WW1
When did WW1 Start?
1914
When did WW2 start?
1939
Which racial group held political power under apartheid?
White South Africans.
What were the two major rivals of the Cold War?
USA and USSR
The capital city of India
New Delhi
When did WW1 end?
1918
Why did it start?
Germany invaded Poland
What was the Group Areas Act?
A law that separated races into different residential areas.
When did the Vietnam War end?
1975
The population of India
1.4 billion
When did the USA join?
1917
Why did the USA join?
What event in 1976 involved student protests against Afrikaans in schools?
The Soweto Uprising
When did the Cuban Missile crisis occur?
1962
What major modern day nations were included in British India?
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
What were the Nations of the Central powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
What were the three main Allied Nations?
Why did students protest during the Soweto Uprising?
Because Afrikaans was imposed as a language of instruction.
What four nations occupied Germany?
USSR, USA, UK, France
What year was the Indian mutiny/Sepoy uprising?
1857
When did the Russian Revolution occur?
1917
What were the three main Axis Nations?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What idea did Steve Biko promote?
Black Consciousness.
When did the USSR collapse?
1991
What was the main cause of the Sepoy uprising?
The new rifle cartridges had cow and pig fat. This was against their religious beliefs.