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launched a nonviolent campaign of indian non-cooperation with the british
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mohandas ghandi
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india's national political party
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congress party
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organization foundedd in 1906 in india to protect muslim interests
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muslim league
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term given to the division of india to seperate hindu and muslim nations
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partition
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leader of the muslim league
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muhammad ali jinnah
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new nation divided by division of india
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pakistan
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small region at the northern point of india next to pakistan causing conflict between indias muslims and hindus
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kashmir
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independent indias first prime minister
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jawaharal nehru
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woman elected as indias prime minister in 1966( took nehrus place and was assasinated)
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indira ghandi
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new name for east pakistan after it declared independence
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bangladesh
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woman twice elected prime minister after general zias death( killed him on trial)
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benazir bhutto
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small island nation off the southwest coast of india that has been the site of a civil war between tamils and other groups
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sri lanka
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becomes prime minister after indira and he is also assasinated - the problem still continue in pakistan and india b/c of nuclear problems
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rajiv ghandi
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is known for helping terrorists iran, afghanistan, etc. india is going to support the east
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pakistan
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Why did the filipinos object to the bell act?
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free trade to us and phillipines 8 yrs followed by increased tariffs
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why did they agree to sign the bell act
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worried american business going to exploit it
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why did the united states demaqnd a long lease on its military and naval bases in the phillipines
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both were pacific powers w/bases close to allies of the us and resources vital to us interests
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why does the phillipine constitution restrict the president to a single term of office
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it intended to prevent the abuse of power that occurred during marcos 20 yr rule
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what did general ne win's role play in recent burmese history
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set up military gov't to make it a socialistic state
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What role did the national league for democracy play in recent burmese history
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won majority of the seats in 1990 and pro-democracy
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What is the current political status of singapore
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independent city state
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what is the current political status of malaya and sarawak and sabah
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federation of malasia
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what factors finally forced indonesian dictator suharto to step down
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growing unrest over both gov't repressive and cripling economic crisis
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was almost exiled in the us and called him to come back to run against marcos and got assassinated
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benigno aquino
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was elected president of the phillipines in 1965; the country suffered under his rule from 1966-1986(corrupt pres)
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ferdinand marcos
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in the elections of 1986, aquinos widow challenged marcos and defeated him
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corazon aquino
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in 1988 returned to burma after many years abroad and placed under house arrest for pro-democrat ideas
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aung san suu kyi
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lead the effort to establish and independent indonesia known by his one name and became pres and gave dutch independence
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sukarno
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put down the rebellion turned indonesia into police state and killed 1/2 million to a million people
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suharto
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what were the goals of the phillipines immediately following wwII
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rebuild economy and restore manilla
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what postwar issues caused conflict between the us and the phillipiness
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signed bell act but phillipines worried us exploiting military bases
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what affect did ferdinand marcos rule have on the phillipines
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phillipines suffered and he imposed an authoritarian regime and stole million of $ and imposed martial law
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how did corazon aquino come into office
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challenged marcos and he declared he was the winner and the public had an outrage and she became the winner
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how have rebel's tactics affected life in the phillipines
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kidnapping and murdering people
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what events kept burma from gaining independence
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suffered repressive military govts with communists
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how did singapore become such a prosperous nation
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banking center and center of trade
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how did indonesia achieve independence
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when war ended and defeated japanese were forced to leave the people of india moved to establish a free nation
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the postwar movement that celebrated african culture and heritage was called
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the negritude movement
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the first african colony south of the sahara to gain independence
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gold coast(ghana)
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the leader who worked to liberate gold coast from the british
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kwame nkrumah
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the kenyan nationalist leader who forced the british to accept african self-govt
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jomo kenyatta
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the secret society made up mostly of african farmers forced out by the british
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the mau mau
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the first president of newly-independent algeria
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ahmed ben bella
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mobutu sese seko changed the name of the congo to
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zaire
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angolas independence movement was an attempt to free itself from the control of
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portugal
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