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Sexton chapter 22
Bellevue West chapter 22
Question | Answer |
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Partition | To divide. The British divided India into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan in 1947 |
Federal System | Government in which power is divided between a strong government & small local governments |
Harijan | India's lowest social class known as untouchables. Called "children of God" by Gandhi |
Debt Service | Paying for the interest on loans. Many developing countries spend a large portion of their budget on this |
Recognize | Formal agreement by nations to acknowledge legitimate governments. US & USSR did this for Israel in 1948 |
Kibbutz | Collective farms in Israel used to produce crops for export |
Desalinization | Process that convert salty sea water into fresh water. Heavily used in the dry regions of the Middle East |
Hejab | Arabic word that covers Islamic guidelines for how women dress in public |
Ayatollah | Title given to Shiite Muslim legal experts |
Theocracy | Government ruled by religious leaders |
Client State | Nations who are dependent on the support of a strong power. Cuba depended almost totally on the USSR for military & economic support |
Intifada | Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation and for the creation of a Palestinian homeland |