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Fighting
Colonial Rule
Independence
100
First leader of independent India who led the country for 17 years after being Gandhi’s secretary
Jawaharlal Nehru
100
Jomo Kenyatta and the Mau Mau guerilla fighters fought a long, bloody battle to gain independence for this African nation
Kenya
100
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) fought for a Palestinian state for many years under this leader
Yasir Arafat
100
The former British colony the became the world’s largest democracy was
India
100
After WWII, what did the Jewish people win that they had not possessed in nearly 2,000 years?
Their own state
200
The Philippines gained independence in 1946 and was then ruled by this corrupt, authoritarian dictator
Ferdinand Marcos
200
In the struggle for India, the Battle over ________ still exists today
Kashmir
200
New nations in Africa were achieved for many reasons; after fighting in WWII, the hypocrisy of colonial powers was made obvious when African soldiers were encouraged to fight in order to
“Defend freedom”
200
A former Italian colony, taken over by the British after WWII, and victor of a Cold War struggle against the Soviets and their allies, this African country now has a generation of young people fleeing the country to seek a better life, including Mr. Larsen’s friend Seare
Eritrea
200
Former Dutch colony in Southeast Asia that gained independence in 1949 and has been making strides towards becoming a democracy
Indonesia
300
The first president of Ghana who tried to build roads, schools, and health facilities for his new nation but ended up crippling the economy
Kwame Nkrumah
300
This tiny Southeast Asian country finally achieved independence in 2002 by fighting Indonesia, a former Dutch colony
East Timor
300
The only time the United States and Soviet Russia worked together during the Cold War was to put an end to an invasion by Britain, France, and Israel called the
1956 Suez Crisis
300
The first African colony to gain independence was
Ghana
300
People who favored a Jewish national homeland in Palestine were called
Zionists
400
Young, revolutionary Indian in the independence movement who was a socialist, radical, and continues to be beloved by the Sikh community
Bhagat Singh
400
In Southeast Asia, many colonies during WWII were occupied by which nation
Japan
400
This African country fought a bloody war for independence from France, and continues to struggle between government and Islamic militants
Algeria
400
This small African country gained independence in 1975 by fighting off more than 50,000 Portuguese troops
Angola
400
In the formation of the state of Israel, the UN created a partition that gave Jews this much and the Palestinians this much of the land (x%/x%)
55% / 45%
500
This man led a nonviolent campaign for freedom and civil rights in India
Mahatma Gandhi
500
Afghanistan continues to be one of the least developed countries in the world, yet it was the battleground in two important wars: currently with the United States after 9/11 and previously against
Soviet Union
500
Very fast war in which Israel lost 600 lives, but the Arab nations involved lost over 15,000
6 Day War
500
As a former trade post in Southeast Asia, this small country and former British colony became one of the strongest economies in the world after gaining independence in 1965
Singapore
500
After WWI, this document tried to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine in 1917
Balfour Declaration