The Cold War
Who were the 3 world powers after WW2?
Britain, the Soviet Union, and the US
Civil rights activist who fought for the independence of India from Britain by using non-violent actions
Mohandas Gandhi
Terrorist organization backed by Osama bin Laden, their most famous act was their September 11th attacks on the Twin Towers
Al Qaeda
Home territory of a colonial power where many people would migrate after their country became independent (ex. Indians in England or Algerians in France)
Metropole
Movement started in the 1890s as evidence that Jews needed a separate Jewish state
The Zionist Movement
Why did the US and Soviet Union never use any of their nuclear weapons against each other?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Name of the country that negotiated its independence from Britain in 1957 and whose president promptly used nationalist traditions to build a sense of identity
Ghana/The Gold Coast
Governments devoting large amounts of money to their military in order to defend themselves
Military-Industrial Complex
Who was the conflict in Palestine between?
The Jews and the Arabs
Mutual military alliance formed by Western European countries to protect themselves from the Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Movement that focused on not taking a side during the Cold War. Members of this movement include India and China
The Non-Aligned Movement
Organization that advocated for a separate nation for Indian Muslims
The Muslim League
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr
What country invaded Cambodia in order to dispose of Pol Pot?
Vietnam
When the West allies airdropping supplies into West Berlin from February 1948 to May 1949
The Berlin Airlift
Soviet Union leader who issued policies such as Perestroika and Glasnost
Mikhail Gorbachev
Outcome of the Suez Crisis
UN made it into an international waterway, and Eygpt technically won
Terrorist organization whose goal was to overthrow the Peruvian government and install a communist government
The Shining Path
What area did Pakistan and India fight for claim over?
Kashmir
The Soviet organization formed in response to NATO
The Warsaw Pact
Date the Soviet Union officially dismantled/the Cold War ended
December 1991
Year India gained independence from Britain
1947
South African civil rights leader who initially used violent tactics but eventually switched to non-violence. Protested against apartheid
Nelson Mandela
The year/date India was partitioned
OR
The album I mentioned on the "Special Thanks" slide
August 15, 1947
OR
"A Beginners Guide to Faking Your Death" (by Jhariah)
Indian prime minister who tried to fix the Indian economy through her 20-point plan
Indira Gandhi