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1. The dividing of India into two nations was referred to as... |
The Partition |
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2. After gaining their independence, India and Pakistan fought a war over
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Kashmir |
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3. Pakistan began as a divided nation. Its east and west regions were separated by
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Krishna River |
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4. After World War II, the greatest source of U.S.-Filippino conflict was |
US Military bases in the Philippines |
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5. Which of the following is true of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi?
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She is active in the National League for Democracy |
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French-speaking Africans and West Indians formed a movement to celebrate African culture, heritage, andvalues called
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Negritude |
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The Mau Mau was
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a secret society that wanted to liberate Kenya from British rule.
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The 1956 Suez Crisis began when
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Egypt seized control of the Suez Canal.
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The long-time dictator of the Congo (formally the Belgian Congo) was
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Mobutu Sese Seko.
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In 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by
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Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin.
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Which of the following has caused much of the violence in Sri Lanka?
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a militant minority trying to achieve independence
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The extremist Islamic group that seized control of Afghanistan during the 1990s was known as the
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Taliban |
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Which of the following colonies became an independent city-state with a standard of living far higher thanany of its Southeast Asia neighbors?
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Singapore
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Which former colony of France was torn apart in the 1990s by a deadly civil war between the governmentand Islamic militants?
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Algeria
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Which of the following was NOT true of the intifada in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?
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caused Israel to declare war on Palestine
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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?
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the Six-Day War
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Why did the UN fail in its plan to create a Palestinian State in the late 1940s?
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The Palestinians objected to receiving only part of the Mandate of Palestine.
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Which of the following might have relocated after the partition of India?
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a Muslim in India
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Which of the following was caused by religious conflict?
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the civil war in Sri Lanka
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What hindered the development of the Philippines after it gained independence?
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economic and political dependence on the United States
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Which of the following contributed to Singapore's high standard of living?
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Singapore was one of the busiest ports in the world.
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During the late 1900s, how were the Philippines, Myanamar, and Algeria similar?
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They all had rulers who refused to accept the results of an election.
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In which of the followings ways were the Mau Mau and the PLO similar?
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Both fought for the liberation of their respective peoples.
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How were the assassinations of Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat similar?
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Each assassin came from the leader's own religion.
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How did the Declaration of Principles affect Palestinians living in Gaza in 1993?
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They were able to elect their own political representatives.
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What caused the emergence of nine independent nation states in Central Asia?
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the collapse of the Soviet Union
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Which of the following countries wanted access to the Indian Ocean through Afghanistan? |
Russia
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What is the name of the group that fought against the Soviet-supported government in Afghanistan?
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mujahideen
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What is the name of the group that took control of Afghanistan in 1998?
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the Taliban
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This nation was formerly known as East Pakistan.
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Bangladesh
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This Congress Party leader was independent India's first prime minister.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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This politician was twice elected prime minister of Pakistan but was removed from office in 1996.
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Benazir Bhutto
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The civil war between Tamils and others in this Buddhist-dominated country began in the early 1980s.
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Sri Lanka
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This Muslim League leader died shortly after becoming the first governor-general of independent Pakistan.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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This former prime minister of India was assassinated by a Tamil terrorist in 1991 while campaigning forreelection.
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Rajiv Gandhi
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This mostly Hindu country is the world's largest democracy.
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India
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This prime minister of India was assassinated by Sikh extremists in retaliation for ordering the attack on theGolden Temple.
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Indira Gandhi
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Known as the Mahatma, or "Great Soul" of the Indian independence movement, this Congress Party leaderwas assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu extremist.
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Mohandas Gandhi
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A cease-fire line established by the UN in 1949 left a third of this territory under Pakistani control and therest under Indian control.
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Kashmir
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This is the name given to a 1917 letter from a British foreign secretary who seemed to make promises toboth Zionists and Palestinians.
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Balfour Declaration
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This occurred in 1956 when Egyptian president Gamal Nasser seized control of certain French and Britishbusiness interests in Egypt.
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Suez Crisis
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This resulted in Israel's 1967 annexation of the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, Jerusalem, and the WestBank.
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Six-Day War
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In 1978, this Israeli prime minister signed the Camp David Accords and agreed to return the Sinai Peninsulato Egypt.
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Menachem Begin
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This Egyptian president signed the Camp David Accords and recognized Israel as a legitimate state, enragingmany Arabs.
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Anwar Sadat
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This Egyptian president took office after the assassination of Anwar Sadat by Muslim extremists in 1981; hekept the peace with Israel.
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Hosni Mubarak
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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.
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PLO
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In the late 1980s, Palestinians began this "uprising, " a campaign of civil disobedience that succeeded inputting international pressure on Israel.
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intifada
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This Palestinian leader took part in reaching the Oslo peace agreement. |
Yasir Arafat |
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This Israeli prime minister signed the Oslo peace agreement and was assassinated in 1995 by a Jewishextremist. |
Yitzhak Rabin |