Independence and Modern World

Question 1

Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, India grew much closer with …

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the Soviet Union

Question 2

The first African president of South Africa was

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Nelson Mandela

Question 3

Apartheid basically meant that …

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Europeans and Africans were separate and NOT equal

Question 4

Which was designated as the official new location of the Jewish homeland?

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Palestine

Question 5

Companies&international gov't entities that conduct business inmany countries onmany continents

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Multinational Organizations

Question 6

The use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce especially for political purposes

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Terrorism

Question 7

Who was the president of Israel during the Yom Kippur War?

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Golda Meir

Question 8

French tried to assimilate this country resulting in a conflict leading to independence for …

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Algeria

Question 9

What established the “mandates” originally?

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League of Nations

Question 10

The growth of this science, which can manipulate the DNA sequences of living tissue

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Genetic Engineering

Question 11

Many Palestinians today have been relocated to

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The West Bank

Question 12

During the Yom Kippur War, whom did the Israelis turn to for support?

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The United States

Question 13

This part of Africa experienced a peaceful transition from colony to independent state …

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West

Question 14

Allows for instant communication and the rapid spread of ideas

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Social Media

Question 15

This is where the Hindus of India settled after Partition

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India

Question 16

Gandhi wanted to see an India that …

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Lives in Peace and harmony even between Muslims and Hindus

Question 17

Today, the country of Pakistan is mostly populated by …

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Muslims

Question 18

Terrorist attack on the United States in which 4 airliners were hijacked and used as weapons

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9/11/01

Question 19

This individual helps lead Kenya to independence and became the countries first president.

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Jomo Kenyatta

Question 20

India was sometimes referred to by the British as the ___________ of the British Empire.

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Crown Jewel

Question 21

This part of Africa had a ridged system of government sanctioned segregation

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South

Question 22

The West decided that Jewish people needed a homeland and that _____would be a great location.

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Palestine

Question 23

The process of incorporating all regions of the world into one massive planet wide community

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Globalization

Question 24

Right after India gained its independence, this person was elected as their first president

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 25

The leader in this country received help from the Soviet Union to build the Aswan High Dam

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Egypt

Question 26

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the US

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Placeda grainembargoonUSSR&funded anti-Sovietfreedomfighters

Question 27

Passive Resistance was a tactic used by …

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Gandhi

Question 28

A place where stablepolitical systems&healthy freemarketeconomies have ledtohigh stds. ofliving

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developed countries

Question 29

A more ambiguous term for acts of genocide

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Ethnic cleansing

Question 30

Israel declared independence on

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May 14, 1948

Question 31

The organization that identifies and researches potentially lethal disease

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World Health Organization

Question 32

Corruption has hampered the ability of the country to provide modern services for the people

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Developing Country

Question 33

economic agreement between countries of w.Europe to strengthen their economic presence

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European Union

Question 34

Today, the world’s largest democratic nation is …

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India

Question 35

The region of Africa that is most unstable and insecure today is …

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Horn of Africa

Question 36

What word best describes Gandhi?

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Pacifist

Question 37

Ex. of countries that emerged from the pool of developing countries to become developed

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Taiwan and South Korea

Question 38

India new constitution of 1950 decided to …

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Outlaw the ancient caste system

Question 39

BlackSeptember, a pro-Arab terroristgroup, took 11 Israeliathletes hostageduringwhich Olympics?

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1972 Munich

Question 40

A branch of the UN that works to promote the fair distribution of resources through trade

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World Trade Organization

Question 41

An agreement between all the countries of North America to eliminate trade restrictions

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NAFTA

Question 42

People who must leave their country because of famine, persecution, war or other hardships

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Refugees

Question 43

Which of the folowing were former mandates of the British Empire?

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Iraq, Palestine, Jordan

Question 44

Before the creation of Israel, Palestine was controlled by

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Great Britian

Question 45

Which of the following were former mandates of the French Empire?

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Syria, Lebanon

Question 46

The first president of Egypt was

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Gamal Abdul Nasser

Question 47

This is where the Muslims settled after Partition

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Pakistan

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