Unit Quiz: Trade Relations in The Bahamas

In what year was the Burma Road Riot?

• 1492

• 1942

• 1962

• 1967

Where was the new airport built?

• Fox Hill

• Coral Harbour

• Governor's Harbour

• Windsor Field

Name the Construction Company that built the airport.

• Pleasantville Company

• H& A Construction

• Brokell Construction

• United Shipping Company

What was one immediate cause of the Riot?

• No promotion opportunities

• Workers wanted a new boss

• discrimination against taxicab drivers

• Unequal pay in the workplace

Which trade/profession did not join the Strike?

• hotel workers

• teachers

• sanitation workers

• Church pastors

Which main industry in The Bahamas was impacted by the General Strike?

• Tourism

• Banking

• Agriculture

• Fishing

Which political party supported the General Strike?

• Bahamas Democratic Reform

• Democratic National Alliance

• Free National Movement

• Progressive Liberal Party

Who was the leader of the Progressive Liberal Party during the General Strike?

• Sir Randol Fawkes

• Sir Alvin Brennen

• Sir Clifford Darling

• Sir Lynden Pindling

Who led the taxicab drivers in a Strike?

• Sir Clifford Darling

• Sir Lynden Pindling

• Dr. Hubert Minnis

• Dame Ivy Dumont

Who called the General Strike of 1958?

• Sir Lynden Pindling

• Sir Clifford Darling

• Sir Randol Fawkes

• Hon. Hubert Ingraham