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U14: The World After 1945

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


India gained independence before the majority of countries in Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


India gained independence before WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


India was partitioned, creating India and Pakistan due to religious conflict.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


A new economy, new nationalism, Kashmir, Sikh/Hindu relations, and nuclear war are all still current problems in India.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


Nehru’s policy of nonalignment meant that India…

a)

Did not ally with the Soviets or U.S.

b)

Did not align along religious factions

c)

Separated church and state

d)

Would not ally with Pakistan

7.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


Bangladesh separated from Pakistan because it had…

a)

a Hindu majority

b)

was culturally and geographically different

c)

had a Muslim majority

d)

wanted to align with the U.S.

8.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


What region have India and Pakistan conflicted over since they were established?

a)

Punjab

b)

Kashmir

c)

East Pakistan

d)

Indus River Valley

9.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


Prime Minister Indira Gandhi faced many problems and issues while in office including…

a)

Sikh violence

b)

Cultural changes with gender

c)

Low population numbers

d)

Both a & b

e)

All of the above

10.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim league, wanted to protect Muslims by doing what?

a)

Allowing the British to stay

b)

Creating a separate Muslim nation

c)

Becoming India’s Prime Minister

d)

Ridding India of Christians.

11.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


After what event did India finally get its independence?

a)

The Sepoy Rebellion

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

The Cold War

12.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


What was the problem with the lines that were drawn for Indian Partition in 1947?

a)

they were incomplete

b)

they were drawn without regard to the population

c)

too many countries were created

d)

the British favored the Sikhs

13.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


Leader of the non-violent independence movement in India.

a)

Awami League

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Benazir Bhutto

d)

Mixed Economy

14.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


Political Party that wanted self-rule for East Pakistan.

a)

Awami League

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Benazir Bhutto

d)

Mixed Economy

15.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


Private businesses own some industries and the government owns the rest.

a)

Awami League

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Benazir Bhutto

d)

Mixed Economy

16.

India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh


The first female Prime Minister of Pakistan.

a)

Awami League

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Benazir Bhutto

d)

Mixed Economy

17.

East and Southeast Asia:


During the Cold War…

a)

Vietnam turned communist

b)

North Korea turned communist

c)

China turned communist

d)

All are true

18.

East and Southeast Asia:


All of the following were among Mao’s goals for China EXCEPT...

a)

Building a socialist society in which all worker were equal

b)

Encouraging the growth of a strong middle class of factory managers and intellectuals

c)

Making China a modern, industrial nation

d)

Preserving the revolutionary spirit among China’s young people.

19.

East and Southeast Asia:


The communist takeover of China forced the Nationalists to…

a)

ask the U.S. for support

b)

flee to Korea

c)

flee to Taiwan

d)

move to a distant western province.

20.

East and Southeast Asia:


The Cultural Revolution was a plan to…

a)

make Chinese culture popular in the West

b)

employ artists during economic hard times

c)

replace ancient culture with a socialist culture

d)

rid China of Western influence.

21.

East and Southeast Asia:


Mao’s effort in 1958 to match industrial output with the West was called…

a)

The Great Leap Forward

b)

The Five-Year Plan

c)

The Long March

d)

The Cultural Revolution

22.

East and Southeast Asia:


Modernized Japan included all of the following EXCEPT…

a)

the rise of worker unions

b)

Western ideas and culture

c)

shift from country to city

d)

the rise of communism

23.

East and Southeast Asia:


After World War II, occupying forces decided to...

a)

completely disarm Japan

b)

Western ideas and culture, switch arms factories to peacetime productions

c)

place international monitors in arms factories

d)

place arms factories under international ownership.

24.

East and Southeast Asia:


The Korean War ended with…

a)

a united Korea

b)

the same borders as before the war

c)

more territory for North Korea

d)

more territory for South Korea.

25.

East and Southeast Asia:


The Khmer Rouge enforced brutal measures in

a)

Laos

b)

North Vietnam

c)

Cambodia

d)

Thailand

26.

East and Southeast Asia:


During the cold war, which of the following was an American priority in Southeast Asia...

a)

to stop the spread of Communism

b)

to support independence movements

c)

to establish trade alliances

d)

to establish colonies

27.

East and Southeast Asia:


One of the goals of General Macarthur’s military government was...

a)

to punish the Japanese people

b)

to guarantee democratic government

c)

to restore Japan to its former glory

d)

to force the Japanese to help rebuild the United States.

28.

East and Southeast Asia:


A long-term goal of Ho Chi Minh was...

a)

to free Vietnam from foreign domination

b)

to unite Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

c)

to hold free elections in Vietnam

d)

to make South Vietnam a free nation

29.

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...

a)

China

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Vietnam

d)

the Philippines

30.

East and Southeast Asia:


Why did the US not help Ho Chi Minh free Vietnam from French domination?

a)

we wanted the French to have colonies

b)

he was supported by the Japanese

c)

he was a Communist

d)

he did not want our help

31.

East and Southeast Asia:


What was the end result of the student demonstrations at Tiananmen Square in China?

a)

Chinese students were allowed to go to other countries

b)

the Chinese government crushed the protest

c)

NATO attacked to protect the students

d)

they are still protesting today

32.

East and Southeast Asia:


Why was Japan able to become an economic superpower so soon after World War II?

a)

Japan is special

b)

the United States helped them to recover

c)

they have a more organized government than anyone else

d)

they discovered a huge deposit of gold

33.

East and Southeast Asia:


What was China able to do after Mao was gone?

a)

adjust their view of Communism to be more friendly

b)

rejoin Russia to be against the United States

c)

keep the Japanese under control

d)

to let their non-Chinese citizens have more freedom

34.

East and Southeast Asia:


Great Leap Forward

a)

Failed economic plan

b)

Disputed Russo-Japanese Territory

c)

Postwar plan for Japan

35.

East and Southeast Asia:


MacArthur Constitution

a)

Failed economic plan

b)

Disputed Russo-Japanese Territory

c)

Postwar plan for Japan

36.

East and Southeast Asia:


Kuril Islands

a)

Failed economic plan

b)

Disputed Russo-Japanese Territory

c)

Postwar plan for Japan

37.

East and Southeast Asia:


Kim Il Sung

a)

North Korean Leader

b)

North Vietnamese Leader

38.

East and Southeast Asia:


Ho Chi Minh

a)

North Korean Leader

b)

North Vietnamese Leader

39.

Africa:


What country practiced apartheid?

a)

Rwanda

b)

Sudan

c)

South Africa

d)

Botswana

40.

Africa:


What does "apartheid" mean?

a)

Racism

b)

Togetherness

c)

Discrimination

d)

Apartness

41.

Africa:


Most African nations became independent...

a)

Before WWI

b)

Between WWI & WWII

c)

After WWII

d)

After 1980

42.

Africa:


Which of the following is a result of colonialism in Africa?

a)

Political corruption and civil wars

b)

Economic underdevelopment, exploitation by foreign companies, and poverty

c)

Limited funds for social programs such as education

d)

All of the above

43.

Africa:


What problem did many of the newly independent countries in Africa face?

a)

Military control

b)

Civil Wars

c)

Ethnic Tensions

d)

All of the above

44.

Africa:


Which of the following is not a problem in post-colonial Africa?

a)

too many resources

b)

high birth rate

c)

dictatorial governments

d)

single product economies

45.

Middle East:


The conflict between the Palestinians and the Jews in Palestine is centered around...

a)

differences in their basic religious beliefs

b)

the claims by both groups that the area is their homeland and holy ground

c)

disagreements over the borders

d)

the rights to control the fresh water

46.

Middle East:


What western action did Arabs feel symbolized western imperialism and domination in the Middle East...

a)

the Gulf War

b)

building the Suez Canal

c)

overthrowing the Shah

d)

the breaking up of the Ottoman Empire

47.

Middle East:


Before he launched his invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein had already invaded this country in 1980, trying to seize her oil fields.

a)

Jordan

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Israel

d)

Iran

48.

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.

a)

Water

b)

Iron

c)

Oil

d)

Nitrates

49.

Middle East:


What was the big mistake the British made in Palestine?

a)

they promised the Arabs and the Jews the Promised land

b)

letting too many Jews in

c)

they allowed too many communists in

d)

they didn’t fix the problems the Turks left behind

50.

Middle East:


What happened as soon as Israel was created in 1947?

a)

the US refused to recognize the new country

b)

the British stayed for a while to help them

c)

the Arab countries invaded

d)

the Nazis bombed Tel Aviv

51.

Middle East:


Which of the following was NOT a reason the Iranians got rid of the Shah in 1979?

a)

the Shah was too close to the Americans

b)

the Shah did not allow any civil rights

c)

Western countries owned too much of Iranian oil

d)

the Shah was anti-Muslim

52.

Middle East:


Term that means “shaking off” in Arabic, refers to the uprising in Israel.

a)

Kibbutz

b)

Yasir Arafat

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

d)

Anwar Sedat

e)

Intifada

53.

Middle East:


After the 1970 war with Israel, he met in the United States at the Camp David Accords to make peace with Israel

a)

Kibbutz

b)

Yasir Arafat

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

d)

Anwar Sedat

e)

Intifada

54.

Middle East:


A most learned Shiite legal expert and leader of the Iranian Revolution.

a)

Kibbutz

b)

Yasir Arafat

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

d)

Anwar Sedat

e)

Intifada

55.

Middle East:


The leader of the PLO that had as their main goal to establish a Palestinian state in the holy land.

a)

Kibbutz

b)

Yasir Arafat

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

d)

Anwar Sedat

e)

Intifada

56.

Middle East:


Collective communities of Jewish immigrants.

a)

Kibbutz

b)

Yasir Arafat

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

d)

Anwar Sedat

e)

Intifada