Ap World History Unit 5: 2 and 3

the blueprint of heredity

a 1975 political and human rights agreement signed in Helsinki, Finland, by Western European countries and the Soviet Union

Optical telescope that was placed in Earth orbit by the space shuttle in 1990. Now produces accurate images of bodies that cannot be observed

A vehicle sponsored by 16 nations that circles the earth while carrying out experiments

Occupations that provide a service rather than a manufactured or agricultural product

World's first artificial satellite, launched by Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. Weighing 83.5kg(184lb) and with a radio transmitter_______1 circled the Earth for several months

A school of art in which persons and objects are represented by geometric forms

British ministers Lord Balfour's promise of support for the establishment of Jewish settlement in Palestine issued in 1917

A for of Japanese theater developed in the 17th century that features colorful scenery and costumes and an exaggerated style of acting

Trade in products designed to appeal to a global market

U.S. organization founded in 1969 to campaign for women's rights

U.S. President Roosevelt's program to relieve the economic problems of the Great Depression; it increased government involvement in the society of the United States

The classical Japanese drama with music and dances performed on a simple stage by elaborately dressed actors

A nation in which the government plays an active role in providing services such as social security to its citizens

Program of improved irrigation methods and the introduction of high yield seeds and fertilizers and pesticides to improve agricultural production; was especially successful in Asia but also was used in Latin America

Workers from North Africa and Asia who migrated to Europe during the late 20the century in search for employment; some settled in Europe permanently

Thinning of the layer of the gas ozone high in the Earth's atmosphere ozone serves as protection against the sun's ultraviolet rays

Sudden overthrow of a government

The psuedo-political and economic union of Japanese-dominated Asian and Pacific territories during World War II. By the end of the war, the Co-Prosperity Sphere had become an object of hatred and ridicule.

The republic that was established in Germany in 1919 and ended in 1933

Communist-dominated Vietnamese nationalist movement; operated out of base in southern China during World War II; employed guerrilla tactics similar to Maoists in China

Information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent's cause

Began as European Economic Community (or Common Market), as alliance of Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, to create a single economic entity across national boundaries in 1958; later joined by Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Austria, Finland, and other nations for further European economic integration

Name given to by Diem regime to the communist guerrilla movement in southern Vietnam; reorganized with northern Vietnamese assistance as the National Liberation Front in 1958

Black political organization within South Africa; pressed for end to policies of apartheid; sought open democracy leading to black majority rule; until 1990's declared illegal

Military nationalist movement in Egypt founded in the 1930's; often allied with the Muslim Brotherhood; led coup to seize Egyptian government from khedive in July 1952

Most significant victory of the Viet Minh over French colonial forces in 1954; gave the Viet Minh control of northern Vietnam

Radical nationalist movement in Algeria; launched sustained guerilla was against France in the 1950s; success of tactics led to independence of Algeria in 19584

Emerged as the majority party in the all-white South African legislature after 1948; advocated complete independence from Britain; favored a rigid system or racial segregation called apartheid

Founded in 1906 to better support demands of Muslims for separate electorates and legislative seats in Hindu-dominated India; represented division within Indian nationalist movement

World War II alliance agreement between the United States and Britain; included a clause that recognized the right of all people to choose the form of government under which the live; indicated sympathy for decolonization

A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort

French collaboration government established in 1940 in southern France following defeat of French armies by the Germans

Executive committee of the Soviet Communist party; 20 members

(1915), instrument by which Japan secured temporary hegemony over China. Japan used its declaration of war against Germany (Aug., 1914) as grounds for invading Kiaochow, the German leasehold in Shandong prov., China. Disregarding the Chinese request to withdraw, Japan secretly presented (1915) President Yüan Shih-kai with an ultimatum comprising 21 demands divided into five sections.