Decolonization: The Middle East

Who was India's colonial ruler until 1947?

• China

• France

• Great Britain

• Holland

What modern day countries were created due to the Partition of India?

• India

• Palestine

• Bangladesh

• Pakistan

• West China

What was the name of the government system that enforced strict segregation of races, and is also the Afrikaner word for 'to keep apart?

• One Direction

• Oligarchy

• One Republic

• Apartheid

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

• language throughout most of Africa

• ethnic bond among the people of

  sub-Saharan Africa

• religion throughout most of Africa

• goal to end European rule in Africa

The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by

• The location of ancient African tribal kingdoms

• the topographic features of the continent

• the patterns of European colonialism

• traditional African language groups

In Iran and other parts of the middle east, what was the most important natural resource desired by the US and the Soviet Union?

• Sand

• Salt Water

• Oil

• H20

Which Muslim country did the Soviet Union invade on Christmas Eve (Dec 24), 1979 in order to install a communist government?

• Afghanistan

• Korea

• Australia

• Armenia

After a standoff between Egypt, Israel, France and Great Britain in 1956, who ultimately gained control of the Suez Canal?

• Israel

• Great Britain

• France

• Egypt

What is the term that describes the political movement of creating a national Jewish state in the region of Palestine?

• Colonialism

• Zionism

• Communism

• Marxism

Why did the United Nations feel that is was right to give Jewish people land in Palestine?

• It never was a British colony

• It was the Ancient homeland of the Jews

• The United Nations had no interest in Palestine

• It was the home of the Olympics