Bashar al-Assad — President of Syria
George Wallace — Four-term governor of Alabama
Haile Selassie — Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930-74
Mao Zedong — Chinese head of state from 1949-76
Marc Anthony — American actor, singer, songwriter, and producer
Richard Nixon — 37th president of the United States
Alabama
China
Ethiopia
Mexico
Syria
Turkey
chemical weapon — A device that uses chemicals to kill or harm human
beings
civil rights — The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and
equality
communism — A political system in which all property is publicly owned
and people work and are paid according to their abilities and needs
dynasty — A succession of people from the same family who rule a
country
heritage — Valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions that
have been passed down from previous generations
immigrant — Someone who comes to live permanently in a foreign
country
kelp — A large brown seaweed that has a long, tough stalk
refugees — People who have been forced to leave their country in order
to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
salsa — In this case, a type of Latin American dance music