Decolonization Quiz Review

What is one of the primary differences between a market economy and a command economy?

• A command economy has less government control

• A command economy offers more consumer choices.

• A market economy has less private ownership.

• A market economy has more business competition.

Which two nations were created as a result of religious tensions?

• India and Pakistan

• Israel and Egypt

• Brazil and Colombia

• Vietnam and Burma

In the 1980s, China’s economic growth and reentry into the world economy was most directly the result of the

• restoration of dynastic rule

• adoption of Deng Xiaoping’s Four Modernizations

• reestablishment of a regional self-sufficiency plan

• implementation of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution

As a result of the growth of Zionism, which region experienced an increase in immigrants from Eastern Europe in the early 20th century?

• Chechnya

• Kosovo

• Kurdistan

• Palestine

Which statement best describes Mohandas Gandhi’s response to British imperialism?

• He led an armed revolt backed by the Sepoys

• He urged Indians to follow a policy of noncooperation

• He campaigned for the Indians and the British to rule the subcontinent jointly

• He demanded the British Parliament partition the subcontinent between Hindus and Muslims

One way in which Gandhi’s followers specifi cally targeted the British economy was by

• establishing the Indian National Congress

• organizing a protest at Amritsar

• fasting in prison

• boycotting imported textiles

Based on this quotation, which statement would Kwame Nkrumah most likely support?

• Independent African states should obey European directives.

• African countries should continue to rely on European technology.

• Europeans should control the mineral mines of Africa

• European colonialism on the African continent should come to an end

A goal of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest in China was to

• secure independence for autonomous regions

• develop a constitution

• create a uniform law code

• gain democratic reforms

One similarity between the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and the Cultural Revolution in China was that both

• limited the power of absolute leaders

• illustrated the power of public opinion in forming national policy

• established social stability and economic growth

• used violent methods to eliminate their opponents

What is the main idea of this 1960s song?

• The sun will never set on Chinese communism

• Communist policies will liberate Mao Zedong

• The Chinese people will become wealthy under communism

• Mao Zedong will lead the Communist Party in building a new China