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6217272337Gen. Muhammad Zia-ul-HaqPakistan prime minister who helped Pakistan grow but decreased equality of other religions0
6217273786Zulfikar Ali BhuttoFather of Benazir Bhutto who also served as prime minister of Pakistan1
6217273787Benazir BhuttoFirst female prime minister in Pakistan2
6217275469Idi AminUgandan dictator who killed many and abused human rights; promoted by the U.S.3
6217275470Pol PotLed Khmer Rouge and ruled; caused massive genocide of 1/4th of Camodia's population4
6217275471Jimmy CarterUS president who mediated the Camp David Accords5
6217277008Menachem BeginPrime Minister of Israel who signed the Camp David Accords6
6217277009Anwar SadatPresident of Egypt who signed the Camp David Accords7
6217279298Yasser ArafatLeader of the PLO8
6217279299Gamal Abdel NasserOverthrew the king of Egypt and established a republic; second president; proponent of Pan-Arabism; policies blended Islam and socialism9
6232667569Honsi MubarakLed Egypt as a corrupt and repressive government; overthrown10
6427162413Shah Reza KhanShah of Iran; was invaded by Britain and Russia because flirted with Hitler11
6232668781Shah Muhammad Reza PahlaviSon of Khan; ruler which the U.S. supported; ran an authoritarian and oppressive regime12
6232668782Ayatollah KhomeiniShia cleric who became Supreme Leader after the Iranian Revolution13
6232668783Abdullah GulFirst Islamic president of Turkey14
6232670664Kwame NkrumahFirst president of Ghana who took office in the newly established republic; promoted Pan-Africanism; claimed dictatorial power15
6232670665Charles De GaulleFrench President who helped Algerian independence16
6232670749Kofi AnnanAlgerian who became UN Secretary General17
6232671957Jomo KenyattaPresident of Kenya who advocated for independence who had served a prison term for supporting the Mau Mau18
6232671958Daniel MoiPresident of Kenya who led to increasing corruption19
6232675771Muslim LeaguePolitical party in India led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah that wanted Pakistan20
6232675772West PakistanWest of India21
6232675773East PakistanEast of India22
6232676927BangladeshEast Pakistan; became an independent country due to major differences with West Pakistan23
6232676928KashmirBorder region fought over by Pakistan and India; mostly Muslim people, but Hindu leader24
6232676929Khmer RougeCommunist guerilla organization in Cambodia that overthrew the government25
6232678503Palestinian Liberation Organization/ PLOWanted the return of occupied lands and the creation of an independent nation of Palestine26
6232679651Hamas and FatahFactions of Palestinians who fought for control27
6232679653Arab LeagueLeague of 22 member states; Egypt was one of the 6 founding members28
6232680963IranDescendant of the Persian and Safavid empires29
6232682085Kurdistan Workers' Party/ PKKTerrorist organization who began armed struggles against the Turks to win cultural and political rights30
6232682086Gold CoastBritish colony that became Ghana31
6232684187Organization of African Unity/ OAUFounded by Nkrumah; Pan-Africanism32
6232684188African UnionReplaced the OAU; 53 nations; shared hopes for closer coorperation, but they disagreed one where or whether the organization should intervene in the affairs of member states33
6232685274National Liberation Front/ FLNUsed effective guerrilla techniques to take out French forces; led Algeria34
6232685275KenyaCountry in east Africa; was British colony35
6232685276Mau MauGroup that carried out terror campaigns in Kenya against the British36
6232687625Kenyan African National Union/ KANUOne political party of Kenya37
6232687626NigeriaWestern African country that was a British colony38
6232687627PartitionDivision of India into India and Pakistan; chaotic and violent; many Muslims and Hindus migrated39
6232688933Balfour DeclarationIssue by the British government which gave Palestine to Jews40
6232688934Suez CrisisConflict between Egypt and the UN wanting the Suez Canal; Egypt's or national waterway (wins)41
6232690185Camp David AccordsPeace agreement between Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and Pesident Anwar Sadat of Egypt42
6232691848One-Party StateCountry with only one political party in charge43
6232691849Algerian War for IndependenceCampaign for independence against France44
6232693435Fifth RepublicFrench President Charles De Gaulle helped give Algeria freedom under45
6232693436Algerian Civil WarBloody war under the FLN; 1991-2002; military state of emergency46
6232694543Biafra Civil WarNigerian Civil War with Igbos wanting to secede47
6232694544Passive ResistanceNonviolent protests through civil disobedience; practiced by Gandhi and inspired MLK and Nelson Mandela48
6232696356Zionist MovementMovement for a Jewish state49
6232696357Theodore HerzlLed the Zionist Movement50
6232698650Pan-ArabismMovement promoting the cultural and political unity of Arab nations51
6232698651Pan-AfricanismCelebration of unity of culture and ideas throughout Africa52
6232698652IgbosWesternized, predominately Christian tribe in Algeria who wanted to secede from the government53
6232698653MullahsMen educated in Islamic law who he'd most official posts in Iran54
6232699883TheocracyForm of government in which religion is the supreme authority55
6232699884KurdsEthnic minority living in Eastern Turkey and parts of Syria, Iraq, and Iran; PKK began an armed struggle against Turks56
6232699885Modernization/ Dependency TheoryFormer colonies were victims of the international marketplace and are therefore reliant on their past mother countries57
6232701238MetropolesLarge cities in the home country58
6232701239Niger River DeltaOil-rich southeastern land that the Igbos had in Nigeria59
6232701240NationalizedState enterprises60
6232703275International Monetary Fund/ IMFThreatened to withdraw loans from Kenya if the corruption continued61
6232703276CorporatistRuling party claimed favors62
6232703277PEMEXOil company nationalized by the Mexican government63
6232703307NAFTAEncouraged free trade between Mexico, the U.S., and Canada by putting maquiladoras in Mexico64
6232705232MaquiladorasFactories65
6232707104Drug CartelsLarge criminal organizations engaged in drug trafficking66
6232708609Institutional Revolutionary Party/ PRIStrong political party in Mexico67
6232708610GlobalizationForce of world unity68
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