Ch. 19 Independence and Nationalism

This event caused Cuban - U.S. relations to deteriorate.

• The Bay of Pigs Invation

• The intifada

• The Suez War

• The Cuban Revolution

What religious group is a blend of Hinduism and Islam and wanted their own state in India?

• Buddhists

• Sikhs

• Palestinians

• Hamas

Which of the following is NOT true regarding independence in SE Asia?

• Democracy failed in Indonesia and they set up a military gov't

• Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia all turned communist

• Myanmar has been ruled by the military since 1960 despite efforts for democracy

• The Philippines established a successful democratic gov't

What is the main source of conflict between Iraq and Iran?

• political - Iran is communist and Iraq is democratic

• religious - Iran is Sikh and Iraq is Sunni

• religious - Iran is mostly Shia but Iraqi leadership is Sunni

• political - Iran is socialist and Iraq is communist

What country occupied Afghanistan for over 10 years?

• the United States

• the Soviet Union

• China

• Iraq

Members of what anti-communist forces later became part of the Taliban?

• Hamas

• the contras

• the Taliban

• the Mujahideen

The United States supported the anti-communist forces called the mujahideen in

• Afghanistan

• Pakistan

• Israel

• Iraq

He worked to free Nelson Mandela and to end apartheid in South Africa...

• Barrack Obama

• Saddam Hussein

• Bishop Desmond Tutu

• Adbel Nasser

Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait?

• for gold

• for oil

• for religious reasons

• for control othe Suez Canal

All of the following are economic issues faced by many countries in Africa except

• dependence on foreign investments

• corrupt leaders who misspent money

• reliance on a single crop or product

• small populations of people in the work force