Cold War/Decolonization Practice Set 3

Prior to 1947, the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League worked together seeking to end

• nonviolence

• religious diversity

• foreign rule

• nonalignment

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

• begin a cycle of armed revolution

• draw attention to critical issues

• increase the strength of the military

• resist the power of religious leaders

Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of

• an appeasement policy

• civil disobedience

• traditional caste beliefs

• divide-and-conquer principles

Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independence?

• Many jobs were being outsourced overseas.

• The government offered housing incentives in newly developed areas.

• Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.

• The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.

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.

Which communist nation is most closely associated with the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and the surrender of Saigon?

• North Korea

• Soviet Union

• Vietnam

• People’s Republic of China

The partition of India was

• A separation of North Sudan and South Sudan

• A separation of India and Pakistan

• A separation of China and Taiwan

• A separation of India and Bangladesh

During the Cultural Revolution in China, the Red Guards did what?

• Eliminated Mao's opposition (enemies)

• Got rid of communist influence in China

• established a socialist market economy

• promoted democracy

Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward was influenced by Joseph Stalin's ...

• Bolshevik Revolution

• Cultural Revolution

• Industrialization

• Five Years Plan

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Spain