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12 Cards in this Set
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Indian poet, painter, and musician from Bengal who received the Nobel prize and protested against British repression in India.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Indian political and spiritual leader who fought against anti-Indian discrimination in South Africa. He became a leader of the Indian National Congress and was a crucial part in the negotiations leading to independence.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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The founder of Pakistan and at first advocated cooperation between Hindus and Muslims then asked for separate states for each. He became governor-general of Pakistan in 1947
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Indian Nationalist politician and prime minister. One of Gandhi's disciples; governed India after independence (1947); committed to program of social reform and economic development; preserved civil rights and democracy.
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Subhas Chandra Bose
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Indian nationalist leader who called for outright Indian independence. Became commander-in-chief of the Japanese-sponsored Indian National Army.
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B. G. Tilak
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Believed that nationalism in India should be based on appeals to Hindu religiosity; worked to promote the restoration and revival of ancient Hindu traditions; offended Muslims and other religious groups; first Populist leader in India
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Lord Cromer
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British adviser in khedival Egypt; pushed for economic reforms that reduced but failed to eliminate the debts of the khedival regime
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Leon Pinsker
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European Zionist who believed that Jewish assimilation into Christian European nations was impossible; argued for return to Middle Eastern Holy Land.
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Theodor Herzl
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Austrian journalist and Zionist; formed World Zionist Organization in 1897; promoted Jewish migration to Palestine and formation of a Jewish state.
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Lord Balfour
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British foreign secretary; promised support for the establishment of Jewish settlement in Palestine during World War I.
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Kwame Nkrumah
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African nationalist during period of decolonization; responsible for creation of first independent, black African state of Ghana in 1957; established power through his own party, the Convention Peoples party (CPP).
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Jomo Kenyatta
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Leader of the nonviolent nationalist party in Kenya; organized the Kenya Africa Union (KAU); failed to win concessions because of resistance of white settlers; came to power only after suppression of the Land Freedom Army, or Mau Mau.
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