Global Studies Unit 5

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Decolonization

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A country gaining independence from another country that colonized them

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Independence

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Being on your own, self-government

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Apartheid

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Racial segregation that was insitutionalized in South Africa

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Arab Spring

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Pro-Democracy protests and uprising that challenged Arab governments

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Industrialization

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An economy changing it's main focus from agriculture to manufacturing

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Dilapidated

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Disrepair/ruin due to age

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Banana Republic

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A country that is reliant on a singular cash crop

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United Fruit Company

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A company that owned most of the land and controlled infrastructure

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Corrupt Regime

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A government that causes the vast majority of citizens suffering and law to disintigrate or be taken advantage of

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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A conflict between the US and USSR that nearly brought nuclear war