Southeast Asia Vocabulary

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Empire

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States containing several countries

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Sultanate

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A monarchy headed by a sultan

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Indochina

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The peninsula that includes the countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

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Ethnic Group

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A group of people who share a distinct culture, language, and identity

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Semiconductor

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computer chips that run smartphones, tablets, computers, appliances, and cars

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containment

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a policy during the Cold War of preventing communism from spreading

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Communist

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Countries that follow communism, where the state owns all property and the government makes all economic decisions.

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Cold War

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Struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States.

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Coup

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A sudden violent overthrow of a government, often by force

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Vietnam War

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War from 1964 to 1975 in which the US military supported South Vietnam in its fight to remain independent from communist North Vietnam