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national party congress

CCPs top governing body

trade embargo

US against Cuba in 1961. Hoped Castro would go toward a democratic system in exchange for better political and economic relations but was a failure.

shah

a king

muslim

follower of the religion of Islam

parliamentary government

form of government in which executive & legislative functions both reside in an elected assembly, or parliament

human rights

fundamental freedoms

african national congress (ANC)

group who pressed for reforms, but government crushed resistance. Leader= Nelson Mandela

Bay of pigs

location at which anti-Castro exiles ,trained by the US, invaded cuba

tiananmen square

location where Chinese military forces massacred hundreds of unarmed, pro-democracy students

politburo

makes key political, economic, & military decisions for China

sanction

measure such as withholding economic aid to influence a foreign governments activities

secular

nonreligious

mullah

specially trained Islamic religious leader

falon Gong

spiritual movement that combines physical exercise with Buddhism and Taoism

apartheid

strict segregation of the races

nuclear proliferation

the spread of nuclear weapons

chinese communist party (CCP)

this government turned china into a socialist state by taking control of all major industries & farmlands

terrorism

use of violence by nongovernmental groups against civilians to achieve a political goal

Islamic rep of Iran

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