Unit 8: Independence Movements & Postcolonialism

___________was a system of racial legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa.

• Pan-Africanism

• Apartheid

• Integration

• Genocide

Which of the following are reasons Palestinians may object, or be against, their current status in the Middle East? Check all that apply.

• The creation of Israel following WWII

• Israeli settlements in the West Bank

• The creation of a Palestinian state

• Balfour Declaration (1917) which established a national home for the Jewish people

What does the political cartoon indicate about the world's response to genocides over the past century?

• Nations funnel money and supplies readily

• The United Nations always responds swiftly to genocide around the world

• Failure of countries and world organizations to address genocide

• Genocides only occur in democratic nations

What was the motivation for the mass killings of Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda?

• To encourage Pan-Africanism and national unity

• To force religious assimilation

• The political struggle for control after imperialism

• The end of apartheid

What were the main goals of the Indian Nationalist Movement and Muslim League? Check all that apply.

• Independence from British rule

• Establishing a laissez-faire economy

• Forming a totalitarian state

• Expansion of territory

• End foreign control

The main purpose of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank is to:

• supply raw materials and natural resources to the imperial nations

• promote economic development and political stability

• help fund the Soviet Union during the Cold War

• helped Ho Chi Minh fight the United States during the Vietnam War

Which changes occurred immediately after India gained its Independence in 1947?

• Indian became an ally of the Soviet Union

• The region was partitioned into two separate states.

• India adopted Islam as the official state religion.

• A military dictatorship took control of the entire region.

Which of the following are goals of Pan-Africanism? Check all that apply.

• promote a united Africa

• political and economic cooperation

• historical and cultural awareness

• encourage ethnic rivalry and division

What was one of the primary differences between the Rwandan and Darfur genocides?

• Gandhi was leading a non-violent movement in Rwanda

• The communist ideology in Darfur

• The response of NATO to defend indigenous peoples

• Acknowledgement of the genocide by the Western nations

Nelson Mandela's intention was to bring white and black South Africans together toward the common goal of:

• maintaining colonial control

• building national unity

• preserving traditional religions

• sustaining nonalignment