Name: _________________________________________
Page: _______
NOTES: Indian & African Independence Movements and the Middle East
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Post WWI and WWII, colonies desired ____________________________.
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Felt they deserved ________________________ which means: ________________________________________
Where did the Indian Independence Movement take place?
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Indian sub-continent
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_________________________, _____________________ (former West Pakistan, formerly part of
India), ____________________________ (former East Pakistan, formerly part of India),
________________________ (former Ceylon)
British Rule in India
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British East India Company (________-________), Direct rule under the Crown (_______-_______)
Indian National Congress
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1885 – GOAL: ________________________________________________________________________________
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World War II _________________________________________________________________________________
Muslim League
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1906_______________________________________________________________________________________
Mohandas Gandhi
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Complete Separation of _____________ from ________________, Civil Disobedience _______________
Independence – 1947
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2 Nations Formed ______________________________________________________________________
Political Division along Hindu-Muslim lines, Pakistan / India
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culturally divided between _______________ & __________________, new countries were formed for
______________________, however __________________ ensued
Jawaharlal Nehru
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First ________________________________________, 1950 __________________________________________
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Nonalignment _______________________________________________________________________________
African Independence Movements: Why and how did African countries gain Independence?
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Resentment toward ___________________________________________________________________________
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Granted _______________________________ in the U.N. Charter (______________ vs. ______________
revolutions)
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__________________________________________________________________________ lost colonies in Africa
Kenya
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Violent struggles in against ________________, Jomo Kenyatta (_________) and gained ____________________
Algeria
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Fought war for independence from ______________________________________________________________
West Africa
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In general, had a ______________________________________________________ from French and British rule.
Africa and the Cold War
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Countries wanting independence sought help from __________________________________________________
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Which ideology would Africa adopt? ______________________________ or _____________________________
South Africa
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Independence in 1910, _________________________, Political rights (________), Nelson Mandela (________)
Middle East
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Suez Canal Crisis
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2/3 __________________________________________________________________________________
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Canal was owned by ____________________________________________________________________
Gamal Abdul Nassar
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President of ______________, Nationalized _____________________, Established _________________
_______________________________________, Built the ______________________________________
Mandates in the Middle East
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established after WWI by ___________________________________, but phased out after WWII
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Post WWII, UN _______________________________________________________________________________
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Conflict between Israel and surrounding Arabic states
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Why do we pay so much attention to conflicts in these areas today?