Asia,Africa,India by Aja Worrell https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s en-us 2017-06-02 20:16:31 UTC 2025-11-28 12:28:25 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. How did the Cold War influence conflicts in Eastern Asia after WWII? ajaworrell1095 https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175030214 • Division of China into two nations at the end of the Chinese civil war 
• Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) - Nationalist China (island of Taiwan) 
• Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong) - Communist China (mainland China) 
• Continuing conflict between the two Chinas 
• Communist China’s participation in Korean Conflict ]]> 2017-06-02 20:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175030214 2. What roles did Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev and Deng Xiaoping play in major events in the second half of the 20th Century? ajaworrell1095 https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175030420 Indira Gandhi 
• Closer relationship between India and the Soviet Union during the Cold War 
• Developed nuclear program
 
Margaret Thatcher 
• British Prime Minister 
• Opposed Soviet communism – “Iron Lady” • Free trade and less government regulation of business 
• Close relationship with United States and U.S. foreign policy 
• Asserted United Kingdom’s military power
 
Mikhail Gorbachev 
• Glasnost and perestroika 
• Fall of the Berlin Wall 
• Last president of Soviet Union 
• Oversaw peaceful transition to democracy
 
Deng Xiaoping 
• Reformed communist economy to market economy leading to rapid economic growth 
• Communist control of government continued 
 ]]> 2017-06-02 20:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175030420 3. Who was a leader of the Indian independence movement and what tactics did he use? ajaworrell1095 https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175030877 • Indian sub-continent 
• British India 
• India 
• Pakistan (former West Pakistan) 
• Bangladesh (former East Pakistan) 
• Sri Lanka (former Ceylon) ]]> 2017-06-02 20:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175030877 4. What were the outcomes of the Indian independence movement? ajaworrell1095 https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175032026 • British rule in India 
• Indian National Congress 
• Leadership of Mohandas Gandhi 
• Role of civil disobedience and passive resistance 
• Political division along Hindu-Muslim lines, Pakistan/India  
• Republic of India - World’s largest democratic nation - Federal system gives many powers to the state ]]> 2017-06-02 20:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175032026 5. Why did independence movements in Africa gain success after WWII? ajaworrell1095 https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175032200 • Right to self-determination (U.N. charter) 
• Peaceful and violent revolutions after World War II 
• Pride in African cultures and heritage 
• Resentment toward imperial rule and economic exploitation 
• Loss of colonies by Great Britain, France, Belgium, and Portugal Influence of superpower rivalry during the Cold War ]]> 2017-06-02 20:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175032200 6. What was Jomo Kenyatta’s leadership role in Kenya? ajaworrell1095 https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175032418 • West Africa - Peaceful transition 
• Algeria - War for Independence from France 
• Kenya (Britain) - Violent struggle under leadership of Kenyatta ]]> 2017-06-02 20:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175032418 7. What was Nelson Mandela’s leadership role in South Africa? ajaworrell1095 https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175032622 • South Africa - Black South Africans’ struggle against apartheid led by Nelson Mandela, who became the first black President of the Republic of South Africa. ]]> 2017-06-02 20:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ajaworrell1095/t9vbqujr1n9s/wish/175032622