The Proxy Wars
Whats an example of a proxy war in Asia?
The Korean war
45 years
When did India gain independence?
1947
Who led Black Americans in the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why did so many people migrate?
In search of work.
Whats in example of a proxy war in Latin America
The Contra War
When was the start of the Cold War?
March 12th 1947
When did Algeria gain its independence?
1962
When did congress pass anti-discrimination laws?
1960
what is the definition of metropoles?
The home territory of the imperial power
What year did the African proxy war happen?
1975-2002
What were two major effects of the Cold War?
Military Alliances and Proxy Wars.
When did the Jewish declare independence?
1948
Who devoted themself to civil disobedience?
Mohandas Gandhi
British support and fleeing the Holocaust
What year did the Korean war happen?
1950-1953
What were 2 major causes of the Cold War?
Conflicting ideologies and mutual mistrust between the US and USSR.
Who negotiated the independence of Algeria?
Charles de Gaulle
What did Nelson Mandela do?
Led black south Africans in strikes and boucottrs to affect change.
South Asians -> great Britain
Algerians -> France
Filipinos -> US
What time periods were most of the Proxy wars in?
Mid 20th century
when and What ended the Cold War?
The soviet legislature voted to dissolve the Soviet Union in 1991, ending the cold war.
who's policies took a stronger role in guiding economic life for decolonized states?
The economic policies of Indira Gandhi, the first and only female prime minister of India.
What caused Mandela to abandon his beliefs of non-violence?
The treason trial and outrage over the Sharpeville massacre.
Impacts of migration
maintaining cultural and economic ties
created multi-ethnic societies.