History of Africa
What was the meeting of the European powers to decide how to partition (divide up) Africa?
What kind of government does South Africa have?
Parliamentary Democracy
What is an Embargo?
A ban on trade with another country (This can be all trade or on specific items).
What is the belief that a soul returns to life in another body after death?
Reincarnation
What was the name for Mao's attempt to improve the economy from 1958-1962?
Great Leap Forward
Which Parallel was Korea split at after WWII?
BONUS Question: Where was Vietnam split after WWII?
38th Parallel : Korea
17th Parallel: Vietnam
What was the word used to describe "a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race" in South Africa?
Apartheid
In Kenya, citizens 18+ can directly vote for their chief executive. What kind of government does Kenya have?
Presidential Democracy
What is a tariff?
A tariff is a tax on imported goods.
Which river is holy to many Hindus?
Ganges River
What was the name of the 200 mile walk to the sea Gandhi took to protest the British occupation of India?
The Salt March.
What event happened on December 7th, 1941 that brought the United States into World War II?
Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan
__________ was a movement that stressed all Black Africans should see themselves as one people.
Pan-Africanism
What is the name of the Chief Executive in South Africa? President, Prime Minister, Premier, or Prince?
President
Which trade barrier is this an example of?
"China limits the amount of cars imported into the country in order to combat their air pollution problem."
Quota
What is the Hindu & Buddhist belief that your actions determine your fate?
Karma
During the Cultural Revolution, students and young adults known as _______________ arrested and/or killed intellectuals including teachers.
Red guard
Which of the following countries fell to communism during the 20th century?
India, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam
India, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam
(Bold = Fell to Communism)What was the MAIN reason F.W. de Klerk fought to end apartheid in South Africa?
He wanted to end apartheid because the world community placed sanctions on South Africa in protest of apartheid.
Which of these countries have a president as their chief executive?
Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
All 3!
Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
What trade barrier is this an example of?
The United States' offers people who purchase electric vehicles instead of gas-powered vehicles a tax break.
Subsidy
What 2 physical features prevent many people from living in western China?
Deserts and Mountains
How was India partitioned after they gained independence from Great Britain?
(Which religious group went to the new country?)
India was kept for Hindus and Pakistan was created for Muslims.
What tool did the United States use to destroy the jungles of Vietnam in order to better see enemies? This tool also left many people with underlying side effects.
Agent Orange
How did Kenya get their independence from the British?
There was a bloody uprising called the Mau Mau Rebellion
Government corruption, civil wars, poverty, and revolutions are all characteristics of what?
Political Instability in Africa since independence.
What trade barrier is this an example of?
In the 80's, the United States and many other countries in the world banned trade with South Africa as a punishment for apartheid.
Embargo - Sanction.
Which river flows in Northern China into the yellow sea?
Yellow / Huang He River
What happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989?
Students and young adults had been protesting the authoritarian, Chinese government. Soldiers responded by shooting into the crowd killing thousands of protestors.
Which United States general helped to fight Japan in World War II, rebuild Japan shortly after World War II, and led the UN forces in the Korean War?
General Douglas MacArthur