Decolonization/Modernization Review

Which two nations were created as a result of

religious tensions?

• India and Pakistan

• Israel and Egypt

• Brazil and Colombia

• Vietnam and Burma

The organization of campaigns in South Africa

against the policy of racial separation and

segregation are most closely associated with

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Nelson Mandela

• Cecil Rhodes

• Kwame Nkrumah

The partition of British India was characterized by

• efforts to regulate family size

• violence between Hindus and Muslims

• negotiations to limit the production of nuclear

  weapons

• opposition to economic aid from the United

  States and the Soviet Union

Gandhi is most closely associated with which term

• Civil Disobedience

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• The Five Year Plan

• Divine Right Theory

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.

What was the primary goal of the Salt March, led by Mohandas Gandhi?

• To protest the British monopoly on salt production and sales

• To demand immediate independence from British rule

• To promote Hindu-Muslim unity

• To increase awareness about the untouchability issue

Which event marked the beginning of the end of apartheid in South Africa?

• The Sharpeville Massacre

• The release of Nelson Mandela from prison

• The Soweto uprising

• The election of the first black president

Which of the following leaders is known for leading a non-violent movement for India's independence from British rule?

• Subhas Chandra Bose

• Bhagat Singh

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

Which statement best explains why the Communists

won the Chinese Civil War in 1949?

• Communist Party membership was promised to

  businessmen and landlords.

• Large numbers of women voted for the

  Communist Party.

• China's peasant population supported the

  Communists.

• Western powers provided arms and advisers to

  China's Communist army.

A comparison of the five-year plans of Joseph Stalin

and of the Great Leap Forward of Mao Zedong

would show that both leaders

• encouraged individual rights and freedoms

• implemented some aspects of capitalism

• supported the involvement of wealthy

  entrepreneurs in the economy

• focused on increasing industrial and

  agricultural output