Regional and Global Issues Chapter 10, Section 1: Regional and Global Issues
Kashmir
Plebiscite Def: Direct popular vote on a single issue or question.
Nuclear Weapons and Tests
India or Non-alignment
Pakistan or Aligned with U.S.
Both Accepted U.S. money/aid India and Pakistan Both Accepted U.S. money/aid
Buffer State Def: A small country located between two large hostile powers.
Afghanistan Soviet Union occupied 1979-1989 Many fled to Pakistan U.S. and Pakistan trained resistance fighters Soviet withdrawal (1989)
Afghanistan Result Terrorist Groups