Africa
What is Apartheid
Government separated by race
What is the Arab Spring?
Widespread pro-democracy uprisings in majority Muslim countries
What is NAFTA?
North American Free Trade Agreement, opened trade between the US, Canada, and Mexico
Who was Gandhi?
Leader of the Quit India movement, worked toward liberation of India from Great Britain
What was the scramble for Africa?
Colonization and separation of Africa by European powers
What were the Intifadas?
Palestinian revolutions against Israeli Occupation
What were the two political/rival groups involved in the Nicaraguan Civil War
Sandinistas (Communist) and the Contras (Democratic)
What were the two religions involved in the India-Pakistan Partition?
India-Hinduism, Pakistan-Islam
Who were the two ethnic groups involved in the violence in Rwanda and Burundi
Hutu and Tutsi's
What is OPEC? Why is it important?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, controls oil prices and production
What was the Mexican Miracle? (Need 2 things)
Political stability, regular Presidential succession, industrialization, investment/improvement in the economy, hosted the 1968 Olympics
What region is the cause of violence and fighting between China, India, and Pakistan?
Kashmir
A cultural unification across Africa and the goal of decolonizing the continent
What are 2 major causes of the Israel-Hamas war?
Jewish settlements in the West Bank and a blockade of the Gaza Strip
Who is Daniel Ortega?
Leader of the Sandinista's in Nicaragua, suppressed political opposition, became corrupt, used force against anyone against him. Became similar to Samoza (the previous dictator he overthrew)
What was the Five Year Plan?
Mao Zedong's plan to modernize and industrialize China, government controlled and owned means of production. Grew the economy
What are three examples of prominent struggles in Africa
Debt, poverty, AIDS, hunger, corruption
What were outcomes of the Iran-Iraq war? (Need 2)
UN negotiated a cease-fire, Saddam Hussein remained in power/carried out a terror campaign of violence and fear, violence against Kurds in Iraq, land was exchanged between the two countries,
What was the Bay of Pigs?
US organized plan to train Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro. Failed miserably and resulted in a stronger bond between Cuba and the USSR
What were two things the MacArthur Constitution did?
Gave all Japanese adults the right to vote, got rid of the Imperial Monarchy, industrialized Japan, improved the economy