Emerging Nations

India

100

What is a Partition?

Division of a territory into separate political units (example: the partition of British India into India and Pakistan)

200

Britain had ruled India since —

mid-1700s (often cited: 1757 as start of British East India Company dominance)

300

India gained independence on August 15 of —

1947

400

The Great ___ March in April of —

Salt March, 1930

500

The ___, created to be the government after the British left India — Dominion of India / interim government organized by the

INC- Indian National Congress 

Malaysia/Singapore

100

Malaysia independence from Britain —

1957

200

1965 expulsion — Leaders and representatives from

Singapore

300

Singapore independent in —

1965

400

In 1971, East Pakistan became —

Bangladesh

500

Over __ ______ people died — estimates vary; commonly cited range for 1971 Bangladesh conflict is

over a million

Algeria

100

1830 – ______ invaded Algeria

France

200

1962 – Algeria gained __________ from __________

 independence from France

300

The French sent over ________________ troops into Algeria to fight the FLN

Half a million

400

The new prime minister will be __________________, leader of the FLN

Ahmed Ben Bella

500

In 1986: Corazon Aquino won election but —--------------initially refused to step down

 Ferdinand Marcos

Kenya

100

1. Kenya is located in — 

East Africa

200

1. __________ is the most popular city, known as the capital of Kenya — 

Nairobi

300

1. Kenya’s languages are — 

English & Swahili

400

1. Kenya’s first president was — 

Jomo Kenyatta

500

1. Demanded 99-year lease (Who?) — 

Britain/Great Britain demanded the 99-year lease

Ghana

100

1. Ghana became an ____ state on March 6, 

1957 — independent state (independence date: March 6, 1957)

200

_____ in the continent of Africa was one of the first African nations to gain independence —

Ghana

300

1. Tunku Abdul ________ stepped down as prime minister, and Tun Abdul ________ took over — 

Tunku Abdul Rahman stepped down; Tun Abdul Razak became prime minister

400

Congo is famous for its natural resources, including minerals like __________ and copper —

diamonds, cobalt, coltan, copper

500

1. The first president was __________, who served from 1960 to 1965 — 

Joseph