Decolonization Unit Exam Review

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Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes the author’s point of view? . . . “Because India has become impoverished by their Government. They take away our money from year to year. The most important posts are reserved for themselves. We are kept in a state of slavery. They behave insolently [insultingly] towards us and disregard our feelings. . . .”

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The author believes the government is oppressive and exploitative.

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A historian would find this excerpt most useful for

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understanding the socio-political climate of India during a specific period.

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Which event was an effect of the ideas expressed in this excerpt and the actions taken by Gandhi? . . . “Because India has become impoverished by their Government. They take away our money from year to year. The most important posts are reserved for themselves. We are kept in a state of slavery. They behave insolently [insultingly] towards us and disregard our feelings. . . .”

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India's independence from British rule in 1947.

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The actions taken by Gandhi reflect his commitment to which policy?

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Nonviolent civil disobedience

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Which claim is best supported by the evidence included in these maps? Options: The majority of African countries were independent by 1950., The number of independent countries in Africa decreased from 1950 to 1980., The number of independent countries in Africa increased significantly from 1950 to 1980., Africa had no independent countries in 1950.

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The number of independent countries in Africa increased significantly from 1950 to 1980.

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Which individuals took actions that contributed to the changes depicted in these maps from 1950 to 1980? Options: Cecil Rhodes and King Leopold III, Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, Kwame Nkrumah and Jomo Kenyatta, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping

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Kwame Nkrumah and Jomo Kenyatta

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Which claim about South Africa in 1991 is best supported by the evidence in these charts? Options: All racial groups had equal income levels., whites controlled the largest amount of income, The majority of the population was White., Economic growth was uniform across all racial groups.

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whites controlled the largest amount of income

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What policy most likely influenced the circumstances depicted by these charts?

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Apartheid policy

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Which of the following individuals took action to address the issues of aparthide? Winnie Mandela, F.W. de Klerk, Thabo Mbeki, Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela

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Which statement best describes the author’s point of view in this 1992 cartoon?

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The author criticizes the focus on free markets over human welfare.