Chapter 24 AP world history
AI Qaeda Theme: Development and transformation of social structure
Definition: a militant Sunni Islamist multi-national organization founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and several other Arab volunteers who fought Sig: a militant Islamic fundamentalist group. Red
Fundamentalism Theme: Development and interaction of culture
Definition: a religious connotation that indicates unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs. However, fundamentalism has come to be applied to a tendency among certain groups Sig: form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture. Red
Liberation Theology Theme: Development and transformation of social structures
Definition: a synthesis of Christian theology and Marxist socio-economic analyses that emphasizes social concern for the poor and the political liberation for oppressed peoples. Sig: a movement in Christian theology, developed mainly by Latin American Roman Catholics, that emphasizes liberation from social, political, and economic Red
Hindutva Theme: Development and transformation of social structure
Definition: a term popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923, is the predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India Sig: an ideology seeking to establish the hegemony of Hindus and the Hindu way of life. Red
Neo-liberalism Theme:Creation, expansion, and interaction, of economic systems
Definition: a term which has been used by many scholars in a wide variety of social sciences and critics primarily in reference to the resurgence of 19th century ideas associated with laissez-faire economic liberalism Sig: relating to a modified form of liberalism tending to favor free-market capitalism. Red
World trade organization Theme: Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
Definition: an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade Sig: an international body founded in 1995 to promote international trade and economic development by reducing tariffs and other restrictions. Red
Globalization Theme: Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
Definition: is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture. Sig: the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. Red
Global warming Theme: State- Building, expansion, and conflict
Definition: terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects. Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Sig: a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect Red
Che Guevara Theme: State- building, expansion, and conflict
Definition:Argentine revolutionary and guerrilla leader; full name Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. He played a significant part in the Cuban revolution 1956-59 and became a government minister under Fidel Castro Sig: an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theoris Red
Environmentalism Theme:Development and transformation of social structure
Definition:Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of the environment, Sig: concern about and action aimed at protecting the environment. Red