Ap world vocab topic 30

  • East Pakistan → Bangladesh: 1971 independence movement created Bangladesh from Pakistan.

  • Indira Gandhi: Indian prime minister; centralization, Green Revolution, authoritarian rule.

  • Primary products: Raw materials exported by developing countries.

  • Neocolonial economy: Economic control of former colonies by foreign powers.

  • Gamal Abdul Nasser: Egyptian leader; nationalized Suez Canal, pan-Arabist.

  • Suez Canal Crisis: Egypt seized canal; invaded by Britain, France, Israel.

  • Six Day War: 1967 war; Israel gained territory from Arab states.

  • Anwar Sadat: Egyptian president; made peace with Israel.

  • Camp David Accords: Peace agreement between Egypt and Israel (1978).

  • Hosni Mubarak: Egyptian president after Sadat; ruled until Arab Spring.

  • Green Revolution: Agricultural innovations that increased food production, especially in Asia.

  • Pahlavi Dynasty: Westernized monarchy in Iran overthrown in 1979.

  • Ayatollah Khomeini: Led Iranian Revolution; established Islamic Republic.

  • Iranian Revolution: Overthrew Shah; created Islamic theocracy under Khomeini.

  • Homelands/Bantustans: Segregated Black territories under South African apartheid.

  • Anti-apartheid movement: Global and domestic resistance to South African segregation.

  • African National Congress: South African group leading anti-apartheid resistance.

  • Nelson Mandela: ANC leader imprisoned, later first Black president.

  • Steve Biko: Anti-apartheid activist killed in police custody.