Chapter 18 Flashcards
Indian National Congress
Congress Party
Founded in 1906 in India to protect Muslim interests
Muslim League
Insisted that Muslim League spoke only for Muslims
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Last viceroy of India/ feared that Hindus and Muslims would never live together in peace
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Dividing India into 2 Nations
Partition
India’s 1st prime minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
2md prime minister of India
Indira Gandhi
Killed by bomb before being elected prime minister
Rajiv Gandhi
Elected prime minister after Zia’s death/ remove from office in 1967 after months of disorder
Benazir Bhutto
Elected president of the Philippines/imposed authoritarian regime/ stole millions fro, public treasury
Ferdinand Marros
Won presidential election in 1986
Corazón Aquino
Leader of the Burmese nationalist party/ first linked with japan to drive British out of Burma
Aung San
Returned to Burma after many years abroad/ became active in national league for democracy
Aung San Suu Kyi
Proclaimed Indonesia’s independence and named himself president
Sukarno
Turned Indonesia into police dates and imposed frequent periods of martial law
Suharto
Celebrates African cultures
Negritude Movement
Leader of the nonviolent protests
Kwame Nkrumah
Kenyan nationalist
Jomo Kenyatta
Society made up of mostly Kikuyu farmers forced out of highlands by British
Mobutu Ses Seko
Alergias National Liberian Front
FLN
Reestablished National Order, began land reforms, and developed new plans for education
Ahmed Ben Bella
Statement that Britain government supported Jewish homelands in Palestine
Balfour Declaration
Israel invaded Egypt and marched toward canal but withdrew due to pressure from United States and Soviet Union
Suez Crisis
Planned joined Arab attack on date of Yom Kippur
Anwar Sadat
Launched counterattack/ regained most of lost land
Golda Meir
Israelis attacked airfields in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria; lasted for 6 days
Six days War
Who jimmy carter invited to camp David to discuss issues dividing the 2 Nations
Menachem Begin
1st signed agreement between Israel and an Arab country
Camp David Accords
Maintained peace with Israel
Hoshi Mubarak
Palestine Liberian Organization
PLO
What incident marked the beginning of the end of British rule in India?
British massacres unarmed Indians at Armistar
What two nations emerged from the British colony of India in 1947?
Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan
Briefly explain the reason for the civil disorder in Sri Lanka.
Militant group of Tamils wanted a separate Tamil nation from Buddhists. Armed Indians tried to break up Tamils:but failed. Civil war between Tamils and Sri Lanka still continues today
What were some concerns the Filipinos had had regarding the bell act?
Filipinos worried that Americans businesses would exploit them. Also, Americans had free trading rights, and couldn’t be tariffed upon
Who was Sukarno?
Leader of Indonesian independence movement, declared himself president, attempted to guide diverse Indonesia, but failed
Why were Kwame Nkrumah’s politics criticized?
Chose too expensive projects, expenses undermined economy and strengthened opposition, spent too much time focusing on Pam-American efforts and neglecting economic problems in his own country
Name two problems Zaire faced in gaining independence.
1) province of Katanga declared itself independent
2) Belgium left and didn’t prepare them for independence
Why was the policy of assimilation in Algeria hard to achieve?
French colonists refused to share political power
What was the Suez Crisis?
international crisis that occurred after Egypt siezed the Suez Canal in 1956, when Israel invaded Egypt and but withdrew, leaving Egypt in charge of the Can
What was the reaction to the camp David accords?
World leaders praised the camp David accords but accords engaged many Arab countries
