Decolonization

How have civilizations been organized for most of history?

• Empires

• Democracies

• Dictatorships

• Theocracies

What did the Allied defeat of the Nazis in WWII prevent Hitler from creating?

• An empire

• A democracy

• An oligarchy

• A theocracy

According to John Green, what is decolonization?

• The areas that were controlled by European countries become free, independent nations.

• European nations fight to control more land and take it from free and independent nations.

• Increased rights for people living in a colony.

• Full citizenship to colonial people.

What type of government did many of the new independent nations adopt?

• Forms of democracy

• Forms of dictatorships

• Kingdoms

• Communism

What method of protest is Gandhi most known for?

• Nonviolence

• Leading marches and strikes

• Violent uprisings

• hostile takeover of government positions

What countries formed as independent nations when India became free from colonial rule?

• Pakistan and Bangladesh

• Afghanistan and Cambodia

• Vietnam and the Philippines

• Thailand and Myanmar 

While Gandhi is known for going on ​ ​___ strikes as a form of protest, they are not uncommon. Many other examples of these are in history.

• water
• violent
• intellectual 
• hunger

True or False: The Dutch held onto its colonies in Indonesia easily. They fought off the Japanese during WWII and continue to maintain power over Indonesia.

• True

• False

Before becoming a united communist nation, Vietnam, and the countries of Laos and Cambodia had to win their independence from ___.

• France

• England

• The United States

• China

What was the real focus of European involvement in Africa during the imperial times?

• Extracting resources

• Setting up lots of schools and hospitals

• converting people to Christianity

• The complete eradication of African people