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36 Cards in this Set
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Ghanaian nationalist leader and statesman
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Kwame Nkrumah
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African political leader and 1st pres. of Kenya
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Jomo Kenyatta
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violent movement in Kenya during the 1960s , led by Kikuyu farmers to rid the country of white settlers
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Mau Mau
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S. African govt official policy of legalized segregation throughout the society
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apartheid
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petitioned the govt and held peaceful protests against apartheid
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African National Congress
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organized campaign that urged blacks in S. Africa to break apartheid laws
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Nelson Mandela
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turning point in anti-apartheid movement
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Sharpeville Massacre
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major student protest movement took place in the township of Soweto
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Soweto Uprising
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pres. of S. Africa, legalized the ANC and began negotiations to enact a new constitution that would end apartheid
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F.W. deKlerk
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single political party controls the government and elections are rarely competitive
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one party system
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dictator of the Congo, amassed a personal fortune of about $5 bil and built a $100 mil. mansion
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Mobuto Sese Seko
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giving their followers well-paying positions in the govt
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patronage
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the spread of desert like conditions
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desertification
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writings rejected European culture and focused on African culture and identity
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negritude movement
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Israel's first prime minister who declared the birth of the democratic state of Israel
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David Ben-Gurion
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34yr old colonel who led a 1953 military cove
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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confrontation with Britain, France and Israel over the Suez Canal
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Suez Crisis
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US led alliance against communism in Mid East
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Baghdad Pact
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Arab Unity
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Pan-Arabism
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Shah of Iran in 1941
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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
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attempts to regulate the production of oil exports to maximize revenues
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
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Israeli ground troops moved in and defeated Arab forces
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6-day War
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a surprise attack against Israel
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Yom Kipper War
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Israeli politician who was prime minister of Israel during Camp David Accords
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Golda Meir
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agreement between Sadat and Begin
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Camp David Accords
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Iran became an Islamic republic with Khomeini as its leader
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Iranian Revolution
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There was violence toward Belgian settlers and a civil war started.
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What happened in the Belgian Congo after independence?
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They had to carry passes and identity books,
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How were the lives of blacks in S. Africa restricted by apartheid laws?
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They couldn't vote, denied citizenship, and had restricted occupations with little pay.
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How did homelands deny citizenship to blacks in S. Africa?
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They depended on only 1 or 2 exports for their support.
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What caused African economies to struggle and depend on outside aid?
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They use art, music, dance and language.
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In what ways have Africans preserved their traditional culture?
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Algeria had control problems and was granted independence in Feb 1961
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How did the large population of French settlers in Algeria affect Algeria's history?
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Help: highly profitable oil industry Hurt: nationalists tried to take control and nationalize oil, calling of boycott
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How did the policies of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi both help/hurt Iran?
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Some govts used oil revenues to build up their military, maintain power and even threaten their neighbors
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How has oil affected conflicts in the Middle East?
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Islamic fundamentalism
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What is Islamism?
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Iran's foreign policy became strongly anti-western and weakened relations with the west.
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How do you think Iran's seizure of the US embassy affected its relations with the west?
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