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American Studies OGT REVIEW -Urban -Suburban -Rural -Great Plains -East vs. West -Appalachian Mountains -Rocky Mountains -Desert -Wetlands -Rust Belt -Sun Belt Colonial India What is now India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka -British East India Company took over in 1763 for raw materials and trade -Great Britain takes over in 1857 after the Great Sepoy Rebellion -Gandhi led non-violent protests against British rule -When India gained independence, Muslims feared discrimination from the Hindu majority -India: Hindu -Aug. 14/15th: Brits grant independence to two separate nations and violence breaks out during border split and migration -Pakistan: Muslim -Poor relations today: Both have nuclear weapons Israel -Ancient Hebrews were from this region -Became part of Muslim Empire in 600s -Zionism: Belief that Jews should have their own homeland -After WWI: Allies controlled the land but promised to give the Muslims independence -After WWII: Area was given to Jewish refugees because of the Holocaust and US desire for power in the region -Israel: Jewish -Palestinians: Muslim -Divided up into Gaza Strip, West Bank and Golan Heights -3 wars since then and Israel has won, taking 5070% of Palestine’s territory -Palestine wants independent nation -Israel is US ally Discrimination: Unfair treatment of a group based on assumptions or preconceived notions about their race/gender/ethnicity/religion Oppression: Cruelty toward a group over long period (political/social/economic persecution) Genocide: Deliberate systematic effort to exterminate an ethnic/religious/national group Jewish Holocaust by Germans during WWII Armenian Holocaust by Ottomans during WWI Rwanda: Hutus mass murder Tutsis in 1994 Globalization: Rapidly increasing expansion of global communications and transportation Interdependence: Economies of various countries depend on each other Trade, outsourcing, labor, markets NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement (1994) Eliminates tariffs and economic barriers between Canada, US, and Mexico to become a power region like the EU Increases trade and raises standard of living in Mexico EU: European Union (1993) Economic region without barriers, 27 countries OGT Question The European Union’s objectives include reducing tariffs, promoting a single market, and creating a common currency. Based on these objectives, what type of world region does the European Union primarily represent? A. cultural B. physical C. political D. economic Due Process: All rights respected, no arbitrary denial of freedom, fair and just Know your rights, have a speedy trial, attorney, jury of your peers, no vague laws, no illegal search and seizure, etc. Eminent Domain: Govt has the right to claim your land for the purpose of benefitting the general public For public use, with just compensation