APWH Unit 7

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How did Gandhi win Indian independence from Britain?

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With decades of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience

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Which of the following occurred as a result of the partition of India? (A) The slaughter of Sikhs in Pakistan, (B) A half million deaths as Muslims and Hindus migrated throughout the subcontinent to find new homes, (C) Pakistan was invaded by Iran, (D) Both India and Pakistan became models of pluralistic democracies for the developing world

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A half million deaths as Muslims and Hindus migrated throughout the subcontinent to find new homes.

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Why did the partition of British India into Pakistan and India disappoint Gandhi?

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Gandhi wanted Indians of all faiths and backgrounds to remain united.

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How did Gandhi’s movement for Indian independence influence the rest of the world?

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Leaders like King, Lech Walesa, and Aung San Suu Kyi used non-violent resistance.

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5. To what historical event does the cartoon refer? (A) The Nazi invasion of Poland, (B) The betrayal of the Munich Pact by Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia, (C) Hitler’s bombing of England during the Battle of Britain, (D) Operation Barbarossa, in which Hitler broke his treaty with Stalin & invaded Russia

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Operation Barbarossa, in which Hitler broke his treaty with Stalin & invaded Russia

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What circumstances likely emboldened Hitler to take the actions referred to above? (A) Nazi forces and regimes supporting Hitler already controlled most of Europe, (B) Japan had just sunk the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, (C) German victory in the Battle of Britain, (D) Franklin Roosevelt had just died of a stroke at Warm Springs

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Nazi forces and regimes supporting Hitler already controlled most of Europe

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What does Hoffman’s diary reveal about the nature of the fighting at Stalingrad? (A) The Soviets made good use of air superiority (B) Intense urban warfare was taking a toll on German forces (C) Soviet troops were retreating en masse (D) Winter weather made most German equipment useless

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Intense urban warfare was taking a toll on German forces

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How did the events referred to above transform World War Two? (A) Defeat at Stalingrad turned the tide against Germany, (B) Capture of Soviet oil reserves gave Germany unlimited resources, (C) Stalin surrendered and negotiated a new pact with Hitler, (D) Germany withdrew all troops from western Europe to fight in Russia

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Defeat at Stalingrad turned the tide against Germany

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What was the goal of the Green Revolution?

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Helping farmers in the developing world use modern techniques to be more productive.

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Dr. Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize:

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For saving a billion people from starvation