Pacific Rim
The countries that border the Pacific Ocean, specifically, the countries of East Asia, considered as an economic unit.
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Change and Turning Points
Ottoman Empire
Hereditary nation state centered in Turkey. It was founded in the late 13th century after the collapse of the Byzantine Empire and extended across most of Asia Minor and the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire collapsed shortly after World War II.
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Osama bin Laden
(1957- ) Saudi Arabian multimillionaire and leader of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. He is responsible for numerous terrorist attacks on the United States including the destruction of the World Trade Center.
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OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, an international organization concerned with the crude-oil policies of its member states. This organization was founded in 1960, and has 11 members, including Kuwait, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Due to their control of most of the worldﾒs oil supply, OPEC has a strong influence on many industrialized nations.
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Old Imperialism
A European policy of conquest that occurs in the 15th through 18th centuries in Africa, India, the Americas, and parts of Asia The motives were the same for most areas, the establishment of lucrative trade routes. Various European countries dominated these trades routes and one time or another, and a some countries, such as Great Britain and Spain, came to dominate entire countries.
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occupation (military)
The control of one country by another through the stationing of military troops and military government.
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nuclear weapons
Weapons in which the explosive potential is controlled by nuclear fission or fusion.
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Newton, Isaac
(1642-1727) English scientist who discovered gravitation, invented calculus, and formulated the laws of motion.
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New Economic Policy
An economic policy of Vladimir Leninﾒs in the Soviet Union where government controlled most banks and industry, but did allow some private ownership.
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Neolithic Revolution
(10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.
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