Unit 6 Short Answer Practice - Slides Version

Unit 6 Short Answer Review

Unit Refresher

We will first be going over some multiple-choice questions and answer explanations which will provide some useful information you may use to answer the short answer question on the test.

Then, we will complete a practice short answer question to prepare you for the Unit 6 Test's short answer prompt.

Multiple Select

What were three obstacles to democracy that South Africa experienced?

(Choose 3 correct answers)

• Apartheid laws segregated society based on race

• Nelson Mandela's release from prison

• Apartheid government suppressed protests

• The African National Congress was formed

• High unemployment and poverty

• Apartheid laws were passed in in 1948, which segregated society based on race and persecuted black South Africans

• Protests were suppressed, and the African National Congress formed to opposed apartheid was banned; anti-apartheid leaders such as Nelson Mandela were arrested

• Apartheid finally ended in 1994, though South Africa continues to face high unemployment and poverty levels

​Apartheid in South Africa

Multiple Select

What were three obstacles to democracy that Central and Eastern European countries experienced after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

(Choose 3 correct answers)

• Rising unemployment in Czechoslovakia

• Poland was faced with an economic crisis in the 1990s

• The destruction of the Berlin Wall

• Violent conflicts between ethnic and religious groups in Yugoslavia

• Democratic and socialist parties formed a coalition in Hungary

• Though countries like Poland and Hungary held democratic elections, they were faced with severe economic crises

• Disagreement over an economic crisis caused Czechoslovakia to split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia

• Yugoslavia collapsed into civil war and broke apart into multiple countries due to violence between ethnic/religious groups

Central & Eastern Europe after Soviet collapse

Multiple Select

What were three obstacles to democracy that China experienced during its era of reform?

(Choose 3 correct answers)

• Imprisonment of political opponents

• Deng Xiaoping modernized the economy

• Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution led to millions of deaths

• Deng Xiaoping cracked down violently on pro-democracy protests

• Selling state industries to private owners

• Mao Zedong opposed economic reformists, leading a Cultural Revolution in the 1960s which led to millions of deaths

• Deng Xiaoping implemented economic reforms, but also violently cracked down on pro-democratic protests, such as the student protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989

China: Reforms and Reactions

Multiple Select

What were three obstacles to democracy that post-colonial Nigeria experienced after gaining independence?

(Choose 3 correct answers)

• Civil war waged between ethnic groups

• Modernization of the oil economy

• Military coups which overthrew elected officials

• Critics of the military government were jailed for their speech

• Military leaders giving back power to civilian leaders

• A civil war in the 1960s between the government and the Igbo ethnic group led to millions of deaths

• The Nigerian military overthrew civilian governments in 1983 and 1993

• Military governments arrested critics and framed them for crimes they did not commit

Nigeria After Colonialism

Practice Short Answer

Choose one of the following regions:
South Africa, Central or Eastern Europe, China or Nigeria

Then, answer the following question:
Did your region of choice face obstacles in transitioning to democracy? If so, what is one example of an obstacle it faced?

Break it down!

Choose one of the following regions:
South Africa, Central or Eastern Europe, China or Nigeria

Then, answer the following question:
(1) Did your region of choice face obstacles in transitioning to democracy?
(2) If so, what is one example of an obstacle it faced?

How to start your response?

"(Region) (faced/did not face) obstacles in transitioning to democracy.

For example, one obstacle (Region) faced was ______________"

Open Ended

Choose one of the following regions: South Africa, Central or Eastern Europe, China or Nigeria

Then, answer the following question:
Did your region of choice face obstacles in transitioning to democracy? If so, what is one example of an obstacle it faced?

Sentence Starters:

"(Region) (faced/did not face) obstacles in transitioning to democracy.
For example, one obstacle (Region) faced was _______________________________"

"Nigeria faced obstacles in transitioning to democracy.

For example, one obstacle Nigeria faced was the intervention of military governments. Military governments in Nigeria staged coups to overthrow elected civilian leaders and imprisoned people who criticized their actions."

Sample Response

Of the following regions, which do you believe faced the most significant challenges in transitioning to democracy during the late 20th century?
(Explain your answer in 5-6 sentences, incorporating at least 2-3 specific examples or pieces of evidence to support your claim.)

• Post-Apartheid South Africa

• Central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union

• China during its era of reform and reaction

• African nations grappling with colonial legacies

Unit 6 Test
Short Answer Prompt

Possible Sentence Starters

"I believe that (region) faced the most significant challenges in transitioning to democracy during the late 20th century.

One example of a challenge (region) faced was ______________. Additionally, ___________________.
Furthermore, ___________________."