Chapter 16-17 Test Flashcards

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what descirbes political and diplomatic independence from cold war powers?

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nonalignment

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what is autocratic?

Back 2

a form of government with unlimited power

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who came to power in the Phillipines?

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Corazon Aquino

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What is a Kibbutz?

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a Jewish collective farm

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What is a Coup d'etat,(KOO-day-Taw)?

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the forcible overthrow of a government or regime

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What is a Hejab

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the headscarf or loose fitting garment worn by some Muslim women

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what is a Theocracy?

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a form of government ruled by religious leaders

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Anwar Sadat was the first____leader to make peace with_____

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Arab, Israel

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The nation of Chechnya is a part of the former(U.S.S.R.)which stands for?

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United Soviet Socialist Republic

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Slobodan Milosevic was the Serbian President who opposed____Albanians

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President, ethnic

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Where was the place where ethnic differences led to armed conflict?

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Kosovo, a province of Serbia

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Desmond Tutu was an Anglican___who won the Nobel____Prize for leadership against aparheid

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Bishop, Peace

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Who was Nelson Mandela?

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the first South African elected after aparheid

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Who were the Hutus?

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the Majority group in Rwanda

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What was a Intifada?

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a Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation

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What demanded the creation of Pakistan and India in 1947?

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the Muslim League

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As Independence neared for British India the___Party wanted to have a___India that would include both Muslims and Hindus.

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Congress, Unified

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What was the British decision to partition British India influenced by?

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the fear of violence between Hindus and Muslims

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What was teh Separatist Sikhs holiest shrine called, that they bidded in 1984 to gain independence from India?

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the Golden Temple

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Why did Jawaharial's attempt to reduce the birthrate in India fail?

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because rural Indians saw children as an economic resource

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Many Bengali's where wanted independence from West Pakistan, because they thought their government neglected them?

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in East Pakistan

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What did a 1955 meeting of counties organized by India and Pakistan do to a colonialism and Cold War expansion by the United States and the Soviet Union?

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condemned it

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In mainland Southeast Asia, unlike Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia have what?

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prospered under market economies

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In 1975 who was East Timor seized from?

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Portugal by Indonesia

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In 1997, what did the Asian financial crisis help bring out to Indonesian President Suharto?

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the resignation

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Ferdinand Marcos became the Dictator of the____and cracked down on____freedoms

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Phillipines, basic

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What did the struggle for independence against a colonial power in Kenya turn into?

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violent

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The influence of Western Governments required democratic_____as a condition for loans that influenced the movement of many_____ nations toward democratic government

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reforms, African

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What caused the British to arrest Jomo Knyatta and kill thougsands of Kikuyu in the 1950's?

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the gurreilla warfare of the "Mau Mau"

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In the late 1960's who declared their independence from Nigeria?

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the Ibo people fo Biafra

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Many African nations, following their independence, were often what by thier colonial powers?

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controlled

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Who faced harsh discrimination in the countries of Turkey and Iraq?

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The Kuds, a minority group

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In 1947 the United Nations put forth a plan to divide Palestine into___Jewish and_____states, however, the Arabs rejected the plans after the Jews accepted it.

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Seperate, Arab

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In 1973, what did Arab members of the Organizations of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) do to primarily to protest the U.S. Support of Israel?

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blocked oil shipments to the U.S.

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Who has less freedom in the Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia?

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Islamic women

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What is one primary goal of teh United States in the Middle East?

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to maintain access to oil rescources

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What did Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser do in 1956?

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nationalized the Suez Canal

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One major criticism, of Islamic religious leaders, toward the Royal Sa'ud family in Sauid Arabia, is allowing western______in the kingdom that, in their minds,____Islamic principles.

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influences, violates

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In 1991 when Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia what did they cause?

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fighting to break out between Coats and Serbs

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What in the 1990's started a series of independence movements in the Yougoslavian republics?

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The fall of the Communist Party

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During this time period, in teh Canadian Province of Quebec, what rose to protect the French language and culture?

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a call for independence

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In 1922 who voted to remain a part of Britain and led to continued conflict between Catholics and Protestands in Northern Ireland

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The Irish Protestant majority

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Chechens took their fight to other parts of the ______region after a____1997 peace treaty between Russians and Chechens

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Caucasus, failed

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Muslim Bosniaks did not want Bosnia divided into what agter Bosnia declared independence?

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ethnic regions

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In the early 1990's what did Serbia conduct a campaign of in Bosnia, to remove Bosniaks and Croats from Bosnia?

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ethnic cleansing

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In 1999 who did the NATO air strikes force to leave Kosovo ending fighting between Yugoslavian forces and ethnic Albanians?

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Yugoslavian troops

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How did the United States help to end apartheid in South Africa?

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by imposing economic sanctions on South Africa

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What caused the U.S. to continue to support rebels fighting against the new government as they believed that the Angolan government had ties to the Soviets?

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When Angola won independence from Portugal

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After Mozambique's independence, South Africa helped_____fight the new government as tehy believed that Mozambique had ties to the___National Congress

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rebels, African

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In Sudan, in 2004, one cause of ceased fighing by who was that the government agreed to free the South from Islamic law?

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Southern rebels

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In Sudan, in 2004, what did the conflict in Darfur lead to the fear of?

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genocide against non-Arab Muslims in the region

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In the mid-1990's peace talks between Israel and Syria broke down over Israels claims where?

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in the Golan Heights

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Becasue Jerusalem is sacred to both Jews and Muslims it has become a stumbling block in peace negotiations between who?

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Arabs and Israelis

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What happend in the 1993 Oslo accord?

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Palestinians got limited self rule in Gaza and the West Bank

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After succeeding Yasir Arafat in 2004, who promised to stop terrorist attacks on Israel?

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Mahmoud Abbas

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In 1990, Iraq invaded____to gain greater access to the ______ ______

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Kuwait, Persian Gulf

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In the 1991 Gulf War what was the goal of the U.S. led coalition?

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to drive Iraq out of Kuwait

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In 1980, the Iran-Iraq war began as Iraqis seized disputed what?

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border regions

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In 1975, Muslims who had fled to Lebanon, upset the balance of power and led to what in Lebanon?

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a Civil war

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The U.S. Led forced invaded Iraq in 2002 as President Bush believed that Saddam Hussein was what?

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hiding weapons of mass destruction