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Chapter 23 vocab

Terms in this set (16)

african national congress
Democracy in africa
Nelson Mandella
soweto
South african political organization to defend black (african) interests; ruling political party after 1994 elections

All of these took place in Africa
Democracy in Africa
african national congress
Nelson Mandella
soweto
some democracies established in the wake of decolonization in africa was fragile and often fell to military coups our were taken over by single party authoritarian systems; africas initial rejection of democracy has sometimes been taken as a sign that africans were not ready for democratic politics or that traditional african culture did not support it.

All of these took place in africa.
Nelson Mandella
democracy in africa
african national congress
soweto
So. African nationalist. leader of the african national congress who was imprisoned for 27 years for treason, sabotage, conspiracy to overthrow the apartheid government of SO. Africa. Elected presiden 1994, four years after being released from prison

All of these took place in Africa.
soweto
nelson mandela
democracy in africa
african national congress
Impoverished black neigborhood outside Johannesburg, SO. Africa. Site of uprising in 1976 where hundreds were killed. rebellion began a series of violent protests and strikes that helped end apartheid.

All of these took place in Africa.
ataturk
Ayatollah Khomeini
Muslim League
Postwar leader of turkey launched sweeping reforms including womens suffrage and latin based alphabet. Established first modern islamic state

All of these were islam
Ayatollah Khomeini
Muslim League
Ataturk
Shia ayattolah (advanced scholar of Islamic law and religion) became leader of Iran
s Islamic revolution and ruled Iran from 1979-1989

All of these were islamic
Muslim League
ataturk
Ayatollah Khomeini
all india muslim league created in 1906 response to the indian national congress in indias struggle for independence from britain. Leader muhammad ali jinnah argued that regions of india with a muslim majority should form a sperate state called pakistan

All of these were islamic
Atlantic Charter
Proxy Wars
Quit India Movement
Amritsar Massacre
document sealed alliance between Britain and USA after WW2, in it britain was made to include phrase "right of all people to choose the form of governemtn under which they live." helped lead to the decolonization movement

All of these included britain
Proxy Wars
Quit india movement
Amritsar massacre
atlantic charter
conflicts happened between allies of either the USSR and the USA and the USA and the USSRe.g. Afghanistan and the USSR and Vietnam and USA

All of these included britain
Quit India Movement
Amritsar massacre
atlantic charter
proxy wars
Mass civil disobedience campaignsin india against british rule in 1942

All of these included britain
Amritsar massacre
atlantic charter
proxy wars
quit india movement
British soldiers hearing a meeting of 15000-20000 indian nationalists had assembled, fired into the crowd including men, women, and children. Decisive step towards indian independence
Indirah Gandhi
Amritsar massacre
quit india movement
Indian woman became first femal leader of india. typical female politician in that they are usually connected to previously important men

All included india
Israel
ataturk
Wafd party
Zionists
Established 1948 palestine by UN mandate, Jews displaced palestinians and arabs thus creating a long running argument between arab and palestinians and the isrealis and their western allies.

All took place in the middle east
Wafd Party
Zionists
Israel
ataturk
egyptian nationalist party emerged after an egyptian dlegation was refused a hearing at the versailles treaty negotiations following ww1; led to limited egyptian independence in 1922

All took place in middle east
Zionists
israel
wafd party
ataturk
Supporters of jewish nationalism, especially a creation of a jewish state in palestine

All took place in middle east
truth force
Indira Gandhi
country of india
mahatma gandhis political philosphy advocated confrontational but nonviolent political action.

All of these were involved with someone with the name gandhi
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