New Nation SouthE Asia
She was a widow of Benigno Aquino who was elected in 1986
Cocazon Aquina
Who was the first famous female prime minister of India?
Indira Gandhi
In the Philippines, the government battled these local Communists with strong peasant support
Huks
What does BJP stand for?
Bharatiya Janata Party
Soviet invasion drove over a million Afghan refugee out of Afghanistan into Pakistan
Ferdinand Marcos has this popular rivaled murdered
Benigno Aquino
Where did the Sikhs go after they rebelled?
Golden Temple
Over 100,00 were left dead after being hit by this natural disaster in Aceh
Tsunami
Who were the first countries to emerge to independent nation after WWII?
India and Pakistan
Who were Sikhs and who did they slaughter in Pakistan
Skihs were member of an Indian religious minority they slaughtered Muslims who were fleeing along the crowded roads into Pakistan
He was elected a Philippines president in 1965 who later became dictator and abandoned democracy
Ferdinand Marcos
What was the Third World?
Countries that belonged together of the Cold War Alliance
This very poor new nation gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 and struggled to meet its people needs
East Timor
Where did the conference for independent states take place?
Bandung, Indonesia
Following Independence, what did India and Pakistan fight a war over?
they fought over Kashmir, a state in the Himalayas with Muslim and Hindu population
This country attempted to regain power in Indonesia, but failed when Indonesia gained independence
the Netherlands
What was the biggest economy problem in India?
Food was decreasing due to the growth of birth rate
The Indonesian democrat, parliamentary government was set up by this first-time president
Sukarno
In 1971, when Bangalis declared their independence for East Pakistan, what did they rename the East?
Bangladesh "Bengali Nation"
What action did India and Pakistan take that alarmed other nations in India?
Launched a program to develop nuclear weapons
Suharto
How did Islamic fundamentalist gain power
Islamic fundamentalists were able to gain power through ties with Afghan refugees who usually turn to Islamic fundamentalism
This country suffered under a brutal government who had unlimited power and was granted independence from Britain in 1948
Burma or Myanmar
Pakistan and Bangladesh took different paths... How was Pakistan divided?
Pakistan was divided by East and West;
East were usually Bengalis and West came from ethnic groups
Why did the nations split
Muslims were scared of discrimination, most of the congress party were hindus