collapse of european imperialism

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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legalized the anc, released nelson mandela and repealed segregation laws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


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