Decolonization MWH

What is the root cause of conflicts in the Middle East today?

• Use of Nuclear Weapons

• The Great Crusades

• Creation of Israel out of Arab lands

• Creation of Palestine

What city is constantly fought over in Israel?

• Bethlehem

• Nazarene

• Jerusalem

• Mecca

What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)? 

• To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people
• To promote segregation between the races
• To unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans
• To force Europeans out of their homelands

What was apartheid? 

• equality for all
• western-style democracy
• constitutional monarcy
• segregation of races

What was the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa? 

• he became the first black president
• he released political prisoners
• he united the Zulu and Ashanti people to win the election
• he won the election with the support of the British

What was Nelson Mandela's attitude towards the people who supported apartheid laws in South Africa? 

• he believed they should be punished for their actions
• he wanted to unite all races in South Africa
• he wanted to turn over those leaders to the nsUnited Natio
• he forced those leaders out of the country

Why did the National Party pass apartheid laws in 1948? 

• To gain independence from the British
• To imprison Nelson Mandela
• To boost the sale of gold and diamonds
• To maintain white control of the country

What was the purpose of the PLO? 

• to form a military alliance 
• to form a trading partnership
• to promote terrorism
• to Liberate Palestine land from Jews

Why was there international support to create the state of Israel in 1948?

• the land was unoccupied at the time
• the Holocaust opened peoples' eyes to the persecution of the Jews
• Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a Jewish homeland
• all national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were promised homelands by the UN

How did the Arab community respond to the UN Partition Plan?

• they rejected it & attacked Israel
• they rejected it & attacked Palestinians
• they accepted it
• they ignored it