Unit Seven: Decolonization and Nationalism after WWII

Which two nations were created as a result of religious tensions?

• India and Pakistan

• Israel and Egypt

• Brazil and Colombia

• Vietnam and Burma

The success of Mao Zedong in China and of Mohandas Gandhi in India demonstrate that

• imperialism usually acts as a positive force

• more than one method can be used to build nationalism

• economic prosperity is the key to social change

• urbanization strengthens traditional values

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

• an act of civil disobedience against the British

• a statement of support dividing India

• a protest against the Sepoy Mutiny

• a rally for the British during World War II

Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independence?

• Many jobs were being outsourced overseas

• the government offered housing incentives in newly developed areas

• religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs

• the subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities

Which individual is correctly paired with the historical event he helped influence?

• Kwame Nkrumah - independence of Ghana

• Nelson Mandela - independence of the Congo

• Patrice Lumumba - independence of Algeria

• Fidel Castro - independence of Panama

The goal of Pan-Africanism was to

• demand democratic reforms

• encourage ethnic rivalry

• promote a united Africa

• divide Africa into separate countries

A major factor in the development of 20th-century nationalist movements throughout Africa was a commong

• language throughout most of Africa

• goal to end European rule in Africa

• ethnic bond among the people of sub-Saharan Africa

• religion throughout most of Africa

F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the

• foreign control of the diamond mines

• discriminatory policy of apartheid

• anarchy in Somalia

• Boer War

Which country is most closely associated with the terms pass laws, white minority rule, and segregation?

• El Salvador

• South Africa

• Iran

• Israel

The movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine is best known as

• Zionism

• multi-culturalism

• Marxism

• militarism