What types of economic problems did Latin America face after WWII?
What is a lot of racial inequality, heavy reliance on agriculture, and the church often opposed political change that could solve economic problems.
100
The government and economic policy in China after WWII
What is communism?
100
What is Mohandas Gandhi best known for?
What is civil disobedience.
100
What style of government took over after the Vietnam War?
What is communist.
100
When did most African nations declare independence? From whom did they get independence from?
What is after WWII. Got independence from European colonizers.
200
What was a reason for the United States supporting dictatorships in Latin America after WWII?
What is opposition to communism.
200
The movement where China sought to become more modern and industrialized.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
200
Importance of Jawaharlal Nehru in India's history.
What are:
Long serving prime minister
Worked with Gandhi to earn independence
Worked to improve social conditions - rights of untouchable and women in society.
200
Describe Japan’s Economy. What factors were able to lead to its recovery after WWII?
What is very strong and large free market. Heavy US assistance and guidance after WWII.
200
What was Apartheid? Which individual is credited with bringing it to an end?
What is segregation and discrimination by law in South Africa. Nelson Mandela is credited with bringing its end.
300
What problems did Latin America face after trying to industrialize after WWII?
What are:
Heavy reliance on other countries to support new industry
Overpopulation of cities due to the poor moving to find jobs
Lack of people who were qualified for factory work
300
This individual was the leader of China after WWII
Who is Mao Zedong.
300
What are ongoing problems that the country of Pakistan faces?
What are
Military holds large amount of power
Democracy has never taken hold
Conflict among different ethnic groups
300
What types of government are in place in North and South Korea? How have these countries had different experiences in prosperity?
What is North Korea is very poor and has a communist government led by a dictator. South Korea now has a democratic government and is prospering economically.
300
What has cause so much of Africa's recent conflicts?
What is unstable governments and ethnic rivalries.
400
The leader and country who allied with the USSR and nearly caused a nuclear conflict.
Who is Castro and Cuba?
400
Influential events that occurred during Mao Zedong's leadership.
What are the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution.
400
Describe some of the economic problems that Bangladesh faces.
What are
Natural Disasters
Lack of resources
Very large and poor population
400
Key events in the Philippines history since WWII:
Gained Independence from the US
Established government modeled after the US
1970s return to dictatorship
1980s return to democracy
What motivated the movement to a dictatorship?
What are: protest movements by Islamic citizens wanting an independent state separate from the Philippines.
400
What has been the cause of the conflict between Arabs and Israelis?
What is Jews returning to an ancestral homeland and displacing the Palestinian people.
500
The colonizers of this region and the reason why Latin America's language and culture is different than North America
What are Spain and Portugal? Latin American countries were heavily influenced by their culture.
500
An area China's government is criticized for today.
What are human rights, free speech, censorship...
500
This small island city state has been very economically successful.
What is Singapore.
500
What is terrorism? Give three examples of terrorist groups from the Middle East.
What is attempts to make political change through fear and violence. Al Qaeda, ISIS, PLO - many others too.