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Legislature
an organized body that makes laws.
1876
Ottoman reformers seized control of the empires government and adopted a constitution that set up a legislature.
1923
The last of the Ottoman sultans fled the country, which was then declared to be the Turkish republic.
What did Black Africans do?
Fought in World War 1 in British and French armies.
Zaibatsu
In the Japanese economy, a large financial and industrial corporation.
Caliphate
the office of the caliph.
1908
This group forced the restoration of the constitution and deposed of the sultan the following year.
1924
The Caliphate was formally abolished.
What did many Africans hope for?
Many Africans hoped that independence after the war would be their reward.
What happened in 1935?
Britain passed the Government of India Act, which expanded the role of Indians in governing.
Pan-Africanism
the unity of all black Africans, regardless of national boundaries.
1916
Arabia declared its independence from Ottoman rule.
1934
Women received the rights to vote.
What were European leaders not ready for?
Most European leaders were not ready to give up their colonies.
What was the greatest impact in China?
The Revolutionary Marxism had its greatest impact in China.
Guerrilla Tactics
the use of unexpected maneuvers like sabotage and subterfuge to fight an enemy.
1915
Ottoman government accused the Americans of supporting the Russians and used those allegations to kill or exile all Americans.
1935
Persia became the modern state of Iran.
What did Africans become?
They became more politically active.
What does Oligarchy mean?
"The rule of the few" a form of government in which a select group of people exercises control.
Oligarchy
"the rule of the few;" a form of government in which a select group of people exercises control.
1918
Another 400,000 Americans were massacred.
The early 1920s
Reform leader, Ibn Sa'ub, united Arabs in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
What did the colonial system give to the Africans?
The colonial system gave Africans the visions of a world based on the ideals of liberty and equality.
What happened in 1916?
Hipolito Irigoyen, leader of the Radical Party, was elected president of Argentina.