Contemporary Asia, Africa, & India by https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e #3 en-us 2017-06-09 02:45:46 UTC 2025-12-07 02:47:14 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. How did the Cold War influence conflicts in Eastern Asia after WWII? javonyadavis1198 https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175820917 > Division of China into two nations at the end of Chinese Civil War
> Chiang Kai- Shek, Chinese nationalist in the island of Taiwan 
> Mao-Tse- Tung , Communist of China in China's mainlands 
> Continued conflict between the two China's 
> Communist China's participation in Korean Conflicts ]]> 2017-06-09 02:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175820917 2. What roles did Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev, & Deng Xiaoping play in the second half of the 20th century? javonyadavis1198 https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175821375 Indira Gandhi 
> Built a closer relationship between India & Soviet Union  during Cold War
> Developed nuclear programs 
Margaret Thatcher 
> British Prime Minister 
> Opposed Soviet communism--- "Iron Lady" 
> Free trade & less gov't regulation of businesses 
> Close relationship with United States and U.S. foreign policy 
> Asserted United Kingdom's military power 
Mikhail Gorbachev 
> Glasnost & perestroika 
> Last president of Soviet Union 
> Oversaw peaceful transition to democracy 
> Fall of Berlin Wall 
Deng Xiaoping 
> Reformed communist economy to market economy leading to rapid economic growth 
> Communist control of government continued

]]> 2017-06-09 02:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175821375 3. Who was a leader of the Indian independence movement and what tactics did he use? javonyadavis1198 https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175822274 Mohandas Gandhi 
> Peaceful Protest ]]> 2017-06-09 03:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175822274 4. What were the outcomes of the Indian independence movement? javonyadavis1198 https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175822523 > British rule in India 
> Indian National Congress 
> Leadership of Mohandas Gandhi 
> Role of civil disobedience & passive resistance 
> Political divisional along Hindu-Muslim lines, Pakistan/India 
> Republic of India, World's   largest democratic nation- Federal system gives many powers to the state ]]> 2017-06-09 03:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175822523 5. Why did independence movements in Africa gain success after WWII? javonyadavis1198 https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175822824 > Right to self- determination (UN charter) 
> Peaceful & violent revolutions after WWII
> Pride in African cultures and heritage 
> Resentment toward imperial rule & economic exploitation 
> Loss of colonies by Great Britain, France, Belgium, & Portugal influence of superpower rivalry during the Cold War]]> 2017-06-09 03:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175822824 6. What was Jomo Kenyatta's leadership role in Kenya? javonyadavis1198 https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175823032 > West Africa; peaceful transition
> Algeria; war for independence from France 
> Kenya (Britain); violent struggle under leadership of Kenyatta  ]]> 2017-06-09 03:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175823032 7. What was Nelson Mandela's leadership role in South Africa? javonyadavis1198 https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175823235 > South Africa; black South Africa's' struggle against apartheid led by Nelson Mandela, who became the first black President of the Republic of South Africa ]]> 2017-06-09 03:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/javonyadavis1198/17wp9thxa71e/wish/175823235