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ELP - Independence Movements of the 20th Century

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the key figure that helped the Indian people gain independence from Britain?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Winston Churchill

2.

The policy in South Africa of segregating whites and those of color, which began in 1948, was called---

a)

identification

b)

separarse

c)

apartheid

d)

civil disobedience

3.

Which nationalist organization was formed to try to help Indians with government reforms?

a)

a worker's union

b)

The Nazi Party

c)

The Bolshevik Movement

d)

The Indian National Congress

4.

Why did India divide into the two separate nations of India and Pakistan when the region gained independence from Britain?

a)

India lost a civil war that resulted in the creation of Pakistan.

b)

Pakistan was founded as a communist nation while India was founded as a democratic nation.

c)

Britain feared the power of a unified India, so it divided the region into two separate nations.

d)

India was founded as a Hindu nation while Pakistan was founded as a Muslim nation.

5.
Which term best describes the methods used by Mohandas Gandhi?
a)
democratic
b)
aggressive militarism
c)
confrontational
d)
nonviolent civil disobedience
6.

Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?

a)

They wanted to control African industry.

b)

They were asked to organize African schools.

c)

They were involved in the slave trade.

d)

They were in search of agricultural products.

7.

Who was the first democratically elected President of Kenya?

a)

Raila Odinga

b)

Jomo Kenyatta

c)

Daniel Arap Moi

d)

Nelson Mandela

8.

After his release from prison, Nelson Mandela became ...

a)

the head of the African National Congress

b)

the president of South Africa

c)

the leader of the Xhosa tribe

d)

the director of the United Nations

9.

Mandela was elected president of South Africa in ---

a)

1992

b)

1994

c)

1999

d)

2002

10.

The charter of the United Nations promised people around the world the right to "self-determination" which means the right to ...

a)

choose your own religion

b)

form your own government

c)

publish your opinions in the press

d)

all of the above