Independent Nations of South Asia
Misc.
Struggles In Africa
Modern Conflicts
Syria
100

a division of a sub-continent

What is partition?

100
another term for unity. It is frequently associated with Africanism and Arabism
what is pan?
100

An ANC leader who had organized peaceful protests. In the early 1960s, ______ was arrested, tried, and condemned to life in prison for treason. Even in prison, he remained a powerful symbol of the struggle for freedom.

Who was Nelson Mandela?

100

The belief of maintaining traditional religious values in a country.

What is fundamentalism?
100
The current president of Syria.
Who is Basha al-Assad?
200
What were the two major groups of India?
A majority of Indians were Hindu, but millions were Muslim.
200

means something that is non-religious.

What is secular?
200
when loyalty to social/ethnic groups lead to civil war in many parts of Africa, such as Nigeria.
What is tribalism?
200

In Libya, this dictator ordered his military to fire upon protestors, even using helicopters to kill the demonstrators. With the help of NATO, the people overthrew and killed him.

Who was Muammar Quaddafi?
200
Movement in Syria to bring democracy to an oppressive government.
What is Arab Spring?
300

Was daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, and served as prime minister between 1966 and 1984. Her and her son were assassinated

Who was Indira Gandhi?

300
Osama Bin Laden was part of this terrorist group.
What is Al Qaeda?
300

The severe segregation and discrimination of the black-african majority in south africa by the white-african minority. it began to expand throughout the country in 1948. Blacks had to get permission to travel, marriages between races were banned, segregation was required at restaurants, beaches, and schools. Blacks were paid less than whites, and could not own land in most areas.

What is apartheid?

300

In 1980, the Iraqi dictator took advantage of turmoil in neighboring iran following its islamic revolution by seizing a disputed border region. The United States invaded Iraq with a coalition army and toppled this dictator, who was tried and executed for war crimes by a new Iraqi government.

Who was Saddam Hussein?
300
Religious minority(12 % of the Syrian population) that holds key Syrian positions in the government and military.
Who are the Alawites?
400
system of social stratification in India
Caste System
400

government led by religious leaders.

what is a theocracy? 
400

The tutsi and hutus were two groups in constant conflict. When the hutu president was shot down on his way back from peace talks, the Hutus began a 100 days of genocide, killing tutsis. This took place in __________

What was the Genocide in Rawanda?

400

US President George H.W. Bush decided to invade Iraq. The United States and its allies quickly won the war and Kuwait was liberated. The US government continued to see Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as a threat to their control over middle eastern oil

What is the Persian Gulf War?
400
Chemicals used in Syrian government attacks on the rebels and civilians.
Chlorine and/or Sarin
500

A state in the Himalayas. In 1947, hindu rulers tried to join India, but the muslim majority wanted to be part of Pakistan leading to decades of conflict.

What is Kashmir?
500
Bin Laden was found hiding in this country.
What is Pakistan?
500

He was a black south African bishop who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent opposition to apartheid.

Who was Desmond Tutu?

500
What does ISIS stand for?
Islamic state of Iraq and Syria 
500
Ethnic military force fighting to defend its traditional homeland from both government forces and ISIS. This one group puts the US and Turkey at odds with each other.
Who are the PYD (Kurds)?
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