Decolonization Pre-Assessment

What was the purpose of the Indian National Congress?

• Worked for the eventual independence of India from Britain

• Development of rapid industrialization in india for modern trade

• Acceptance of Socialism as the next governance sysem in India

• Join the Communist bloc and the Soviet Union

Choose the correct answer.

Mahatma Gandhi is the best known Indian intellectual, who fought for the Indian independence.

The way he stood up for freedom was known as...

• the non-violence movement.

• the merciless fight.

• the violent strikes.

A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to

• secure political power for the majority of the people

• encourage a greater degree of industrialization

• improve the economy by expanding governmental control

• gain independence from the Soviet Union

The policy of strict racial separation and discrimination that was implemented in the Republic of South Africa is called

• collectivization

• apartheid

• intifada

• communism

What was one factor that contributed to the downfall of apartheid in the Republic of South Africa?

• The African National Congress was outlawed

• Afrikaners demanded that only they should have ruling power.

• Many foreign countries boycotted South African products.

• President de Klerk and Desmond Tutu were imprisoned.

Since the 1980s, the major source of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Arabs has been

• the presence of Israeli ships in the Suez Canal

• the interference of Libya in Middle Eastern affairs

• the demand of Palestinian Arabs for their own homeland

• Soviet support for radical Arab groups in occupied territories

In 1979, the signing of the Camp David accords by Egypt and Israel indicated that

• nationalism was no longer a force in Middle Eastern politics

• the differences between Shi'ite and Sunni Moslems had been settled

• former enemies were able to negotiate

• the Soviet Union dominated Middle Eastern affairs

The name of the Black South African leader who fought against Apartheid

• Nelson Mandela

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Kwame Nkrumah

• Mao Zedong

What is Decolonization?

• The process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country (mother country).

• The process by which colonies become completely dependent on the colonizing country (mother country).

• The process by which natural resources are given over to the colonizing country (mother country).

• The process by which colonies "De"-fend the colonizing country (mother country) during times of war.

All of the following are reasons India demanded independence from Great Britain in the 1940s EXCEPT for...

• Famines resulting from agricultural practices that emphasized the production of cash crops instead of food to feed the people

• The racist attitudes and policies of the British that ignored traditional Indian culture

• Involvement of Indian troops in both world wars without India's consent

• The British's failure to construct of railways and other transportation/communication systems throughout India.