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1. The dividing of India into two nations was referred to as...

The Partition

2. After gaining their independence, India and Pakistan fought a war over

Kashmir

3. Pakistan began as a divided nation. Its east and west regions were separated by

Krishna River

4. After World War II, the greatest source of U.S.-Filippino conflict was

US Military bases in the Philippines

5. Which of the following is true of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi?

She is active in the National League for Democracy

French-speaking Africans and West Indians formed a movement to celebrate African culture, heritage, andvalues called

Negritude

The Mau Mau was
a secret society that wanted to liberate Kenya from British rule.
The 1956 Suez Crisis began when
Egypt seized control of the Suez Canal.
The long-time dictator of the Congo (formally the Belgian Congo) was
Mobutu Sese Seko.
In 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by
Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin.
Which of the following has caused much of the violence in Sri Lanka?
a militant minority trying to achieve independence
The extremist Islamic group that seized control of Afghanistan during the 1990s was known as the

Taliban

Which of the following colonies became an independent city-state with a standard of living far higher thanany of its Southeast Asia neighbors?
Singapore
Which former colony of France was torn apart in the 1990s by a deadly civil war between the governmentand Islamic militants?
Algeria
Which of the following was NOT true of the intifada in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?
caused Israel to declare war on Palestine
Which of the following resulted in the creation of an Israeli "buffer zone" consisting of Jerusalem, the SinaiPeninsula, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank?
the Six-Day War
Why did the UN fail in its plan to create a Palestinian State in the late 1940s?
The Palestinians objected to receiving only part of the Mandate of Palestine.
Which of the following might have relocated after the partition of India?
a Muslim in India
Which of the following was caused by religious conflict?
the civil war in Sri Lanka
What hindered the development of the Philippines after it gained independence?
economic and political dependence on the United States
Which of the following contributed to Singapore's high standard of living?
Singapore was one of the busiest ports in the world.
During the late 1900s, how were the Philippines, Myanamar, and Algeria similar?
They all had rulers who refused to accept the results of an election.
In which of the followings ways were the Mau Mau and the PLO similar?
Both fought for the liberation of their respective peoples.
How were the assassinations of Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat similar?
Each assassin came from the leader's own religion.
How did the Declaration of Principles affect Palestinians living in Gaza in 1993?
They were able to elect their own political representatives.
What caused the emergence of nine independent nation states in Central Asia?
the collapse of the Soviet Union

Which of the following countries wanted access to the Indian Ocean through Afghanistan?

Russia
What is the name of the group that fought against the Soviet-supported government in Afghanistan?
mujahideen
What is the name of the group that took control of Afghanistan in 1998?
the Taliban
This nation was formerly known as East Pakistan.
Bangladesh
This Congress Party leader was independent India's first prime minister.
Jawaharlal Nehru
This politician was twice elected prime minister of Pakistan but was removed from office in 1996.
Benazir Bhutto
The civil war between Tamils and others in this Buddhist-dominated country began in the early 1980s.
Sri Lanka

This Muslim League leader died shortly after becoming the first governor-general of independent Pakistan.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
This former prime minister of India was assassinated by a Tamil terrorist in 1991 while campaigning forreelection.
Rajiv Gandhi
This mostly Hindu country is the world's largest democracy.
India
This prime minister of India was assassinated by Sikh extremists in retaliation for ordering the attack on theGolden Temple.
Indira Gandhi
Known as the Mahatma, or "Great Soul" of the Indian independence movement, this Congress Party leaderwas assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu extremist.
Mohandas Gandhi
A cease-fire line established by the UN in 1949 left a third of this territory under Pakistani control and therest under Indian control.
Kashmir
This is the name given to a 1917 letter from a British foreign secretary who seemed to make promises toboth Zionists and Palestinians.
Balfour Declaration
This occurred in 1956 when Egyptian president Gamal Nasser seized control of certain French and Britishbusiness interests in Egypt.
Suez Crisis
This resulted in Israel's 1967 annexation of the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, Jerusalem, and the WestBank.
Six-Day War
In 1978, this Israeli prime minister signed the Camp David Accords and agreed to return the Sinai Peninsulato Egypt.
Menachem Begin
This Egyptian president signed the Camp David Accords and recognized Israel as a legitimate state, enragingmany Arabs.
Anwar Sadat
This Egyptian president took office after the assassination of Anwar Sadat by Muslim extremists in 1981; hekept the peace with Israel.
Hosni Mubarak
In the 1970s and 1980s, this group's military wing conducted a violent campaign against Israel, which, in turn,bombed Palestinian towns thought to be the group's strongholds.
PLO
In the late 1980s, Palestinians began this "uprising, " a campaign of civil disobedience that succeeded inputting international pressure on Israel.
intifada

This Palestinian leader took part in reaching the Oslo peace agreement.

Yasir Arafat

This Israeli prime minister signed the Oslo peace agreement and was assassinated in 1995 by a Jewishextremist.

Yitzhak Rabin