Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated by a: |
Hindu extremist. |
|
|
Gandhi and Nehru opposed the partition of India because: |
they believed that India could be successful multicultural state. |
|
|
Gandhi predicted that "rivers of blood" would flow in the wake of the creation of: |
Pakistan |
|
|
The nonalignment movement remained weak because: |
many nonaligned states needed and accepted aid from either the United States or Soviet Union. |
|
|
A Geneva Peace Conference regarding Vietnam in 1954: (4) |
-followed the defeat of France at Dienbienphu. -determined that Vietnam would be temporarily divided at the 17th parallel. -determined that Ho Chi Minh and the communists would have control of North Vietnam. -determined that democratic elections would be held as soon as possible. |
|
|
The Balfour Declaration of 1917 promised that Palestine would: |
become a homeland for immigrant Jews. |
|
|
Britain withdrew from Palestine in 1947 because: |
they could not resolve the conflict between Palestinians and Jews. |
|
|
Who seized power after a bloodless coup ended the monarchy of Egypt's King Farouk? |
Kwame Nkrumah |
|
|
Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser gained great international prestige when her: |
succeeded in retaking the Suez Canal from the British. |
|
|
the main reason France fought to retain its colony of Algeria because: |
there were two million French settlers in Algeria. |
|
|
In "The Wretched of the Earth," Frantz Fanon: |
urged the use of violence against colonial oppressors. |
|
|
Conflicts between native Kikuyu and British settlers intensified in Kenya after WWII because: |
white settlers had seized the best farmlands for years, and the Kikuyu had been crowded onto tribal reserves and reduced to the status of wage laborers. |
|
|
As a result of the Cultural Revolution in China: |
the educated elite were persecuted, and China was deprived of their talent. |
|
|
Deng Xiaoping: |
brought free market reforms to China. |
|
|
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated because she: |
permitted an attack on Sikh extremists at the sacred Golden Temple. |
|
|
What is NOT a reason Arab Nationalism failed to materialize? |
They shared a common language and culture. |
|
|
The regime of the Iranian Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was overthrown because: (3) |
-he alienated conservative Shia Muslims with his secular reforms. -his repressive policies alienated leftist politicians. -he allowed US corporations to heavily influence the economy. -he allowed heavy US military and economic involvement. |
|
|
Argentina int he late 1970's and early 1980's: |
was ruled by military dictators who caused the "disappearance" of thousands. |
|
|
In both Guatemala and Nicaragua in the 1950's and 1960's: |
the US supported military dictatorships that were anticommunist. |
|
|
Apartheid ended in South America because: (3) |
-the Sharpeville massacre instituted a new era of radical activism against it. -the international community imposed economic sanctions against South Africa. -President de Klerk convicted his party to dismantle the system and hold free elections. -the African National Congress provided a vehicle for resistance. |
