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"occupied Japan"
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name for the time period just after WWII during which the U.S. controlled Japan
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Supervised the rebuilding of Japan for most of this period.
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General Douglas MacArthur
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Recieved its full independence from Britain
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India
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Because of religious difference, the area called India was divided into these two countries. Name these countries and the religion
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Present day India: majority were Hindu
Present day Pakistan: majority were Muslim |
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the division caused fighting between __________ & __________-hundreds of thousands were killed
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Muslims and Hindus
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Assassinated (Indian)
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Mohandas Gandhi
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First prime minister of India
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Nehru
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Friend of Mohandas Gandhi
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Nehru
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Not related to Mohandas Gandhi (2 people)
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Indira Gandhi and Rajiv
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Prime minister after Nehru
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Indira Gandhi
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Daughter of Nehru
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Indira Gandhi
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assassinated while in office
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Indira Gandhi
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Assassinated by bodyguards
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Indira Gandhi
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Prime Minister after Indira
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Rajiv
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Indira's son
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Rajiv
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Grandson of Nehru
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Rajiv Gandhi
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Grandson of Nehru
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Rajiv Gandhi
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Assassinated while campaigning for the office of Prime Minister
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Rajiv Gandhi
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One country although separated by more than a thousand miles
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East and West Pakistan
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One country although separated by more than a thousand miles
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East and West Pakistan
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Known as Bangladesh
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East Pakistan
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Became a separate country
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East Pakistan, also known as Bangladesh
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Very poor country
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East Pakistan/Bangladesh
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Has suffered many droughts, floods and famines
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East Pakistan/Bangladesh
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West Pakistan has been called ______________ since 1971
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Pakistan
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______ ________ _________ were instituted in China
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Five Year Plans
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Farmers were forced to move to __________-___________ ________
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government owned farms
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Took over all industries
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Government
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Serious problems occurred, including the _________ of millions from __________
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death of millions from starvation
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Some ______ _________ ________ _______ began to question Mao Zedong's leadership
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Chinese communist party officials
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Launched the cultural revolution
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Mao and his supporters
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Mao's opponents were _____ (many were ___________ and others _________)
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purged (many were punished and others executed
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China was in _______
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turmoil
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Disputes between _____________ ________ and _______ _______ had caused a split between the two nations
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Communist China and Soviet Union
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The split between Communist China and Soviet Union was called
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Sino-Soviet Split
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The relationships between the ___ and _________ _____ improved
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U.S. and Communist China
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_________ _______ became the first U.S. President to visit Communist China
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Richard Nixon
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Mao ______
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died
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Mikhail Gorbachev visited _________ _____
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Communist China
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Why did Gorbachev decided to visit Communist China?
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to improve Russia's relationship with Communist China
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The Gorbachev/Zedong meeting was
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the first meeting of a Russian leader and a Chinese leader since 1959
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Located in China's capital city
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Tianenmen Square
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China's capital city
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Beijing
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Beijing is also known as
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Peking
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April and May, thousands of Chinese gathered here to ______ against the goverment
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Tianenmen Square to protest
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Chinese troops forced the people to leave here: thousands were _____ or ________
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Tianenmen Square, killed or wounded
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Still a communist nation today
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China
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owned by the U.S. from 1898 to 1946
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Phillipines
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Received its independence from the U.S.
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Phillipines
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Controlled by the Turks for hundreds of years
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Palestine
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At the end of WWII, this area was _______ _____ from the Turks
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taken away
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Two groups wanted control of Palestine: name these
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1. Jews
2. Arabs |
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Name the thing Jews and Arabs had in common
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Both had lived in Palestine in ancient times
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the Arabs were mainly (religion)
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Muslims
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The Jewish people began the _________ movement
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Zionist
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Zionist movement was
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the Jewish people wanting their own country formed in Palestine
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After the _________, more Jews moved to the ___________ area
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Holocaust, more Jews moved to the Palestine area
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The __________ ____________ wanted to divide Palestine area into two parts
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United Nations
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These two areas would be for the ________ and __________
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Jews and Arabs
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Jews established the nation of ________ in _____ of Palestine
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Israel in part
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The following day, ______ _________ attacked Israel
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Arab countries
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Who won the Jewish-Arab war after months of fighting?
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The Jews
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Jews from around the world moved to _____
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Israel
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Today, there is no nation called _______
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Palestine
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The area previously called Palestine is mainly _____ property
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Jewish
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Palestine is a _______, not a _________
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Area, not a nation
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Arabs in the area of Palestine (or who left the area of Palestine) became known as ____________
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Palestinians
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Most (arabs that lived in this region) believed the _________ ___ ________ should not exist
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nation of Israel
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Some (arabs that lived in the region of palestine) organized a group called
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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Goal of PLA was to ____ over ______'s land
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take over Israel's land
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The Palestine Liberation Organization was headed by
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Yasir Arafat
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The Palestine Liberation Organization was involved in many __________ _________
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terrorist activities
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The Arabs and Jews have fought several wars-the most important was the ______ _____ war
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Six Day War
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Israel gained several pieces of Arab territory-name these (5 pieces)
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1. Gaza Strip (from Egypt)
2. Sinai Peninsula (from Egypt) 3. Golan Heights (from Syria) 4. Arab part of Jerusalem (from Palestinians) 5. West Bank of the Jordan River (from Jordan |
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Name the "occupied territories"
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Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, Golan heights, Arab part of Jerusalem, West Bank of Jordan River
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Agreement signed by the leader of Egypt and the leader of Israel (Arab and Jew)
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Camp David Peace Accords
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________ agreed to recognize the right of Israel to exist
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Egypt
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Israel returned the _______ ___________ to Egypt
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Sinai Peninsula
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Arafat said the ___ would no longer oppose the existence of Israel if Israwl would give some of the _________ ________ to the Palestinians
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PLO / occupied territories
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Palestinians received the right to begin controlling the ____ ___ and part of the __ _____
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Gaza Strip West Bank
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The Palestinians wanted their own _____
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nation
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Today, ____ percent of Israels' population is ______-most of the remainder is _________
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75/Jewish/Palestinian
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OPEC stands for
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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The OPEC is made up mainly of ________ ________ nations
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Middle Eastern
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These countries often agree not to sell oil ____ _______ _____
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below certain price
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The predominant religious group in the Middle East is _______
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Islam
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Two main groups of Muslims exist. Name these two groups
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1. Shiites
2. Sunnis (Sunnites) |
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Muslim extremists have numerous terrorist groups including: (4)
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1. Islamic Jihad
2. Hezbollah 3. Homas 4. Al Quaida |
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Revolution took place there
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Iran
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Leader (___ ____) was overthrown-he fled _____
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(the shah) was overthrown-he fled Iran
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Leader after present leader was overthrown
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Ayatollah Khomeini
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President ________ _______ allowed the ____ to enter the U.S. to recieve medical treatment
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Jimmy Carter, shah
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Iranians captured the ___ ________ in ____
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U.S. Embassy in Iran
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More than __ ___________ were taken hostage
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50 Americans
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Iranians demanded the _________ _ _ ______ to ____ in exchange for the ______ they later planned to _______ _ ____
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return of the shah to Iran in exchange for the hostages, they later planned to execute the shah
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The U.S.'s answer to the Iranian kidnapper's demands was
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not to return the shah
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_____ left the U.S.-died in ____
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Shah, Egypt
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______ were finally ______ after being held ___ months
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Hostages were finally released after being held 14 months
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_________ was the leader of Iran until his death
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Khomeini
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How many countries sent troops to fight Iraq and which country sent the most troops?
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About 30, U.S.
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President during the Persian Gulf War was
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George Bush (not current president, but Bush Sr.
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Iraq's powerful army overran _______
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Kuwait
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President Bush ordered an_____ against Iraq
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embargo
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President Bush orders deployment of ____ _________ _____ and warplanes to __________
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U.S. combat troops/Saudi Arabia
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Iragi President _______ ______
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Saddam Hussein
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The __ ___________ _________ votes _-_ to give Iraq six weeks to pull its troops out of Kuwait before the __ and its allies in the gulf are free to launch a military strike
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UN Security Council/12-2/U.S.
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Said he would go to _____ for one last try at persuading the Iraqis to pull out of Kuwait
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Irag, the UN Secretary General
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The __ deadline expired
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UN
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The ____ launches ____ ______ against ____ and ______
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U.S. launches air attacks against Iraq and Kuwait
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_____ ground forces smash thorugh Iraqi-built defenses such as ____ and ______, crossing into _____ and ________ _____.
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US ground forces smash through Iraqi-built defenses such as berms and trenches, crossing into Kuwait and Southern Iraq
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_________ ____ acknowledges that the ground offensive has begun and says "___________________________________________________________"
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President Bush, says "The liberation of Kuwait has now entered a final phase"
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Desert Storm Commander
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General Norman Schwarzkopf
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Iraqi leaders agree to
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discuss terms for a permanent cease fire
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Persian Gulf war called
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Operation Desert Storm
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Queen of England
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Elizabeth II
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Prime Minister of England
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Tony Blair
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French President at end of WWII
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Charles de Gaulle
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Democratic government set here after the death of _________ ________
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Spain, Francisco Franco
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Constitutional monarchy today
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Spain, King Juan Carlos
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Taken over by Britain
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Ireland
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_____ often mistreated the _____
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Britain mistreated Irish
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Many _______ ______ sttled there-particularly in the ______ part
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English Protestants settled (in Ireland) northern part
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______ suffered discrimination
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Catholics
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After WWI, the ____________ ___ of Ireland was granted ____________
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southern part, independence
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Southern part of Ireland is called
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Republic of Ireland
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Separate country today
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Southern Ireland/Republic of Ireland
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Almost everyone here is Roman Catholic
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Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, independent
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Still part of Britain
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Northern Ireland
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Most people here are Protestant
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Northern Ireland
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Almost all want to remain under British control
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Northern Ireland (controlled by England)
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Minority here are Catholics
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Northern Ireland
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Almost all _______ want to unite _________ ____ with the _________ ___ ___________
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catholics want to unite Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland
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Fighting between the ________ and ___________ in ___________ _________- has occurred for years and is still occurring
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Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland
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IRA
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Means Irish Republican Army
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wants to unite __________ _______- with _________ ________ ___ _____________
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Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland
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Involved in ___________ ___________ in Northern Ireland and England
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terrorist activities
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involved in ______ _________ in _________ ___________ and __________
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Irish Republican Army, terrorist activies in Northern Ireland and England
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Began with 6 European nations
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Common Market
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Purpose of Common Market
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To make it easier for these countries to trade with each other
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Name of Common Market changed to
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European Union
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Today, ___ European nations are members
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25
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Most of these nations now use the same
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currency
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what is the currency used by European Union?
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the euro
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These nations elect members to a ____________ _______________
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European Parliament
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Received the USSR'S seat on the UN security council when the Societ Union ceased to exist
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Russia
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Past President
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Boris Yeltsin
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President today in Russia
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Vladimir Putin
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Split into 2 separate nations
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Czechoslovakia
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The 2 new nations are named __________- and ___________
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Slovakia and Czech Republic
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Past communist country
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Yugoslavia
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Many different nationalities here
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Yugoslavia
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civil war began here
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Yugoslavia
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old country no longer exists-it is now divided into __ natoins, one is called _________
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5, Yugoslavia
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Members of Al Quaida crashed 2 planes into the _________ _________ ______ and one plane into_ ___________
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World Trade Center and one in the Pentagon
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U.S. headquarters military in __________ _____
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washington dc, Pentagon
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How many people were killed in the terrorist attacks?
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3000
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U.S. attacked ___________- because the government of that country supported ____ ________ and allowed the terrorist group to ______ there
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Afghanistan because the government of that country supported Al Quaida and allowed the terrorist group to train there
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government of Afghanistan that was overthrown
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Taliban
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1948
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Israel became a nation
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1979
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Iranians captured U.S. embassy in Iran
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1991
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Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm_
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