Post-World War I Global Dynamics and Resistance Movements

What was the primary reason European powers maintained their colonial holdings after World War I?

• To reward the colonies for their sacrifices

• Because of economic downturns in Europe

• To strengthen their global influence

• None of the above

Which principle did US President Woodrow Wilson insist on during the peace negotiations?

• Militarization

• Self-determination

• Colonization

• Economic sanctions

What was the reaction of the French and British to Woodrow Wilson's ideas at the peace conference?

• They adopted them immediately

• They considered them with interest

• They fully embraced them

• They largely refused them

What was the outcome for Class A mandates under the mandate system?

• Immediate independence

• Administered by the League of Nations for eventual independence

• Treated as colonies

• Given to non-European powers

What was the mandate system introduced at the Paris Peace Conference?

• A method to divide colonial territories among victorious powers

• A system to grant independence to all colonies

• A plan to establish a new world order

• A strategy to strengthen the League of Nations

What led to fierce anti-colonial resistance after World War I?

• The establishment of the League of Nations

• The failure to grant independence to colonial territories

• The economic prosperity of the colonies

• The disarmament of colonial powers

Which country invaded Manchuria in 1931, violating League of Nations' rules?

• The United States

• Germany

• China

• Japan

What was the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?

• Japan's plan for economic collaboration in Asia

• A League of Nations' initiative

• A British trade zone

• An anti-imperialist alliance

Who became a significant leader of the Indian National Congress in the 1920s?

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Bhagat Singh

• Subhas Chandra Bose

• Jawaharlal Nehru

What was the main goal of the African National Congress when it was founded?

• To create an African army

• To promote industrial development

• To obtain equal rights for colonial subjects

• To establish a new government