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Trouble at Potsdam
South Asia after Empire
From Prisoner to Prime Minister
Post Colonial Africa
Changing Societies
100
A pledge to provide economic and military aid to oppose the spread of communism
What is The Truman Doctrine
100
Led the Muslim League, an organization that worked for the interests of India's Muslims
Who is Muhammad Ali Jinnah
100
Became the leader of the Gold Coast nationalist movement and established the Convention People's Party (CPP)
Who is Kwame Nkrumah
100
Petitioned the government and held peaceful protests against apartheid
What is the African National Congress (ANC)
100
A rebellion of teenagers and young adults against mainstream American society
What is Counterculture
200
Plan that helped Western Europe make a rapid recovery from the war that also helped preserve political stability
What is The Marshall Plan
200
Ended its colonial rule of India in August 1947
Who is Great Britain
200
Violent movement to rid Kenya of white farmers and gain their land back
What is Mau Mau
200
Police fired on demonstrators; a turning point in the anti-apartheid movement
What is the Sharpeville Massacre
200
in 1980 Polish electrician Lech Walesa led hundreds of thousands of workers in an anti-government protest movement
What is Solidarity
300
Alliance designed to counter Soviet power in Europe
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
300
Under _____'s leadership, India utilized modern science and technology to improve it's industry and agriculture
Who is Nehru
300
This policy divided people into four racial groups: White, Black, Colored (mixed ancestry), and Asian
What is Apartheid
300
Was set off by a government decree that black schools teach their students Afrikaans
What is the Soweto Uprising
300
peaceful revolution; pushed the communists out of power
What is the Velvet Revolution
400
The United States and the Soviet Union entered an era of tension and hostility
What is the Cold War
400
This nation is one of the poorest and and most densely populated countries in the world
What is Bangladesh
400
In 1963 Kenya became an independent nation with _______ ______ as the nation's first prime minister
Who is Jomo Kenyatta
400
In the system, a single political party controls the government and elections are rarely competitive
What is a One-party system
400
Means "openness", meant a willingness to discuss openly the Soviet Union's problems
What is Glasnost
500
A massive effort to supply West Berlin by air
What is The Berlin Airlift
500
Her rise to power showed that the role of women in Indian society had improved in the years after independence
Who is Indira Gandhi
500
In cities, ______ were required to live in impoverished areas called townships
Who are Blacks
500
Giving their loyal followers well-paying positions in the government
What is Patronage
500
Means "restructuring" and referred to the reform of the Soviet economic and political system
What is Perestroika