DECOLONIZATION QUIZ

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

• (1) begin a cycle of armed revolution

• (2) draw attention to critical issues

• (3) increase the strength of the military

• (4) resist the power of religious leaders

In the 1940s, the leadership of the Indian National Congress and the leadership of the Muslim League supported the goal of

• (1) helping the British fight World War II

• (2) removing British control from the subcontinent

• (3) abolishing caste distinctions and discrimination

• (4) establishing a unified government based on religious teachings

Which leader is associated with civil disobedience and the Salt March?

• (1) Kwame Nkrumah

• (2) Jomo Kenyatta

• (3) Mohandas Gandhi

• (4) Ho Chi Minh

Which event in the history of the Indian subcontinent occurred last?

• (1) Salt March

• (2) Amritsar Massacre

• (3) creation of Pakistan

• (4) Sepoy Rebellion

What was one similar goal shared by Simon Bolivar and Mohandas Gandhi?

• (1) ending foreign control

• (2) promoting religious freedom

• (3) establishing a limited monarchy

• (4) creating collective farms

"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."

— Mohandas Gandhi

In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to

• (1) armed rebellion

• (2) civil disobedience

• (3) criminal acts

• (4) guerrilla tactics

"Moral results can only be obtained through moral restraints."

— Mohandas Gandhi

This quotation best represents the policy of

• (1) westernization

• (2) neutrality

• (3) balance of power

• (4) passive resistance

Which action best illustrates Mohandas Gandhi's concept of civil disobedience?

• (1) A British army outpost was bombed as a protest against the British presence in Northern Ireland.

• (2) Citizens in the United States went to jail for violating segregation laws.

• (3) French citizens wrote letters to their government to oppose arms sales to Iraq.

• (4) Supporters of Ferdinand Marcos attempted a coup d'état against the Philippine Government.

Great Britain's primary motivation for acquiring control of the Suez Canal in the late 19th century was to

• (1) protect British trade interests in Asia

• (2) introduce democratic principles in this region

• (3) make up for the loss of the Panama Canal

• (4) prohibit the movement of ships from Russia

Which statement best explains why Great Britain and France joined Israel in attacking Egypt when Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956?

• (1) The European nations wanted control of the oil fields around the Suez Canal.

• (2) The Suez Canal was an important link between European nations and their Asian trading partners.

• (3) Great Britain and France were allies of Israel, which had originally controlled the Suez Canal.

• (4) Seizure of the Suez Canal indicated Egypt's rejection of democratic principles.