Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)
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Thomas describes this database: "This 800+ term glossary is based on the New York State curriculum for 9th and 10th grade social studies. Called "Global History and Geography," this curriculum culminates in a high-stakes Regents examination that all students must pass in order to graduate and earn a high school diploma."
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Kabuki theatreFeudal Japanese theatre that performed comedic or melodramatic presentations of everyday life or historic events. | |
Kaiser Wilhelm(1859-1941) King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany whose political policies led his country into World War I. He was forced from power when Germany lost the war. | |
KamiSacred spirits that are worshipped in the Shinto religion of Japan. | |
KanaJapanese writing system adapted from Chinese, with the addition of phonetic symbols representing syllables. | |
karmaActions in this life resulting from the consequences of a previous lifes actions. Associated with Hinduism and Buddhism. | |
Kellogg-Briand PactA treaty signed in 1928 renouncing war as a means of solving international disputes. | |
Kenyatta, Jomo(1894?-1978) Independence leader who help lead Kenya out of European imperialism after World War II. | |
Khrushchev, Nikita(1894-1971) Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. Khrushchev was critical of Stalins policies and attempted to reverse some of them. He is responsible for placing nuclear missiles in Cuba which resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis. | |
King Leopold(1835-1909) King of Belgium who began imperialistic trade inside of Africa which resulted in the Scramble for Africa. | |
Kipling, Rudyard(1865-1936) British writer and poet. His poem The White Mans Burden became a popular justification for European imperialism. | |
Koch, Robert(1843-1910) German physician who, in the 1880s, discovered that bacteria caused tuberculosis. | |
Kong Fu ZiSee Confucius | |
Korean BridgeThe term given to process in which cultural diffusion occurred between China and Japan though Korean contact with both civilizations. | |
Korean WarA war between North Korean, which was supported by both the Soviet Union and communist China, and South Korea, which was supported by the United States and the United Nations. The war occurred between 1950 and 1953 and ended in an armistice and original borders. | |
KristallnachtOn November 9th, 1938, Nazis in German looted, and burned Jewish stores and Synagogues, often beating Jews in the street. Over 90 Jews were killed during Kristallnacht. Also called Night of Broken Glass. | |
Kublai Khan(1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China. | |
KuomintangNationalist Party in China led by Jiang Jieshi, which began a war against the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong. Both fought for control of China, with Mao and the Communists ultimately winning in 1949. | |
KurdsEthnic group that lives in parts of Iraq and Turkey. They often suffer persecution in both countries, and are currently under the protection of the United Nations in Iraq. | |