Read pages 848 - 863 before our next class period. Look out for the following as you read:
- What did the nations of Latin America, Africa, and Asia have in common during this period? (pg. 848)
- How was independence achieved in most of Sub-Saharan Africa? (pg. 850)
- What was apartheid and how did it work in South Africa? (pg. 852)
- Who was Nelson Mandela and what role did he play in helping South Africa gain its independence from Great Britain? (pgs. 852 - 853)
- Which nation essentially controlled Cuba in the 1950s? (pg. 853)
- Who was Fidel Castro and what did he accomplish? (pgs. 854 - 855)
- What were Third World countries? (pg. 856)
- What did Japan do to recover from their defeat in World War II? (pgs. 857 - 858)
- What was the Cultural Revolution in China? (pg. 859)
- What happened when Israel became a country following World War II? (pgs. 859 - 860)
- What is OPEC? (pg. 861)