The PRI ruled Mexico for 71 years. Their reign ended in 2000 when this man, from PAN, was elected president.
Who is Vicente Fox Quesada?
100
This man succeeded Mao Zedong as the leader of China.
Who is Deng Xiaoping (邓小平)?
100
This man led Ghana to independence from Britain.
Who is Kwame Nkrumah?
100
This man lead the movement for Indian independence by using non-violent resistance like hunger strikes.
Who is Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi?
100
This country, made up over 17,000 islands, is the world's fourth most populous country. Notable leaders include Sukarno and Suharto.
What is Indonesia?
200
Much of Mexico's economy has depended on oil, tourism, and these factories that mass-produce goods for export to America.
What are maquiladoras?
200
Zhou Enlai (周恩来) began opening relations with America by inviting this team to tour China.
What is the table tennis team?
200
This country owes independence to the Mau Mau and Jomo Kenyatta. It is also the home of Barack Obama Sr.
What is Kenya?
200
This region is disputed between Pakistan and India. The fact that both have nuclear weapons makes this issue a real sweater.
What is Kashmir?
200
This chain of islands, formerly a US colony, gained independence on July 4, 1946. Notable leaders include Ferdinand Marcos and Corazón Aquino.
What are the Philippines?
300
In 1994 Mexico signed onto this with Canada and the US to greatly increase trade between the three countries.
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
300
In 1989 students met at this place in Beijing to protest for democracy. The government responded to their calls with brutality.
What is Tiananmen Square (天安门广场)?
300
This dictator of Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) had quite a name, which translates to "the all conquering warrior who goes from triumph to triumph"
Who is Mobutu (Sese Soko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga)?
300
This country, formed in 1971, was once called "East Pakistan"
What is Bangladesh?
300
Aung San Suu Kyi has been a longtime activist for democracy in this country, and has been under house arrest for most of that time.
What is Myanmar (Burma)?
400
The Zapatistas were revolutionaries who worked to help out these people, such as the Maya.
What are indigenous (ancestral native) people?
400
This economic powerhouse ceased to be a British colony in 1997 and became part of China.
What is Hong Kong (香港)?
400
This Muslim country in North Africa was once part of France.
What is Algeria?
400
The civil war in Sri Lanka was fought between the Sinhalese and the Tamils. The most notable Tamil terrorist group adopted this feline as their mascot.
Who are the Tamil Tigers?
400
Juan and Eva Perón ruled this large South American country famous for its gauchos and beef.
What is Argentina?
500
The Mexican Constitution of 1917 established this kind of government.
What is a federal republic?
500
China's economy boomed as result of Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms, known as these.
What are the Four Modernizations?
500
South Africa's system of Apartheid, or racial segregation, helped this man gain worldwide support during his imprisonment. He later became President of South Africa and won a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
500
Sikh extremists proved to be quite the problem for this female prime minister of India. (No relation to Mahatma)
Who is Indira Gandhi?
500
South America's largest country has been under military dictatorship for much of the twentieth century. Its leaders attempted to build its economy, but often at the expense of the Amazon rainforest.