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Indian National Congress

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Congress Party

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Founded in 1906 in India to protect Muslim interests

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Muslim League

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Insisted that Muslim League spoke only for Muslims

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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Last viceroy of India/ feared that Hindus and Muslims would never live together in peace

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Lord Louis Mountbatten

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Dividing India into 2 Nations

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Partition

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India’s 1st prime minister

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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2md prime minister of India

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Indira Gandhi

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Killed by bomb before being elected prime minister

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Rajiv Gandhi

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Elected prime minister after Zia’s death/ remove from office in 1967 after months of disorder

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Benazir Bhutto

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Elected president of the Philippines/imposed authoritarian regime/ stole millions fro, public treasury

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Ferdinand Marros

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Won presidential election in 1986

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Corazón Aquino

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Leader of the Burmese nationalist party/ first linked with japan to drive British out of Burma

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Aung San

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Returned to Burma after many years abroad/ became active in national league for democracy

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Aung San Suu Kyi

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Proclaimed Indonesia’s independence and named himself president

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Sukarno

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Turned Indonesia into police dates and imposed frequent periods of martial law

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Suharto

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Celebrates African cultures

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Negritude Movement

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Leader of the nonviolent protests

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Kwame Nkrumah

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Kenyan nationalist

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Jomo Kenyatta

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Society made up of mostly Kikuyu farmers forced out of highlands by British

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Mobutu Ses Seko

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Alergias National Liberian Front

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FLN

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Reestablished National Order, began land reforms, and developed new plans for education

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Ahmed Ben Bella

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Statement that Britain government supported Jewish homelands in Palestine

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Balfour Declaration

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Israel invaded Egypt and marched toward canal but withdrew due to pressure from United States and Soviet Union

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Suez Crisis

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Planned joined Arab attack on date of Yom Kippur

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Anwar Sadat

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Launched counterattack/ regained most of lost land

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Golda Meir

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Israelis attacked airfields in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria; lasted for 6 days

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Six days War

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Who jimmy carter invited to camp David to discuss issues dividing the 2 Nations

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Menachem Begin

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1st signed agreement between Israel and an Arab country

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Camp David Accords

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Maintained peace with Israel

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Hoshi Mubarak

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Palestine Liberian Organization

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PLO

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

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British massacres unarmed Indians at Armistar

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What two nations emerged from the British colony of India in 1947?

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Hindu India and a Muslim Pakistan

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

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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

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What were some concerns the Filipinos had had regarding the bell act?

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Filipinos worried that Americans businesses would exploit them. Also, Americans had free trading rights, and couldn’t be tariffed upon

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Who was Sukarno?

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Leader of Indonesian independence movement, declared himself president, attempted to guide diverse Indonesia, but failed

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Why were Kwame Nkrumah’s politics criticized?

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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

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Name two problems Zaire faced in gaining independence.

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1) province of Katanga declared itself independent

2) Belgium left and didn’t prepare them for independence

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Why was the policy of assimilation in Algeria hard to achieve?

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French colonists refused to share political power

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What was the Suez Crisis?

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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

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What was the reaction to the camp David accords?

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World leaders praised the camp David accords but accords engaged many Arab countries

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