Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)

Feudal Japanese theatre that performed comedic or melodramatic presentations of everyday life or historic events.

(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.

Sacred spirits that are worshipped in the Shinto religion of Japan.

Japanese writing system adapted from Chinese, with the addition of phonetic symbols representing syllables.

Actions in this life resulting from the consequences of a previous life’s actions. Associated with Hinduism and Buddhism.

A treaty signed in 1928 renouncing war as a means of solving international disputes.

(1894?-1978) Independence leader who help lead Kenya out of European imperialism after World War II.

A group of communist guerillas in Cambodia during the late 20th century, led by Pol Pot, that gained control of Cambodia after the withdrawal of American troops from the Vietnam War. The initiated a reign of terror, killing over a million people to remove all western influence from the country. This gross violation of human rights ended when Vietnam invaded and occupied the country in 1979. In the 1990s, the United Nations negotiated a peace settlement, and began the democratic process in Cambodia.

(1894-1971) Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. Khrushchev was critical of Stalin’s policies and attempted to reverse some of them. He is responsible for placing nuclear missiles in Cuba which resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

(1835-1909) King of Belgium who began imperialistic trade inside of Africa which resulted in the Scramble for Africa.

(1865-1936) British writer and poet. His poem The White Man’s Burden became a popular justification for European imperialism.

(1843-1910) German physician who, in the 1880’s, discovered that bacteria caused tuberculosis.

See Confucius

The term given to process in which cultural diffusion occurred between China and Japan though Korean contact with both civilizations.

A 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.

On 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.

(1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China.

Nationalist 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.

Ethnic 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.