China
The communist leader of China who initiated the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution - was a key player in the Chinese Civil War
Mao Zedong
This group rose to power after the Second Intifada and governs modern day Gaza and the West Bank - one half of the current conflict in Palestine
Hamas
The current leader of Russia
Vladimir Putin
A time period in which China was controlled by foreign nations through military force and economic strategy
The Century of Humiliation
After the Russian Revolution, Ukraine was a part of this alliance until its end in 1991
The Soviet Union
Britain began using opium as currency for trade with China once this resource became scarce
Silver
After WWI Britain was given control over the region of Palestine after the fall of this long-standing empire
The Ottoman Empire
The 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine centered around this demographic feature of Crimea and Eastern Russia
There was a large number of ethnic Russians
Another name for the unmarked soldiers that annexed Crimea in 2012
Little Green Men
This 1989 event killed an unknown number of anti-communist government protesters in Beijing
The Tiananmen Square Massacre
During the Great Leap Forward, mass famine killed millions after poor farming practices in these places led to a shortage of food
Communes
According to the 1947 UN Partition Plan, this key city in the Palestinian region, would be shared by the Jewish and Palestinian population
Jerusalem
The Orange Revolution called for the election of Viktor Yushchenko who ran on the platform of this idea/belief
Anti-Russia / Anti-Corruption
This group played an integral part in challenging Israel's actions in the 1900s until the end of the Second Intifada
The PLO
Another name for the region of Palestine
The Holy Land
'God Worshippers' made up the army seeking to end the Qing Dynasty in this armed rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion
Israel gained control of Gaza and the West Bank at the conclusion of this armed conflict
The Six Day War
The capital city of Ukraine - its capture was one of Putin's main goals in the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Kyiv
This student group was weaponized by Mao as his own military/police force - played an important role in inflicting violence during the Cultural Revolution
The Red Guards
The new idea of letting foreign investment and international trade bring change to China's economy is referred to as this
The Open Door Policy
The May 4th Movement called for national reform to China, it is named after the protest that occurred on May 4th 1919 which showed displeasure with the outcome of this event
The Versailles Peace Conference / Treaty of Versailles
This U.S. led agreement/treaty brought an end to the First Intifada - Israel leaves Gaza and the West Bank in exchange for peace
The Oslo Accords (1993)
The Revolution for Dignity occurred after President Yanukovych halted talks with NATO and refused to sign an agreement to join this economic alliance
The European Union (EU)
The Balfour Declaration called for this change to Palestine
The creation of a Jewish state in Palestine
The Treaty of Nanking at the end of the First Opium War gave Great Britain control of this Chinese city
Hong Kong