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A major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement.

Mohandas K. “Mahatma” Ganhi

Wrote the parable, “The Man and the Elephant” and Kenya is named in his honor

Jomo Kenyatta

A strong voice and in leading African opposition against colonialism in Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah

First Indian Prime Minister

Jawaharlal Nehru

First Prime Minister and instrumental player in the development of a Jewish nation in Palestine

David Ben-Guiron

A fictional name, but real movement of Kenyans in the 1950s against British colonial rule

Mau Mau Movement

A system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994.

Apartheid

Name one of two communist countries in Africa during the 1960s

Angola or Mozambique

A popular vacation destination for many French citizens until the President Charles de Gaulle granted independence in 1962

Algeria

The economic policy of working for the good of the whole to benefit a particular nation Ex: Ghana

Scientific Socialism

Name 2 of 3 problems that faced new leaders in Africa after independence

1.Political Instability 1. Poor Economies

Decline of this empire led to the formation of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and other protectorates

Ottoman Empire

Name two countries, or areas that were controlled by the British in the ME after WWII

Palestine and Jordan

This declaration stated that the area known as Palestine was to become a national home for Jews

Balfour Declaration of 1917

Turkish leader who was instrumental in gaining independence for Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Young Turks)

Name 2 of the 3 problem areas today between Jews and Muslims in the nation of Israel

1. Gaza Strip 2.West Bank 3.Golan Heights

Latin American countries were weak because of their ______ on the United States and other Western powers

Dependence

Communist and Nationalist Leader of Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh

Communist and Nationalist Leader of China that stated, “political power grows out of a barrel of a gun.”

Mao Zedong

This family dynasty ruled Nicaragua before Ortega and Socialism

The Somoza Family

Resources that Latin American countries need from Western nations

Consumer Goods, Heavy Industry, and Machinery

A Congress of members of every religion, ethnic group, economic class, and linguistic group in India was called…

Indian National Congress

Gandhi’s famous journey to the ocean to protest the monopoly on a specific good

The Salt March

A movement that literally means “truth” and “love” of non- cooperation and civil disobedience

Satyagraha

1932: Gandhi undertook a _______ on the issue of the voting rights of the “untouchables”

Fast

A movement, which seeks to unify both native Africans and those of the African Diaspora, as part of a "global African community"

Pan-Africanism

What’s the ratio of Stanley nickels to Schrute bucks?

Same as the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns.

Largest colonial country ruled by Belgium until the 1960s

The Congo

As early as 1920, this nationalistic leader went to Woodrow Wilson asking for help against French rule

Ho Chi Minh

What does Michael’s coffee mug say in The Office?

World’s Best Boss

Who is Michael Scott’s latest love interest that left for another branch, but now is back?

Holly!

Make your wager

Name the countries that surround Israel

Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon (Palestine is not a country)