Decolonization/Modern Issues

The organization of campaigns in South Africa against the policy of racial separation and segregation are most closely associated with

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Cecil Rhodes

• Nelson Mandela

• Kwame Nkrumah

Which economic system is characterized by supply and demand, investment capital, and competition?

• barter

• command

• maniorialism

• free-enterprise

The 20th-century term Green Revolution refers to significant advancements made in the field of

• electronic communication

• food production

• zero population growth

• biological warfare

In which region are most member-nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) located?

• Latin America

• Europe

• Middle East

• East Asia

Which factor was a major consideration at the time India was being partitioned?

• creation of uniform land areas

• equal distribution of natural resources

• tensions between Hindus and Muslims

• territorial disputes between Britain and France

Which description best fits the Salt March conducted by Mohandas Gandhi?

• an act of civil disobedience against the British

• a statement of support for dividing India

• a protest against the Sepoy Mutiny

• a rally for the British during World War II

A major goal of both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been to

• control oil prices

• promote the development of rain forests

• expand governmental control of industry

• encourage economic development

Nigeria’s economy has relied on its oil industry to create jobs. When world-wide oil prices dropped, their economy collapsed. This is a problem primarily caused by

• global interdependence

• self-sufficiency

• overpopulation

• political instability

Which global problem is best illustrated by the late 20th-century conflicts in Rwanda, Kosovo, and Sudan?

• violation of human rights

• proliferation of chemical weapons

• disagreement over national borders

• lack of water resources

In Cambodia, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge modeled their agrarian society on

• Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward in China

• Leonid Brezhnev’s doctrine of détente

• Mohandas Gandhi’s Quit India program

• Lech Walesa’s Solidarity movement in Poland