definition
war lords that were shut down by the Taliban and helped the US take down the Taliban
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Taliban
Definition
anti-west; government of 50% (rural) of Afghanistan
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Al Qaeda
Definition
non-state terrorists anti-west (leader: Mullah Omar)
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Hamid Zarzai
Definition
current president of Afghanistan (US backed)
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Warlords
Definition
in charge of regions (opium trade)
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North Wurzistan
Definition
Palistinian name for Tora Bora where bin Laden hid
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Osama bin Laden
Definition
blames for 9-11; money behind the Taliban; most influential
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Ayaman Al Zawari
Definition
Egyptian doctor who was tortured and is anti-west, second in command of the taliban
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Mullah Mohammed Omar
Definition
political head of the Taliban
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South Asia
(6 countries)
Definition
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Buhtan
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Monsoon
Definition
Seasonal rains that occur when winds pick up water vapor from the Indian ocean and drop it on India. Occurs in the spring, and helps with the growing of rice.
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Hinduism
Definition
Many gods, supported by ancient scripture (Veda), reincarnation based on past experience; one of the oldest religions
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Caste
Definition
Closed social system with little or no social mobility
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Veda
Definition
one of the stories in the scriptures
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Rig Veda
Definition
ancient scripture equal to the bible in christianity
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Sutra
Definition
text on how to reach full satisfaction in something (Kama Sutra :P)
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Upanishads
Definition
the core teachings of the Veda
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Dharma
Definition
your duty
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Kharma
Definition
how good you are determines after lives
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Satori
Definition
enlightenment
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Samsura
Definition
cycle of reincarnation that continues until you have reached enlightenment
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Nirvana
Definition
when you have reahed enlightenment
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Brahman
Definition
preists
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Brahma
Definition
god of creation: birth
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Vishnu
Definition
preserver of life: life
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Shiva
Definition
the god of destruction: death
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