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What is a Partition?

Division of a territory into separate political units (example: the partition of British India into India and Pakistan)

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Malaysia independence from Britain —

1957

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1830 – ______ invaded Algeria

France

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  1. Kenya is located in — 

East Africa

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  1. Ghana became an ____ state on March 6, 

1957 — independent state (independence date: March 6, 1957)

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Britain had ruled India since —

mid-1700s (often cited: 1757 as start of British East India Company dominance)

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1965 expulsion — Leaders and representatives from

Singapore

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1962 – Algeria gained __________ from __________

 independence from France

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  1. __________ is the most popular city, known as the capital of Kenya — 

Nairobi

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_____ in the continent of Africa was one of the first African nations to gain independence —

Ghana

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India gained independence on August 15 of —

1947

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Singapore independent in —

1965

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The French sent over ________________ troops into Algeria to fight the FLN

Half a million

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  1. Kenya’s languages are — 

English & Swahili

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  1. Tunku Abdul ________ stepped down as prime minister, and Tun Abdul ________ took over — 

Tunku Abdul Rahman stepped down; Tun Abdul Razak became prime minister

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The Great ___ March in April of —

Salt March, 1930

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In 1971, East Pakistan became —

Bangladesh

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The new prime minister will be __________________, leader of the FLN

Ahmed Ben Bella

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  1. Kenya’s first president was — 

Jomo Kenyatta

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Congo is famous for its natural resources, including minerals like __________ and copper —

diamonds, cobalt, coltan, copper

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The ___, created to be the government after the British left India — Dominion of India / interim government organized by the

INC- Indian National Congress 

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Over __ ______ people died — estimates vary; commonly cited range for 1971 Bangladesh conflict is

over a million

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In 1986: Corazon Aquino won election but —--------------initially refused to step down

 Ferdinand Marcos

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  1. Demanded 99-year lease (Who?) — 

Britain/Great Britain demanded the 99-year lease

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  1. The first president was __________, who served from 1960 to 1965 — 

Joseph