HIST 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Islamic Fundamentalism, Akihito, Hirohito
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Judaism: torah (sacred writings old testament) -christianity: bible (old testament, new testament) Fasting from sunrise to sun set for ramadan. Jihad: holy war on behalf of islam -fundamentalism: this is the religion in itself. Fundamentalism was in iran (and others) where the religion is everything. It provides social services such as schools, health care, etc but also causes terror. Mecca: sacred city with a statue with many gods, make a pilgrimage here -sunni: wanted whoever seemed like the right person to come to power. The usa will support japan militarily if needed. Hirohito: the constitution allows him to remain as solely a symbol of the state -akihito: became emperor -economic dominance: now dominates the global economy with new and innovative products that are much cheaper than its counterparts. 2nd largest economy in the world after the. Korea: north korea and south korea remained divided because after wwii the usa occupied.
