This person became Prime Minister in India two years after their father's death, who was the former Prime Minister.
Who is Indira Gandhi?
100
Good Friday marks the day when Quebec and the rest of Canada decided to settle their differences and stop fighting.
Quebec and Canada = Catholics and Protestants in Ireland
100
This Muslim nation stood up and fought a gruesome battle for independence against Russia; however, independence was never acquired.
What is Russia vs. Chechnya?
100
This term is the name of a nationless people who face much discrimination in Turkey.
Who are the Kurds?
100
The nation of Bangladesh was formally known as this.
What is East Pakistan?
200
The Indian and Pakistani people fight over who is actually in charge of this area.
What is Kashmir?
200
Indira Gandhi was murdered in India after Muslims overran the Golden Temple & her body guard turned against her.
Muslims = Sikhs
200
In the Gulf War, Iraq set their sights on this oil rich nation and invaded them in 1990.
What is Iraq versus Kuwait?
200
This is the technical term for the monarch of Iran.
What is the shah?
200
This organization was sent in to end the fighting in Kosovo and former Yugoslavia.
What is NATO?
300
Placed under house arrest for almost 20 years, this person is now back in elected office in Myanmar.
Who is Aung San Suu Kyi?
300
In order to help emerging nations in Africa, America said we would not any offer any countries a military alliance unless they were a democracy.
Military alliance = loan
300
After losing their power base in Yugoslavia, the Serbs turned their attention (and weapons) toward this small Muslim nation within their country.
What is Serbia vs. Kosovo?
300
This term is the name of the Catholic militia in Ireland that attacked the Northern Protestants.
What is the IRA (Irish Republican Army)?
300
A border dispute began this war in 1980.
What is the Iran-Iraq War?
400
Slobodan Milosevic was the leader in charge of this domineering country.
What is Serbia?
400
During the Suez Canal Crisis, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait to seize their oil fields.
Suez Canal Crisis = Gulf War
400
In the Philippines, this man murdered his presidential competition Benigno Aquino, only to have Aquino's wife ultimately defeat him in the next election.
What is Benigno Aquino vs. Ferdinand Marcos?
400
This term is the traditional head covering and/or garments worn by devout Muslim women.
What is a hejab?
400
This man was the first president of Indonesia, and well known for instilling a democratic government while in office.
Who is Sukarno?
500
This man was the second president of Indonesia. He began a dictatorship after seizing power from the democratic first president under the pretense of the threat of communism.
Who is Suharto?
500
During Sri Lanka's civil war the Dalits were fighting for an independent Hindu nation.
Dalits = Tamil Tigers
500
This "doubley determined" group chose to separate from Jomo Kenyatta and take a more violent approach to gaining freedom in Kenya from the British.
What is the British vs. the Mau Mau?
500
This term is the strict laws placed upon extremely devout Muslims. If you break this law, the consequences could be deadly.
What is sharia law?
500
The Christian Ibo, Muslim Hausa, and Yoruba are dominant groups in this nation.