Decolonization and Independence Movements Vocab 2024

What was the Decolonization process about?

• The process by which European colonies in Africa and Asia became independent states.

• The movement emphasizing the unity of Africans and people of African descent all over the world.

• The program launched by Mao Zedong to renew loyalty to communism.

• The retreat by Mao Zedong and his followers from the Guomindang.

Who became the first Prime Minister of Kenya?

• Deng Xiaoping

• Mao Zedong

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Kwame Nkrumah

What did the Mau Mau fight against?

• British imperialism

• The Guomindang

• The Cultural Revolution

• The Four Modernizations

What was the main goal of Pan-Africanism?

• To remove British imperialists from Africa

• To emphasize the unity of Africans and people of African descent all over the world

• To launch a program to increase farm and industrial output

• To fight for greater democracy in China

Who was the leader of China during the 1980s known for the Four Modernizations?

• Mao Zedong

• Jiang Jieshi

• Deng Xiaoping

• Sun Yixian

Who launched the Cultural Revolution?

• Deng Xiaoping

• Mao Zedong

• Jiang Jieshi

• Sun Yixian

What was the Long March?

• A retreat by Mao Zedong and his followers from the Guomindang

• A program to increase farm and industrial output

• A movement for the unity of Africans

• A protest for greater democracy in China

What was the Great Leap Forward?

• A retreat by Mao Zedong and his followers from the Guomindang

• A program launched by Mao Zedong to increase farm and industrial output

• A movement for the unity of Africans

• A protest for greater democracy in China

Who were the Red Guard?

• Groups of radical students formed in China during the Cultural Revolution

• Revolutionary leaders in Kenya

• The leaders of the Four Modernizations

• Protesters in the Tiananmen Square Massacre

What happened during the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989?

• Demonstrators peacefully assembled to push for greater democracy in China and were attacked by government troops and tanks.

• Mao Zedong and his followers retreated from the Guomindang.

• The Cultural Revolution was launched.

• The Four Modernizations were implemented.