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WorksheetsU14: The World After 1945
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
India gained independence before the majority of countries in Africa.
True
False
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
India gained independence before WWII.
True
False
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
India was partitioned, creating India and Pakistan due to religious conflict.
True
False
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
A new economy, new nationalism, Kashmir, Sikh/Hindu relations, and nuclear war are all still current problems in India.
True
False
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
True
False
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Nehru’s policy of nonalignment meant that India…
Did not ally with the Soviets or U.S.
Did not align along religious factions
Separated church and state
Would not ally with Pakistan
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Bangladesh separated from Pakistan because it had…
a Hindu majority
was culturally and geographically different
had a Muslim majority
wanted to align with the U.S.
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
What region have India and Pakistan conflicted over since they were established?
Punjab
Kashmir
East Pakistan
Indus River Valley
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi faced many problems and issues while in office including…
Sikh violence
Cultural changes with gender
Low population numbers
Both a & b
All of the above
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim league, wanted to protect Muslims by doing what?
Allowing the British to stay
Creating a separate Muslim nation
Becoming India’s Prime Minister
Ridding India of Christians.
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
After what event did India finally get its independence?
The Sepoy Rebellion
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
What was the problem with the lines that were drawn for Indian Partition in 1947?
they were incomplete
they were drawn without regard to the population
too many countries were created
the British favored the Sikhs
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Leader of the non-violent independence movement in India.
Awami League
Mohandas Gandhi
Benazir Bhutto
Mixed Economy
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Political Party that wanted self-rule for East Pakistan.
Awami League
Mohandas Gandhi
Benazir Bhutto
Mixed Economy
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Private businesses own some industries and the government owns the rest.
Awami League
Mohandas Gandhi
Benazir Bhutto
Mixed Economy
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
The first female Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Awami League
Mohandas Gandhi
Benazir Bhutto
Mixed Economy
East and Southeast Asia:
During the Cold War…
Vietnam turned communist
North Korea turned communist
China turned communist
All are true
East and Southeast Asia:
All of the following were among Mao’s goals for China EXCEPT...
Building a socialist society in which all worker were equal
Encouraging the growth of a strong middle class of factory managers and intellectuals
Making China a modern, industrial nation
Preserving the revolutionary spirit among China’s young people.
East and Southeast Asia:
The communist takeover of China forced the Nationalists to…
ask the U.S. for support
flee to Korea
flee to Taiwan
move to a distant western province.
East and Southeast Asia:
The Cultural Revolution was a plan to…
make Chinese culture popular in the West
employ artists during economic hard times
replace ancient culture with a socialist culture
rid China of Western influence.
East and Southeast Asia:
Mao’s effort in 1958 to match industrial output with the West was called…
The Great Leap Forward
The Five-Year Plan
The Long March
The Cultural Revolution
East and Southeast Asia:
Modernized Japan included all of the following EXCEPT…
the rise of worker unions
Western ideas and culture
shift from country to city
the rise of communism
East and Southeast Asia:
After World War II, occupying forces decided to...
completely disarm Japan
Western ideas and culture, switch arms factories to peacetime productions
place international monitors in arms factories
place arms factories under international ownership.
East and Southeast Asia:
The Korean War ended with…
a united Korea
the same borders as before the war
more territory for North Korea
more territory for South Korea.
East and Southeast Asia:
The Khmer Rouge enforced brutal measures in
Laos
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
East and Southeast Asia:
During the cold war, which of the following was an American priority in Southeast Asia...
to stop the spread of Communism
to support independence movements
to establish trade alliances
to establish colonies
East and Southeast Asia:
One of the goals of General Macarthur’s military government was...
to punish the Japanese people
to guarantee democratic government
to restore Japan to its former glory
to force the Japanese to help rebuild the United States.
East and Southeast Asia:
A long-term goal of Ho Chi Minh was...
to free Vietnam from foreign domination
to unite Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
to hold free elections in Vietnam
to make South Vietnam a free nation
East and Southeast Asia:
Which of the following was the center of one of the most violent Cold War conflicts that lasted over 20 years...
China
Hong Kong
Vietnam
the Philippines
East and Southeast Asia:
Why did the US not help Ho Chi Minh free Vietnam from French domination?
we wanted the French to have colonies
he was supported by the Japanese
he was a Communist
he did not want our help
East and Southeast Asia:
What was the end result of the student demonstrations at Tiananmen Square in China?
Chinese students were allowed to go to other countries
the Chinese government crushed the protest
NATO attacked to protect the students
they are still protesting today
East and Southeast Asia:
Why was Japan able to become an economic superpower so soon after World War II?
Japan is special
the United States helped them to recover
they have a more organized government than anyone else
they discovered a huge deposit of gold
East and Southeast Asia:
What was China able to do after Mao was gone?
adjust their view of Communism to be more friendly
rejoin Russia to be against the United States
keep the Japanese under control
to let their non-Chinese citizens have more freedom
East and Southeast Asia:
Great Leap Forward
Failed economic plan
Disputed Russo-Japanese Territory
Postwar plan for Japan
East and Southeast Asia:
MacArthur Constitution
Failed economic plan
Disputed Russo-Japanese Territory
Postwar plan for Japan
East and Southeast Asia:
Kuril Islands
Failed economic plan
Disputed Russo-Japanese Territory
Postwar plan for Japan
East and Southeast Asia:
Kim Il Sung
North Korean Leader
North Vietnamese Leader
East and Southeast Asia:
Ho Chi Minh
North Korean Leader
North Vietnamese Leader
Africa:
What country practiced apartheid?
Rwanda
Sudan
South Africa
Botswana
Africa:
What does "apartheid" mean?
Racism
Togetherness
Discrimination
Apartness
Africa:
Most African nations became independent...
Before WWI
Between WWI & WWII
After WWII
After 1980
Africa:
Which of the following is a result of colonialism in Africa?
Political corruption and civil wars
Economic underdevelopment, exploitation by foreign companies, and poverty
Limited funds for social programs such as education
All of the above
Africa:
What problem did many of the newly independent countries in Africa face?
Military control
Civil Wars
Ethnic Tensions
All of the above
Africa:
Which of the following is not a problem in post-colonial Africa?
too many resources
high birth rate
dictatorial governments
single product economies
Middle East:
The conflict between the Palestinians and the Jews in Palestine is centered around...
differences in their basic religious beliefs
the claims by both groups that the area is their homeland and holy ground
disagreements over the borders
the rights to control the fresh water
Middle East:
What western action did Arabs feel symbolized western imperialism and domination in the Middle East...
the Gulf War
building the Suez Canal
overthrowing the Shah
the breaking up of the Ottoman Empire
Middle East:
Before he launched his invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein had already invaded this country in 1980, trying to seize her oil fields.
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
Middle East:
In the 1960’s and 70’s’ many Muslims hoped that wealth generated by this resource would bring better times to the Mideast.
Water
Iron
Oil
Nitrates
Middle East:
What was the big mistake the British made in Palestine?
they promised the Arabs and the Jews the Promised land
letting too many Jews in
they allowed too many communists in
they didn’t fix the problems the Turks left behind
Middle East:
What happened as soon as Israel was created in 1947?
the US refused to recognize the new country
the British stayed for a while to help them
the Arab countries invaded
the Nazis bombed Tel Aviv
Middle East:
Which of the following was NOT a reason the Iranians got rid of the Shah in 1979?
the Shah was too close to the Americans
the Shah did not allow any civil rights
Western countries owned too much of Iranian oil
the Shah was anti-Muslim
Middle East:
Term that means “shaking off” in Arabic, refers to the uprising in Israel.
Kibbutz
Yasir Arafat
Ayatollah Khomeini
Anwar Sedat
Intifada
Middle East:
After the 1970 war with Israel, he met in the United States at the Camp David Accords to make peace with Israel
Kibbutz
Yasir Arafat
Ayatollah Khomeini
Anwar Sedat
Intifada
Middle East:
A most learned Shiite legal expert and leader of the Iranian Revolution.
Kibbutz
Yasir Arafat
Ayatollah Khomeini
Anwar Sedat
Intifada
Middle East:
The leader of the PLO that had as their main goal to establish a Palestinian state in the holy land.
Kibbutz
Yasir Arafat
Ayatollah Khomeini
Anwar Sedat
Intifada
Middle East:
Collective communities of Jewish immigrants.
Kibbutz
Yasir Arafat
Ayatollah Khomeini
Anwar Sedat
Intifada
