Vocab
the theory that countries that are resource rich fail to benefit from resources, such as territories in Africa, like the Congo.
The Resource Curse
An Indian lawyer and anti-colonialist who led the non-violent resistance movement for the successful campaign of Indian independence from British rule.
Mohandas Ghandi
Gained independence from Britain in 1947. Asian country that has the largest population in the world. Majority Hindu population, ruled by the Caste system.
India
This African nation gained independence from Britain in 1957, led by revolutionary Kwame Nkurmah who had ideas for a "New Africa" united after decolonization
Ghana
This set of Pacific islands gained independence from the United States on July 4th, 1946. They are home to the terrorist separatist group known as Abu Sayyaf
The Phillipines
the movement to reestablish the nation of Israel for the Jewish people.
Zionism
The first female president of the Philippines and established the current fifth democratic republic.
Corazon Aquino
Gained independence from Britain one day sooner than India in 1947. Asian nation. Split from the Indian colony in the independence partition to split the Hindu population from the Muslim population
Pakistan
This African nation gained independence from Britain in 1963. This country struggles with postcolonial ethnic conflicts and was led by Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya
This Pacific-Asian territory was controlled by the British until 1957. The formally split from Singapore in 1965.
Malaysia
The policy of segregation and discrimination in South Africa
Apartheid
A small, but very powerful Jihadist, separatist Muslim group in the Philippines closely tied to the Muijahdeen
Abu Sayyaf
formerly known as East Pakistan, this territory gained independence in 1971 from Pakistan after a civil war. East of India, was formerly a British colony prior to Pakistani independence in 1947.
Bangladesh
This African nation gained independence from Great Britain in 1910. However, it struggled with segregation and discrimination through the 20th century under the apartheid.
South Africa
This Pacific-Asian territory was controlled by the British until 1959. They later split with Malaysia due to ethnic and economic differences.
Singapore
The modern use of economic, social, and political pressures of Western nations to control former colonies.
Neocolonialism
Was a South-African anti-apartheid revolutionary president of South Africa in 1994-1999 after winning the first fully democratic representative election
Nelson Mandela
Asian nation which gained independence from Great Britain in 1947, home of the Tamil Tiger terrorist group, subject to many natural disasters, especially floods.
Sri Lanka
Gained independence from Belgium in 1960. This country is one of the most resource rich nations in Africa. However, it has suffered from poverty due to the dictatorship of Mobuto Sese Seko who has built a personal fortune of an estimated $5B off this country's resources
The Congo
Started in 1948 when Israel declared itself an independent state. Following, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria declared war on Israel.
Arab-Israeli War
The dominance of one country over another, specifically socially. An example of this is Western cultural dominance over Asian and African after Imperialism
Burmese Politician who played a vital role in the transition from the military junta in Myanmar to a democracy. Has been arrested and put on trial many times for her role in the transformation.
Aung San Suu Kyi
this Asian nation has been known by two names since gaining independence from Britain in 1948. Many of its people have suffered under the military junta and there has been split power between the military and democratic leaders.
Burma
This African nation gained independence from Portugal in 1975 led by the MPLA, or the Popular Movement for Liberation of ____.
Angola
A conflict in 1967 in which Israel conducted an air assault on Palestine and acquired the territories of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank.