Decolonization

Jawaharlal Nehru was made the first -----of India

• commander

• prime minister

• general

• president

Nehru believed in the principles and ideologies of whom?

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Indira Gandhi

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Mahatma Gandhi

This country is South of the Philippines and is the largest Muslim majority country in the World.

• Australia

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• Indonesia

True or False: Achmed Sukarno was an Indonesian politician who was the first president of Indonesia.

• True

• False

True or False: Pan-Arabism was a movement that sought to unite all Arabs based on a common language and culture

• True

• False

He was the Egyptian president who promoted Pan-Arabism

• Mansa Musa

• Gamal Abdel Nasser

• King Tut

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was formed with the intent of

• cutting off the supply of oil to the United States and its allies

• increasing the supply of oil available for use within Middle Eastern countries

• controlling the supply of oil to raise prices

In the 19th century, a major reason the British wanted to control the Suez Canal region was to

• ensure easier access to India

• improve farming in the Middle East

• promote nationalism in Egypt

Which region is globally significant because of its strategic location, major oil reserves, and historic importance as the birthplace of three major religions?

• Latin America

• Southeast Asia

• The Middle East (Southwest Asia)

Since the creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), member nations have joined together to

• determine the supply of oil on the world market

• maintain a low price of oil per barrel

• isolate themselves from the rest of the world