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Chapters 18 & 19 Flashcards

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1
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The dividing of India into 2 nations was referred to as…

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the partition

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2
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Pakistan began as a divided nation. Its east and west regions were separated by…

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1,000 miles of Indian territory

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3
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Which of the following is true of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi?

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She was active in the National League of Democracy

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4
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The Mau Mau was…

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a secret society that wanted to liberate Kenya from British rule

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5
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The long time dictator of the Congo was…

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Mobutu Sese Seko

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6
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Which 2 countries each had a civil war after Independence?

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Pakistan and Angola

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How were the governments of Ferdinand Marcos and Mobutu Sese Seko similar?

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Both imposed strict authoritarian regimes

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Which of the following colonies became an independent city-state with a standard of living far higher than any of its Southeast Asia neighbors?

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Singapore

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9
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Which former colony of France was torn apart in the 1990’s by a deadly civil war between the government and Islamic militants?

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Algeria

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10
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What resulted in the creation of an Israeli “buffer-zone”?

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Six day war

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11
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What influenced the independent movements of colonial countries?

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The spread of democratic ideas, the occasional defeat of Europeans by the Japanese during WWII, and the expanse of maintaining the governing distant colonies

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12
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Which of the following was caused by a religious conflict?

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a civil war in Sri Lanka

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13
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Which has contributed to Singapore’s high standard of living?

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Singapore has one of the busiest ports in the world

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Which nations are part of the Central Asian Republics?

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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

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15
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How were the assassinations of Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat similar?

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each assassin came from extremist of their own religions

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16
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What prompted Brazilian government to open up Brazil’s political system?

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the economy fell into a recession

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17
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What happened after the Nigerian military promised to bring back civilian rule in 1993?

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A popular leader was elected president, but then the military threw him in jail

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18
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What program did Gorbachev use attempt to use to modify the USSR economic structure?

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Perestroika

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19
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Who became the Russian Republic’s first elected president?

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Boris Yeltsin

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20
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What did the 4 modernizations call for?

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Progress in Agriculture, Industry, Defense, and Science/Technology

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21
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What prompted the generals of Argentina to step down and follow free elections?

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the military suffered a humiliating defeat over the Falkland Islands

22
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Which of the following events did not lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

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The governments of East and West Germany began to discuss reunification

23
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Which of the following factors led to war among Nigerians?

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ethic divides

24
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What action did Poland accomplish successfully before any other nation?

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remove a communist regime from office peacefully

25
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What was significant about the outcome of the August Coup in the Soviet Union?

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The Soviet people lost their fear and defended freedom

26
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What was the result of the student protest in Tiananmen Square?

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The military arrested, killed, and wounded hundreds of protestors

27
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What were some of the effects of the partition of India?

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resulted in looting, murders, riots, and the fleeing of refugees to foreign lands

28
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After gaining their independence, India and Pakistan fought a war over…

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Kashmir

29
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After WWII, the greatest source of US-Filipino conflict was…

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on US Military bases in the Philippines

30
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French speaking Africans and West Indians formed a movement to celebrate African culture, heritage, and values called…

A

Negritude

31
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The 1956 Suez Crisis began when…

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Egypt seized control of the Suez Canal

32
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In 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by…

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Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin

33
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Which of the following has caused much of the violence in Sri Lanka?

A

A militant minority trying to achieve independence

34
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The extremist Islamic group that seized control of Afghanistan during the 1990’s was known as…

A

The Taliban

35
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Which of the following was influenced by communism?

A

The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

36
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Which of the following was NOT true of the intifada in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?

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Caused Israel to declare war on Palestine

37
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Why did the UN fail in its plan to create a Palestinian State in the late 1940’s?

A

The Palestinians objected to receiving only part of the Mandate of Palestine, rejecting the validity of a Jewish State

38
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Which of the following might have relocated after the partition of India?

A

A Muslim in India

39
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What hindered the development of the Philippines after it gained independence?

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Economic and political dependence on the US

40
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During the late 1990’s, how were the Philippines, Myanmar, and Algeria similar?

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They all had rulers who refused to accept the results of an election

41
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Israel never gave back the territory that they won in all of the Arab-Israeli wars of the mind 20th-century

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false

42
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How did the Declaration of Principles affect Palestinians living in the Gaza in 1993?

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They were able to elect their own political representatives

43
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Which is not a basic practice needed for democracy to work?

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a president

44
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What is an apartheid?

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South African policy separating races

45
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What caused the 2 Germany’s to reunify?

A

the fall of communism in East Germany?

46
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What was is called when the Bosnian Serbs used violence to rid Bosnia of its Muslim population?

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Ethnic cleansing

47
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What led Chinese students to demand democratic reform?

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Economic reforms that allowed Western Ideas into China

48
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Which of the following were obstacles to Latin American nations establishing democratic governments?

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powerful militaries, sharp class divisions, single-crop economies

49
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Aside from trade restrictions, what was another way that foreign nations opposed South Africa’s policy of apartheid?

A

Exclusion from Olympic games

50
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What effect did the end of Communism rule have on Yugoslavia?

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Without communism as a unifier, ethnic hatred tore the county apart

51
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What did China promise to do when it regained rule of Hong Kong?

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respect the economic system and political liberties

52
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In your opinion does Israel have rightful claim to their historic homeland? Why or why not?

A

Yes, they were there first

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