Decolonization

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The action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.

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Decolonization

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The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

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draw attention to critical issues

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Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of

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civil disobedience

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What was one reason that India was divided into two nations in 1947? Options: Indian leaders disagreed about India’s role in the United Nations, Great Britain feared a unified India would be a military threat., The Soviet Union insisted that India should have a communist government., Differences between the Hindus and the Muslims created religious conflict.

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Differences between the Hindus and the Muslims created religious conflict.

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A major problem in post–World War II India has been the

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conflict between rival religious groups

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Which communist nation is most closely associated with the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and the surrender of Saigon?

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Vietnam

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The original goal of Pan-Africanism was to

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promote a united Africa

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One way in which Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, and Kenneth Kaunda are similar is that they all

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played a major role in independence movements in Africa

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In the second half of the 20th century, what was one action taken by both Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu?

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protesting against apartheid in South Africa

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Since 1948, a major reason for the conflict between Arabs and Israelis is that each side claims sovereignty over the same land.

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claims sovereignty over the same land