8.6 Newly Independent States Flashcards
Zionist Movement
The desire for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine
Six-day War
Israel fights for land on three fronts.
What did Israel get in the Six Day War?
Gaza Strip from Egypt
West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan
Golan Heights from Syria
Yom Kippur War
Egypt launches a suprise invasion into Israel. Israel defends itself and repels Egypt.
Camp David Accords
A peace agreement reached between Israel and Egypt, brokered by Jimmy Carter.
Did Palestinians accept the Camp David Accords?
NO.
Palestinian Liberation Organization
A political group of Palestinians who wanted an independent nation for Palestine and the return of lands occupied by Israel.
What are the names of the two factions of Palestinian political groups?
Hamas
Fatah
After the Vietnam War, who took control of its neighbor Cambodia?
The Khmer Rouge
Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge?
Pol Pot
Kashmir
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.
Who controls the Kashmir Region now?
India has 45 percent
Pakistan has 35 percent
China has 20 percent
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
The world’s first female prime minister. She was the prime minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Indira Gahndi
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.
Benzair Bhutto
The prime minister of Pakistan in 1988. She was the first elected female of a majority Muslim country.
