General Vocab
The ancient social class system of India
WHAT IS THE CASTE SYSTEM?
Used "satyagraha" to lead India to independence from Great Britain (nonviolence)...
WHO IS MOHANDAS GANDHI?
The mountains of the northern Indian subcontinent that separated and isolated the subcontinent
WHAT ARE THE HIMALAYAS?
Famous Gandhi event challenging a British monopoly on a mineral found in the ocean
WHAT IS THE SALT MARCH?
In modern India, many people are moving into the massive cities, continuing this phenomenon
WHAT IS URBANIZATION?
Term for the British rule of India
WHAT IS THE RAJ?
Led the Vietnamese in their struggle against the French imperialists, later fought the US as the leader of North Vietnam
WHO IS HO CH MINH?
Seasonal winds that bring alternating dry and rainy seasons to much of Southeast Asia
WHAT ARE MONSOONS?
The rule of Aurangzeb and other oppressive, intolerant Mughal leaders led to fighting between these two religious groups
WHO ARE THE HINDUS AND MUSLIMS?
The political group pushing for more freedom from Britain for Indians; Gandhi became its leader
WHAT IS THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS?
The great change in food production with the introduction of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides
WHAT IS THE GREEN REVOLUTION?
Genocidal leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
WHO IS POL POT?
Place between India and Pakistan that both nations claimed, leading to several wars between them
WHAT IS KASHMIR?
The European company that would take over the rule of India from the Mughal Empire
WHAT IS THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY (BREICO)?
India and Vietnam both have an economy with elements of state-run socialism and capitalism. What are these type of economies called?
WHAT ARE MIXED ECONOMIES?
Refusal to comply with unjust laws to make the injustice visible
WHAT IS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE?
First prime minister of independent India ... his daughter and grandson would also hold that position
WHO IS JAWAHARAL NEHRU?
What East Pakistan became known as after successfully rebelling from West Pakistan in 1971 (with the help of India)
WHAT IS BANGLADESH?
After this "P" event, there was a bloodbath on the Indian subcontinent that Gandhi tried to stop with a fast
WHAT IS "PARTITION"?
The name of the South Vietnamese rebels who attempted to overthrow the US-backed South Vietnam government
WHO ARE THE VIET CONG (or VIET MINH, "CHARLIE")?
Refusal to ally with either the USA or USSR during the Cold War
WHAT IS NONALIGNMENT?
Pushed for Pakistan to become a separate nation from India following independence from Great Britain
WHO IS MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH?
Nickname of the ancient trade on the Indian Ocean ... sometimes called the "___ ___ of the sea"
WHAT IS THE SILK ROAD?
The name of the 1919 British massacre of unarmed Indians
WHAT IS THE AMRITSAR MASSACRE?
What was the name of the large Southeast Asia colony of France that included both Vietnam and Cambodia? Hint: its name is a combination of the two most populated nations on Earth...
WHAT IS "INDOCHINA"?