Chapter 18 Flashcards

1
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Indian National political party

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Congress Party

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2
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Organization founded in 1906 in India to protect Muslim interests

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Muslim League

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3
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Leader of the Muslim League

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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4
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The last viceroy of India

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Lord Louis Mountbatten

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5
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Dividing up

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Partition

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6
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Independent India’s first prime minister

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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7
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Nehru’s daughter, 1966 prime minister

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Indira Gandhi

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8
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Indira’s son, prime minster in 1984

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Rajiv Gandhi

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9
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Bhutto’s daughter, elected prime minister twice

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Benazir Bhutto

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10
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President of the Philippines in 1965

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Ferdinand Marcos

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11
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President of the Philippines in 1986

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Corazón Aquino

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12
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Burmese nationalists’ army was led by…

A

Aung San

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13
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Daughter of Aung Son

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Aung San Sun Kyi

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14
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Leader of the Indonesian Independence Movement

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Sukarno

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15
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General of a group of junior army officers who attempted a coup

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Suharto

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16
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A movement to celebrate African culture, heritage, and values

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Negritude Movement

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17
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African leader of large nonviolent riots who organized strikes and boycotts. He was often imprisoned but his efforts were successful

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Kwame Nkrumah

18
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Kenyan nationalist who became president of Kenya and worked to reunite the various ethnic and language groups

A

Jomo Kenyatta

19
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The Secret society made up of mostly Kikuyu farmers forced out of the highlands by the British

A

Mau Mau

20
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Coup led by an army office, Colonel Joseph Mobutu,later known as… (overthrew Lumumba, named country Zaire)

A

Mobutu Sese Seko

21
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National Liberal Front- an Algerian group that waged a guerrilla struggle for independence from France

A

FLN

22
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Leader of the FLN, Algeria’s prime minister and first president

A

Ahmed Ben Bella

23
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A statement that the British government supported the establishment of a Jewish National homeland in Palestine, made in a 1917 letter by British foreign secretary Sir Arthur Balfour

A

Balfour Declaration

24
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An international crisis that occurred after Egypt seized control of the Suez Canal

A

Suez crisis

25
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Brief 1967 conflict between Isrrael and several Arab states

A

Six-Days War

26
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Egyptian President who planned an attack on Yom Kippur

A

Anwar Sadat

27
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Israelí prime minister who launched a counter attack during 1973 war

A

Golda Meir

28
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1978 Israeli prime minister who met with U.S. president Carter

A

Menachem Begin

29
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The first signed agreement between Israel and an Arab country

A

Camp David Accords

30
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1981 Egypt’s new leader after the assassination of Sadat

A

Hosni Mubarak

31
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Palestine Liberation Organization-organization dedicated to te establishment of an independent state for Palestinians in the Middle East

A

PLO

32
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What incident marked the beginning of the end of British rule in India?

A

The British massacre of unarmed Indians at Amritsar.

33
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What two nations emerged from the British colony of India in 1947?
ON THE TEST

A

Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan

34
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Briefly explain the reason for the civil disorder in Sri Lanka.

A

A militant group of Tamils called for a separate Tamil nation. They began strong-armed resistance.

35
Q

What were some concerns the Filipinos had regarding the Bell Act?

A

They were worried that American businesses would exploit the resources and environment of the Philippines

36
Q

Who was Sukarno?

A

A leader of the Indonesian independence movement

37
Q

Why were Kwame Nkrumah’s politics criticized?

A

He was spending to much time on pan-African efforts and neglecting Economic problems in his own country

38
Q

Name two problems Zaire faced gaining independence?

A

Belgium didnt prepare them for independence, and the province containment tried to succeed

39
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Why was the policy of assimilation in Algeria hard to achieve?
ON THE TEST

A

Assimilation was hard to achieve in Algeria because the colonists refused to share political power

40
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What was the Suez Crisis?

A

Egypt takes control of the Suez Canal, Israelis take the Canal, Isrrael withdraw them because of global pressure, Egypt regains control after

41
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What was the reaction to the Camp David Accords?

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It enraged many Arab countries, because Egypt made peace with Israel