International Civil Rights

Apartheid is primarily associated with which country?

• Australia

• Kenya

• South Africa

• Brazil

Police opened fire on protesters at Sharpeville on March 21, 1960 directly resulting in:

• 69 Black African deaths

• 43 White African deaths

• voting rights for Black African citizens in South Africa

• a new constitution

When South Africa did not end their policy of apartheid, which of the following happened?

• They were censured by China.

• The United States increased their trade with South Africa.

• Black South Africans left in huge numbers for Mali.

• South Africa was forced out of the British Commonwealth.

Which South African president repealed most of the legislation that enabled Apartheid?

• Nelson Mandela

• F. W. Klerk

• Cecil Rhodes

• Muhammad Ali

Which individual became the first black president of South Africa?

• Nelson Mandela

• F. W. de Klerk

• Cecil Rhodes

• Muhammad Ali

The incident at Tiananmen Square happened in which month and year?

• January 1987

• April 1994

• September 1986

• June 1989

The first response by the government of China to student protests demanding greater political and economic freedom was:

• To pass new laws reforming Chinese political institutions

• To give the students a stern warning.

• To send in troops to kill all the protestors.

• To imprison all political dissidents.

Protests grew after Hu's death, resulting in the Chinese government:

• Sending in tanks and troops to stop the protests

• the creation of a new constitution

• expansion of civil liberties

• censorship of the press in Hong Kong

The Berlin Wall was built during which year?

• 1948

• 1957

• 1961

• 1970

The Berlin Wall was built as a response to:

• 5000 West Berliners leaving for East Berlin

• The end of World War II to prevent another German invasion of Poland

• 191 East Berliners being killed by West Berliners

• millions of skilled workers leaving East Berlin