Unit 6- The Modern Era

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Across
  1. 4. A French word that means an "easing of tensions" used to describe US President Nixon's approach to the Soviet Union
  2. 6. Organization created by countries to control oil business functions
  3. 7. Soviet Union, Vietnam, China, & North Korea all have this type of economic system
  4. 11. The Persian Gulf war was fought in this country after their leader decided to invade Kuwait
  5. 12. Exchanging information, products, and ideas is associated with this vocabulary word
  6. 13. Both Israelis and Palestinians are fighting for the right to own this- ____
  7. 14. The Palestinians are a group of ___ Nationalists that believe in their right to land their families held for 1,000s of years
  8. 15. During the Partition of India, this country was carved out for Muslim majorities
  9. 18. This individual was instrumental in bringing independence to India through non-violence
  10. 19. This Islamic Fundamentalist group was responsible for the US attack on 9/11
Down
  1. 1. After WW2, this organization was created to prevent another world war by trying to resolve international conflicts (2 words)
  2. 2. After the Korean War, this country remained a communist dictatorship (2 words)
  3. 3. This leader rose up to make China a communist country
  4. 5. Middle Eastern ethnic group that now controls the nation of Israel created by the UN
  5. 8. Through peaceful protests and non-violence, this Asian country gained independence from Britain in 1947
  6. 9. After WW2 this city was divided in half and a wall was erected to prevent people from moving from the east to the west
  7. 10. A protest for basic freedoms took place at this location in China- _____ Square
  8. 16. These racial descrimination laws separated people in South Africa
  9. 17. Contrary to the Soviet Union, the United States has this type of economic system