Africa & Decolonization
Middle East Conflicts
Cold War & Proxy Wars
Latin America
Global Cooperation
100

European powers drew arbitrary boundaries in Africa that often grouped rival ethnic groups together which made what difficult to achieve?

Political Unity & Democracy

100

This movement aimed to create a secure Jewish homeland.

Zionism 

100

After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, this happened to the Afghan government.

Loss of authority

100

Many authoritarian governments in Latin America used these methods to maintain power.

Repression and Violence

100

The OAU promoted this idea that African nations should work together and support one another.

Pan Africanism

200

This African nation faced government instability and Cold War intervention shortly after independence from Belgium.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

200

During this 1967 conflict, Israel tripled the territory under its control.

What is the Six-Day War?

200

Civilian death counts were high in Bosnia and Chechnya because groups fought over control of this.

Territory

200

Foreign involvement during the Cold War often helped establish these types of governments in Latin America.

Military Dictatorships

200

One goal of the OAU was to end this system in Africa.

Colonialism 

300

Some African independence movements became violent because European countries wanted to keep control of these valuable areas.

Resources

300

Great Britain and France attacked Egypt during the Suez Crisis because they feared losing control over this important economic resource.

The Suez Canal

300

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union often influenced newly independent nations in Africa and Asia. These nations were often pressured to join one of these competing groups.

Spheres of Influence/ Alliances

300

Rapid urban population growth and this economic condition contributed to poor living conditions in cities like São Paulo.

Economic Inequality

300

Many newly independent nations during the Cold War chose this policy instead of siding with either the U.S. or USSR.

Non Alignment

400

This organization was founded in 1963 to promote African unity, sovereignty, and cooperation.

Organisation of African Unity (OAU)

400

This agreement in the 1990s involved Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat and led the PLO to recognize Israel.

Oslo Accords

400

The Soviet hammer and sickle cloud over Switzerland in the 1955 cartoon symbolized this fear.

Fear that Soviet Union would threaten the promise of international cooperation

400

This economic policy attempted to reduce dependence on foreign goods by producing products domestically.

Import Substitution

400

The United Nations increasingly supported resolutions promoting this during the post–World War II era.

Decolonization / Independence of countries

500

The Congo became an important Cold War battleground because both superpowers wanted influence over newly independent nations. This type of conflict is called this.

What is a proxy war?

500

This Palestinian uprising against Israeli control became a major symbol of resistance.

This Palestinian uprising against Israeli control became a major symbol of resistance.

500

The partition of India in 1947 was mainly based on this factor.

population distribution based on religion

500

During periods of unrest in Latin America, some groups used this type of warfare against governments.

Guerilla tactics

500

The OAU encouraged African nations to improve citizens’ lives through this.

Economic development & cooperation