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Emerging Unit Exam Flashcards

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Anwar Sadat

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First Arab leader to make peace with Israel

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Nonalignment

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Political and diplomatic independence from both Cold War powers

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coup d’ètat

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Forcible overthrow of a government

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Bangladesh

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Nation east of India that split from Pakistan

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Suez Canal

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Canal completed in 1867 links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean

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East Timor

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A former Portuguese colony, seized by Indonesia that gained independence in 2002

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Autocratic

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Having unlimited power

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Secular

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Not religious

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Theocracy

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Government rules by religious leaders

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Indira Gandhi

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Female prime minister

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Why did he British help create the independent nations if India and Pakistan

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Could no longer afford to resist Indians demands for independence
There was too much violence between the two; only solution was a partition (separation)

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Why did the jawaharlal nehrus attempts to reduce the birthdate fail

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Many families saw children as economic resources and would care for the parents in their old age

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Origins of Bangladesh

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1971 independence declared
East Pakistan
India supported them and Pakistan opposed them

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What brought the resignation of president Suharto of Indonesia

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Rioters protested massive government sorry prion because of the financial crisis
Forced to resign

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Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos attitude toward basic freedoms

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He became a dictator and cracked down on basic freedoms

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Who did the Ibo people of Biafra declare independence from

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Nigeria

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Goals of the US in the Middle East

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To gain vital oil rescources
Influence
Access of resources

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Egyptian leader who nationalized the Suez Canal

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Gamal Abdel Nasser

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Where is Ayatollah Khomeini from

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Iran

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Why did some African nations win independence peacefully

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Political pressure

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Which African nations wind independence peacefully

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Ghana ,democratic republic of the Congo,Nigeria

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Why is Kashmiri source of tension between India and Pakistan

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Kashmir was the state in the Himalayas with Muslim and Hindu populations
Hindu ruler sought to join India

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How did colonial leaders remain influential in Africa after they left

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Spread culture to the native cultures

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What is the nonaligned movement

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Asian, African and Latin American nations

Voice of the third world

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