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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three major religions of the Middle East? | Islam,Christianity,and Judaism |
| What Middle Eastern nation does the leader inherit power? | Saida Arabia |
| Which nation was created by the division of land between the Arabs and Jews in 1948? | Israel |
| Industrial development in the 20th century has led to worldwide dependence on which region for sources of fuel? | Middle East |
| Mao Zedong introduced an economic plan for China called the Great Leap Forward- what was the results of this plan? | “Great leap backwards”/ famine |
| What is an example of unequal distribution of natural resources among countries | Getting less water |
| How are leaders of India’s government chosen today? | people vote |
| The United States sent armed forces to support south Vietnam during the 1960s and early 70s in an attempt to stop ____________ | Communism |
| How has China has attempted to increase its GDP? | Increasing there education programs |
| In what ways did the US help Japan, after WWII, rebuild its economy? | Shearing manufacturing knowledge large sums of money trough lines providing resources need there industrys |
| This individual challenged British rule in India with non violent protesting | Mohandas Gandhi |
| What was the main reason the US became involved in the wars of Korea and Vietnam? | To stop communism from spreading |
| Who is the leader responsible for establishing communism in China? | Mao zedong |
| Before the 19th century, Japan was an isolated nation, what is the main reason Japan has become involved in the world community since that time? | Limited resources forced japan's growing population to seek foughen markets. |
| What is Nelson Mandela's most important contributions to South Africa? | helped bring an end to apartheid |
| Why is Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa significant? | He was the 1st non white elected president |
| South African government has a national government and 9 provincial governments, each with some reserved powers and shared powers. What type of government would South Africa be classified as? | Federal |
| What was one effect the end of apartheid had on South Africa’s political system? | South africans were giving rights to run for office and vote |
| Which 20th event in South Africa’s history is most closely associated with the end of apartheid? | Election of Nelson Mandela |
| Erosion has made much of the cleared land barren and unable to support farming because of what African environmental issues | deforestation |
| Why did the Nationalist party set up the system of apartheid? | No separate the races and discriminate against non-whites |
| What is true about the impact of civil war and conflict on the regions of Africa? | The quality and quantities of food is reduced |
| Location- Egypt is ____________ to Saudi Arabia | northwest |
| What effect did the policy of apartheid have on South Africa? | The election of nelson mandela |
| Describe how the Middle East's vast supply of oil has affected the history of the region since the 1950s? | It has encouraged foreigners to complete for influence in the region |
| Population growth along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert has led to extensive deforestation. This deforestation has resulted in which development? | Erosion has made much of the cleared land beren and unable to supporting farmers |
| OPEC is concerned with the price of ______. | Oil |
| What caused Saudi Arabia to have such rapid economic development? | Global oil supply by seizing rich oil Kuwait and threatening Saudi Arabian oil fields or Petroleum produced |
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