Cold War and Modern World

Apart from Pakistan which part of British India has become a majority-Muslim State?

• Bangladesh

• India

• Myanmar

Which twentieth century figure nationalized the Suez Canal?

• Kemal Ataturk

• Anwar Sadat

• Gamal Abdel Nasser

• Jawaharlal Nehru

The mandate system was designed to--

• Administer colonies in the Middle East on a temporary basis

• Encourage the type of aggression that led to the outbreak of WW1

• Rebuild the Allied economies which have been destroyed by war

• Allow for the return of the Ottoman Empire

NAFTA and the EU are examples of--

• Free Trade agreements

• Multi-national Corporations

• UN Agencies

• Military alliances

Which nation would most likely offer universal health care and public education through grade 12?

• Algeria

• India

• Japan

• Haiti

Global interdependence is possible only if nations--

• Are self sufficient

• Supply each other with goods

• Fight in wars

• Eat all the food they grow

The movements to end British rule in India and Apartheid in South Africa shared which common feature?

• Single religious group leading the protests

• Use of civil disobedience as a method of protest

• Raising of a militia to achieve the primary goal of the movement

• The lack of a single leader

Which factor has NOT caused civil wars on the African continent in the last 25 years?

• Ethnic differences

• Scarcity of resources

• Religious differences

• Population growth

The chart describes the independence movement of which country?

• Kenya

• Pakistan

• India

• Tajikstan

France fought bitter colonial wars in--

• Congo and Egypt

• Kenya and Ghana

• Algeria and Vietnam

• Cambodia and South Africa