collapse of european imperialism
who was desmond tutu
a black bishop that convinced foreign nations and businesses to stop trade to segregated south africa
what is sikhism?
a blend of hindu and islamic elements
the middle east is a crossroads for where
africa, asia and europe
what prejudices exist in the middle east
antisemation. arab israeli conflict
won the 1990 election in southeast asia. is under house arrest still today
aung san suu kyi
who opposed the westernization of iran
ayatollah khameni
how did cambodia remove western influence
by starting a reign of terror
what policy did gandhi use?
civil disobedience
what has tribalism led to?
civil war
what was the result of african boundaries?
civil war
what were african boundaries based off of?
colonial powers
what did the independence of india set off?
conflict
what happened in israel between 1948 and the mid 1980s
conflict over land. jews migrated to israel
what was the cause for islamic fundamentalism
conservative muslims wanted a strict theocracy based on their religion
the existence of the middle east crossroads led to enormous
diversity and conflict
the gold coast was a colony of whom?
england
in rwanda, ethnic conflict led to what?
genocide
what was the "killing fields"
genocide of more than a million cambodians
what is the gold coast renamed?
ghana
who made up the majority in india?
hindus
what is the worlds largest democracy?
india
who was the first female prime minister of india in 1966?
indira gandhi
change in iranian government was known as what
iranian revolution
what was the camp david account
israel and egypt drew up a peace treaty
who was indias first prime minister?
jawaharlal nehru
who was inspired by the work of ghandi, and organized a political party, while fighting for the gold coasts independence?
kwame nkrumah
who was jomo kenyatta
led kenyas independence struggle. kenyas first prime minister
what did f.w. deklerk do as south african president?
legalized the anc, released nelson mandela and repealed segregation laws
what is tribalism?
loyalty to ones tribe
how did ayatollah khameni change irans leadership
made a conservative government
in 1953, with the help of the british and the americans, who came to power in iran?
muhammad reza pahlavi
what was burma formerly called
myanmar
who was a leader of the and that was sentenced to prison for life in 1964?
nelson mandela
what is the middle easts main natural resource
oil
in 1947, what nation was created as a muslim state?
pakistan
what organization formed by easier arafat resisted the israeli state
palestine liberation organization
the name for the division of a nation is?
partition
who was the leader of the khmer rouge
pol pot
what did apartheid require?
required all nonwhites to live in complete segregation
define apartheid
separation of the races
what did the plot use against israel?
terrorist tactics and guerrilla warfare
what was created in africa in 1912?
the african national congress
who ruled vietnam since the 1800s
the french
what 2 groups have claimed a right to palestine
the jews and the arabs
in cambodia, what werethe communist guerrillas who took over the government known as ?
the khmer rouge
what area has been an area of tension and change since 1945
the middle east
the caste system has a stronger affect in what areas of india?
the rural areas
who's plan divided palestine in 1947
the un and the british
why did whites make apartheid official in 1948?
to control the nations government and economy
what was reza pahlavis goal for iran
to modernize
what did the anc use to oppose apartheid?
violence, boycotts, and nonviolent civil disobedience
what has oil brought to the middle east
wealth
The period after _______ marked the collapse of_____?
world war ii, european colonialism
2 results of the iranian revolution
. women lost rights .no separation of religion and government
before 1994, rwanda was ___% hutu and __%tutsi
85, 14
who played an important part in the independence of india?
Gandhi