8.6 Newly Independent States Flashcards

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Zionist Movement

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The desire for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine

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Six-day War

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Israel fights for land on three fronts.

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3
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What did Israel get in the Six Day War?

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Gaza Strip from Egypt
West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan
Golan Heights from Syria

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4
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Yom Kippur War

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Egypt launches a suprise invasion into Israel. Israel defends itself and repels Egypt.

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5
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Camp David Accords

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A peace agreement reached between Israel and Egypt, brokered by Jimmy Carter.

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6
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Did Palestinians accept the Camp David Accords?

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NO.

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7
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Palestinian Liberation Organization

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A political group of Palestinians who wanted an independent nation for Palestine and the return of lands occupied by Israel.

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8
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What are the names of the two factions of Palestinian political groups?

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Hamas
Fatah

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9
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After the Vietnam War, who took control of its neighbor Cambodia?

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The Khmer Rouge

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10
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Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge?

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Pol Pot

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Kashmir

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A border region in the mountainous north of India. Both Pakistan and India claimed this land. Conflict became very dangerous when both of these countries began developing nuclear weapons.

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12
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Who controls the Kashmir Region now?

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India has 45 percent
Pakistan has 35 percent
China has 20 percent

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13
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike

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The world’s first female prime minister. She was the prime minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

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14
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Indira Gahndi

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The child of India’s first prime minister Jawaharial Nehru. (She was not related to Mohandas Gandhi) who became the prime minister two years after her father’s death.

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15
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Benzair Bhutto

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The prime minister of Pakistan in 1988. She was the first elected female of a majority Muslim country.

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16
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Julius Nyerere

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The first president of the Republic of Tanzania, an African country formed on cooperative ideals.

17
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Metropole

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A large city of a former colonial power containing a significant portion of its population that originated from its colonies.

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