 | Term | Definition |
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Ethiopia |
Who did Italy invade prior to WWII? |
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Hiroshima |
US dropped an atomic bombe here |
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Austria |
Country that hitler was born in |
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Poland |
What country did hitler invade to start WWII? |
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Ghana |
African country to first gain independence |
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Kenya |
Where was the Mau Mau rebellion? |
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Kenya |
What country did Jomo Kenyatta lead? |
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Hindu |
Religion of man who shot Ghandi |
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Europe |
Continent of imperialist nations |
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Indonesia |
Got their independence from Poland |
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Buddhism |
Religion that doesn't value Jerusalem as homeland |
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Islam |
What religion are the five pillars of faith from? |
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1947 |
Year India gained independence |
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Ho chi min |
Leader of Vietnamese |
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Mohammed Mossadua |
Iranian independence leader |
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Kwame Nkrumah |
Ghana leader |
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Darfur |
Center of conflict in Sudan |
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Egypt |
Country north of Sudan |
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Berlin Wall |
European land mark that stood for communism - 1989 |
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Russia, US, Uk , France, China |
5 permanent members of the Security Council |
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Ban Ki Moon |
Current secretariat general |
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192 |
# of members of UN |
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UNESCO |
Organization that deals with cultural scientific stuff |
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UNICEF |
Designed to help children |
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IAEA |
Deals with atomic weapons |
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6.5 billion |
Total population |
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Rwanda |
conflict that involves the hutu's and tutsi's |
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Sierra Leonne |
conflict that involves amputations of slaves |
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New York |
UN base |
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Circles within circles |
Urbanization |
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J-curve |
population growth |
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Japan |
One ally of germany during WWII |
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Mein Kampf |
Hitlers book |
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Veimar Republic |
Republic in Germany after WWI |
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Russia |
Country that loses the most lives in WWII |
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Nurembourg |
Where war crimes take place |
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Denmark |
Country that saved highest Jews |
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Manking |
Ravaged by Japanese |
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Austria |
Country Hitler annexed before WWII |
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Stalingrad |
Battle turning point in WWII |
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6 million |
Apprx. Jews murdered |
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12 million |
Total murdered in Holocaust |
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Poland |
Death camps started |
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US and Britain |
Dresdand bombed by |
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League of Nations |
Prior to UN |
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Lawyer |
Ghandi's profession |
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Islam |
Indonesia religion |
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Lebanon |
Borders Israel |
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six day war |
War when Jews acquired land |
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Abbas |
Palestinian leader |
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Zionism |
Movement to create jewish homeland |
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Dayton Peace Accord in 1995 |
Bosnia Conflict ended |
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Slovadon Malosavich |
Tried for war crimes in Bosnia |
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Chechnya |
Conflict with Russia |
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Northern Ireland |
Good Friday Peace Accord |
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1972 |
Northern Ireland Bloody Sunday |
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Kurds |
Protected by UN with No-fly zone |
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1980's |
When did Iraq vs. Iran occur? |
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Kashmir |
India/Pakistan valued as their own land |
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Churchill |
Prime Minister during WWII |
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Roosevelt |
President during WWII |
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health epidemics |
WHO |
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Aushwitz |
Concentration camp that guest speaker was from |
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Stalin |
Iron fist leader |
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