1. Chapter 25

2.  Main Ideas:  Nationalism led the creation of the modern state of Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.  The Balfour Declaration made Palestine a national Jewish homeland.  Key Terms:  genocide  Ethnic cleansing

3. Locate information regarding the current political policies of Iran. Write two paragraphs comparing this information with the policies of Rez Shah Pahlavi. Document where you found the information.

4.  Main Ideas:  People in Africa and Asia began to agitate for independence.  Japan became an aggressive military state.  Soviet agents worked to spread communism around the world.  Key Terms:  Pan-Africanism  Mahatma  Civil disobedience  zaibatsu

5.  Main Ideas:  Internal tensions led Chiang Kai-shek to violently end the Communist- Nationalist alliance.  Mao Zedong believed revolution in China would be led by peasants, not the urban working class.  Key Terms:  Guerilla tactics  Redistribution of wealth

6.  Main Ideas:  Before the Great Depression, the United States was the foremost investor in Latin America.  The Great Depression created instability in Latin America, which led to military coups and the creation of military dictatorships.  Key Terms:  oligarchy