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Palestine became a part of what country in 1948? | ISRAEL |
What 2 countries were British mandates after WWI? | PALESTINE AND JORDAN (TRANS-JORDAN) |
What 2 countries were French mandates after WWI? | SYRIA ND LEBANON |
Conflicts in the Middle East are often based on what? | RELIGION |
What happened to the League of Nations mandates after WWII? | THEY WERE PHASED OUT |
Where was the mandate system most active after WWI? | THE MIDDLE EAST (FORMER OTTOMAN EMPIRE) |
The official policy of strict racial separation and discrimination practiced in South Africa was called what? | APARTHEID |
Name 4 countries who lost their colonies in Africa after WWII? | GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, PORTUGAL, BELGIUM |
Many nations in this part of Africa gained their independence peacefully. | WEST AFRICA |
Name 1 of the 3 characteristics of the independence movement in Africa. | PRIDE IN AFRICAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE(NATIONALISM) |
Name 2nd of 3 characteristics of the independence movement in Africa. | GREAT RESENTMENT TOWARDS IMPERIAL RULE AND ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION (SELF-DETERMINATION) |
Name 3rd of 3 characteristics of the independence movement in Africa. | INFLUENCE OF USA/USSR COLD WAR RIVALRIES |
Who led Kenya’s independence struggle? | KENYATTA |
What European nation controlled Kenya? | GREAT BRITAIN |
What was the last continent to gain independence from European imperialism? | AFRICA |
Where was self-determination guaranteed? | THE CHARTER OF THE UNITEDE NATIONS |
The right of a people to decide their own political status or govt is called what? | SELF-DETERMINATION |
What was the result of the conflict betwenn Hindus and Muslims in India in 1947? | INDIA WAS DIDIVED INTO INDIA AND EAST AND WEST PAKISTAN |
What 2 religions came into conflict in India? | HINDUISM AND ISLAM |
Who fought a war for independence from France? | ALGERIA |
Where is Algeria? | NORTH AFRICA |
What 2 policies were used to gain independence in India? | CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND PASSIVE RESISTENCE |
Who led the Indian independence movement? | MOHANDAS GANDHI |
What was the previous name of Sri Lanka? | CEYLON |
Where is Sri Lanka? | Island off the southern tip of India. |
What was the previous name of Bangladesh? | EAST PAKISTAN |
What was the previous name of Pakistan? | WEST PAKISTAN |
What nation controlled India before WWII? | GREAT BRITAIN |