This printable crossword puzzle has 33 clues. Answers range from 5 to 26 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
India’s national political party
An organization founded in 1906 in India to protect Muslim interests
Term given to the division of India into separate Hindu and Muslim nations.
a small region that lays at the northern point of India next to Pakistan
a group of Hindu people of southern India and northern Sri Lanka
a sovereign country in South Asia
Authoritarian president of the Philippines from 1966-1986
President of the Philippines, ended the lease on U.S. military bases
Became a sovereign republic in 1948, lead to political disputes
is a social-democratic and liberal democratic political party in Myanmar
member of the National League for Democracy, wins in the 1990 election, but the government did not recognize her victory
A coalition of many ethnic consisting of Malaya, Sarawak, and Sabah became Malaysia
leader of an independence movement, successful in granting Indonesia its independence in 1949
a general who seized power from Sukarno and began the slaughter of 500,000-1,000,000. Furthermore, he turned Indonesia into a police state, imposed frequent periods of martial law, and his government shows little religious tolerance
Seized in the 1970s by Suharto, until the United Nations-sponsored referendum held in August 1999, the people overwhelmingly voted for independence.
A movement to celebrate African culture, heritage, and values
the successful leader of the largely nonviolent movement for independence of the Gold Coast.
a strong Kenyan Nationalist leader fighting for independence of Kenya
leader of the FLN and became the first president of Algeria.
An army officer who seized power in 1965. Ruling for 32 years, he maintained control through a combination of force, one-party rule, and gifts to supporters
Consists of Palestinian officials to push for the formation of a Palestinian state. Guerilla groups came to dominate the organization and insisted that the only way to achieve their goal was through armed struggle.
a widespread campaign of civil disobedience, taking the form of boycotts, demonstrations, attacks on Israeli soldiers, and rock throwing by unarmed teens.
a Jewish state of Palestine, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.
Consists of Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Opposition forces that took up arms against the Soviet-supported government of Afghanistan.
A conservative Islamic group that took control of Afghanistan. Initially a positive force, however, they followed an extreme interpretation of Islamic law and applied it to nearly every aspect of Afghan society
A new capital city built by Kubitschek, this contributed to the nation’s foreign debt and inflation.
Conditions that foster this practice = Having more than one political party and Universal suffrage.
Conditions that foster this practice =High levels of education / literacy, Economic security, Freedoms of speech, press, and assembly
Conditions that foster this practice =Clear body of traditions and laws on which government is based, widespread education about how government works, national acceptance of majority decisions, and shared belief that no one is above the law.
Conditions that foster this practice = All citizens equal before the law, shared national identity, protection of such individual rights as freedom of religion, and representatives elected by citizens to carry out their will
In 1946, the main political party changed its name to this. The ___ became a main for political stability in Mexico.
This center-right president of Mexico ended a 71 year streak of PRI rule. Advocated reforming the police, rooting out political corruption, ending the rebellion in Chiapas, and opening up Mexico’s economy to free-market forces.