Decolonization

Which goal was most important to the Indian nationalist movement?

• independence from British Rule

• establishing a laissez faire economy

• forming a totalitarian state

• expansion of territory

Religious differences between Muslims and Hindus in South Asia after WWII led to

• increased control of the British colonial government

• an arbitrated settlement by the United Nations

• the creation of the nations of India and Pakistan

• increased Communist influence in the region

The partition of the Indian subcontinent into two separate nations was primarily the result of

• The desire of the Hindu majority for two distinct nations

• Muslim distrust of a nation dominated by a Hindu majority

• Gandhi's demand for a separate Hindu nation

• The intervention of United Nations peacekeeping forces

The primary goal of the Indian National Congress (1885 - 1947) was to

• reform the Hindu religion

• partition India between Muslims and Hindus

• create a socialist economy

• gain independence from Great Britain

During the 1980's national unity in India was hindered by

• a foreign policy of nonalignment

• continued fear of attack from the Soviet Union

• political interference from China

• conflicts between Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims

What was one reason that India was divided into two nations in 1947?

• Indian leaders disagreed about India's role in the United Nations

• Great Britain feared a unified India would be a military threat

• The Soviet Union insisted that India should have a communist government

• Differences between the Hindus and the Muslims created religious conflict

During the 19th century, the African continent was affected most by

• the Commercial Revolution

• the introduction of socialism

• the Crusades

• European Imperialism

The Berlin Conference in 1884 was significant because it

• promoted Belgium as a world power

• established rules for the European division of Africa

• called for a war against England

• ensured ethnic harmony in the Middle East

Which Chinese leader is most closely associated with leading the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?

• Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)

• Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

The major factor that enabled Western Europe to dominate large parts of Asia and Africa in the 19th and early 20th centuries was the

• technological and military superiority of European nations

• acceptance of Christianity by many Asians and Africans

• desire of Asians and Africans for European raw materials

• refusal of Asians and Africans to fight against

  European imperialism