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42 Cards in this Set
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In the 1600's Britain began trade with India through the ___BLANK___. |
The East Indian Tea Company |
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In the 1700's Britain took control over India politically and economically. The cultural differences and the oppression of the rule left the Indians ___BLANK__. As they were virtually ___BLANK___ in their own land. |
angry; slaves |
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In the 1890's Indians (Muslim and Hindu) formed the ____BLANK____ to fight for Home Rule. |
Indian National Congress |
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__BLANK_ joined the fight for home rule becoming its iconic leader through his nonviolent protest movement. |
Gandhi |
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In the 1935 Britain grants local rule in the ___BLANK___. |
Indian Act |
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In 1947 Britain grants full independence because __BLANK___ left Britain unable to control its empire. |
World War II |
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In 1947 Britain following the request of Muslim leaders divide India between _BLANK__ controlled India and __BLANK__ controlled Pakistan. |
Hindu controlled India; Muslim controlled Pakistan. |
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India a still member of the _____BLANK_________. |
British Common Wealth of Nations |
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100 BC to 939 CE _BLANK__ control Vietnam.
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China
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Late 1800's _BLANK__ takes control of Vietnam.
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France
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1941 _BLANK___ invades and controls Vietnam.
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Japan
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September 2nd Vietnamese nationalist leader __BLANK__ declares Vietnam __BLANK___.
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Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independent.
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1946 War breaks out between the __BLANK___ and Viet Minh.
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French
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1954 the _BLANK__ loose the battle of Dien Bien Phu and __BLANK___ of Vietnam.
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French; pullout of Vietnam.
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1955 The ______BLANK______ divides Vietnam between the communist North under Ho Chi Minh and the South under Ngo Diem.
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Geneva Conference
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1957 War between ___BLANK____ and__BLANK___ begins.
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North Vietnam and South Vietnam
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1964 the ____BLANK____ increases its involvement in defending the South against the North.
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United States
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1969 Vietnams leader ______BLANK____ dies.
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Ho Chi Minh
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1973 the ___BLANK___ leaves Vietnam.
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United States
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1975 ___BLANK___ Vietnam takes ___BLANK______ Vietnam and unites Vietnam into one nation.
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North Vietnam takes South Vietnam.
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Gandhi lead ______BLANK____ protest.
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Nonviolent protest.
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Gandhi's protest often resulted in ____BLANK_____ from the British government.
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Violence from the British government.
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Gandhi's protest brought _____BLANK_________ to India's fight for Home Rule.
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worldwide attention
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The people gave Gandhi the title of ______BLANK______, for his leadership.
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Mahatma, the Great Soul
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Who lead poor peasants in revolt against the new Chinese nationalist government in the 1930's?
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Mao Zedong
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What suspended Mao Zedong's revolt?
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World War II
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After the war, Mao defeated the Nationalist on mainland China and declared China the ______BLANK____________ on October 1st, 1949. |
Peoples Republic of China |
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What was the result of Mao's programs to improve China's economy? |
Mao's redistributing the land was very popular but his programs to improve the economy failed creating more poverty and causing millions of deaths. |
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In China, what was the "Great Leap Forward" a program designed to do? |
To increase farm and industrial production in China. |
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In China, what was the outcome of the "Great Leap Forward"? |
Droughts and floods destroyed the crops leading to 20 million starving to death. |
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In China, during a cultural revolution Mao feared some of his party leaders would turn to what? |
Capitalism (market economy) |
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Mao enlisted young people in the _____BLANK_____ to weed out those not loyal to him and communism. |
The Red Guard |
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During the cultural revolution many of China's top leaders were _________BLANK____? |
Killed or died in prison. |
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During the cultural revolution _____BLANK_____ and ______BLANK_____ suffered. |
Industries and farms suffered. |
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Who finally stopped the young Red Guards sending them to prison? |
The Chinese Army |
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After Mao's death in 1976, many hoped that the new leader _____BLANK_____ would end the command economy and give freedoms. |
Deng Xiaoping |
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In 1989, protesters filled _______BLANK________ in Beijing calling for the end of the command economy and free elections. |
Tiananmen Square |
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What was the Chinese governments response to the protest in Tiananmen Square? |
They had the military open fire on the protesters with tanks; ran over protesters with tanks killing hundreds. |
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In 1957 the US sent ____BLANK____ to help South Vietnam with the communist controlling North. |
Advisors |
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What caused the US to become directly involved with the war in Vietnam in 1964? |
Two US ships were fired on in the Gulf of Tonkin. |
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The _____BLANK_____ caused public opinion to demand our government to leave Vietnam. |
long war |
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When did the US leave Vietnam? |
1973 |
