U12 World History Mr. Rust

Breaking up large estates in order to give land to the landless

An organization that is fighting for a homeland in the current state of Israel.

Yeltsin’s plan for changing the Soviet economy

Gorbachev’s policy of openness. 

Agreement- Egypt recognized Israel as anation and Israel gave the Sinai peninsula back to Egypt

Leader of the PLO.

Daughter of Nehru who followed him as prime minister

The part of Government that deals fights terrorism in the United States

Egyptian leader who signed a peace agreement with Israel. 

First prime minister of India.    

Use of violence against people or property to force changes in societies or governments

Attacks on information systems for political reasons

Economic growth that meets current needs but conserves resources for the future

 Radical from this religion flew airplanes into the World Trade Center on 9/11/01

Nation that is still developing industry

Process of creating identical copies of DNA for research and other purposes

a loose federation of former Soviet territories

What did the United States and Russia agree to do in the 1990s?

Difference of opinion over political issues

Use of genes to develop new products and cures

Ruling committee of the Communist Party

Division of India into two nations

Island that became part of China again in 1997

Gorbachev’s policy aimed at reforming the Soviet economy.

System in which power is shared between state governments and a central authority

Which of the following nations is Communist?

Who led the independence movement in India?

Difference between men and women in terms of wealth and status

Antiterrorism law that allowed the government certain rights to help capture terrorists. 

What religion did Gandhi belong to?

Sports, music, movies, and clothing—that reflect a group’s common background

Quality of life as judged by the amount of goods people have

A conservative Islamic group that controlled most of Afghanistan from 1998 to 2001

Strict separation of blacks and whites