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WorksheetsDecolonization & Independence (India, South Africa, China)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Prior to 1947, the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League worked together seeking to end
nonviolence
religious diversity
foreign rule
nonalignment
A lasting influence of British colonialism on India is most evident in India's
commitment to parliamentary democracy
continuation of the caste system
development of a policy of nonalignment
establishment of a command economy
During India's independence movement, Mohandas Gandhi's boycott of British-made products was effective because the British considered India a major
shipping center
market for manufactured goods
industrial center
source of mineral resources
Which description best fits the Salt March conducted by Mohandas Gandhi?
an act of civil disobedience against the British
a statement of support for dividing India
a protest against the Sepoy Mutiny
a rally for the British during World War II
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
A negative effect of the partitioning of India in 1947 was that
foreign rule was reestablished in India
Hinduism became the only religion practiced in India
the government policy of nonalignment further divided Indian society
civil unrest, territorial disputes, and religious conflicts continued throughout the region
A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to
encourage a greater degree of industrialization
improve the economy by expanding governmental control
secure political power for the majority of the people
gain independence from the Soviet Union
One way in which apartheid in South Africa and the caste system in India are similar is that both systems
allowed for educational opportunities
enforced different sets of rules for distinct groups of people
determined roles based on gender
revolved around central religious beliefs
The original goal of Pan-Africanism was to
demand democratic reforms
encourage ethnic rivalry
promote a united Africa
divide Africa into separate countries
The organization of campaigns in South Africa against the policy of racial separation and segregation are most closely associated with
Jomo Kenyatta
Cecil Rhodes
Nelson Mandela
Kwame Nkrumah
F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the
foreign control of the diamond mines
discriminatory policy of apartheid
anarchy in Somalia
Boer War
Which country is most closely associated with the terms pass laws, homelands, and white minority rule?
El Salvador
China
Iran
South Africa
Ho Chi Minh and Jomo Kenyatta were leaders of movements that were attempting to achieve
nuclear disarmament
self-determination
pan-Africanism
collective security
One way in which Miguel Hidalgo, Ho Chi Minh, and Jomo Kenyatta are similar is that they all were
leaders of independence movements
communist dictators
enlightened despots
advocates of liberation theology
One result of the Treaty of Nanjing was the
establishment of a British sphere of influence in China
creation of a parliamentary democracy in China modeled on Great Britain
granting of Chinese citizenship to the British living in China
formation of a Chinese protectorate in Great Britain
What was a major goal of the Boxer Rebellion in China and the Sepoy Rebellion in India?
restoring divine right monarchs
obtaining aid from Europe
annexing neighboring territories
reducing foreign influences
The difficult, year-long journey made by Mao Zedong and his Communist followers in 1934 through China's mountains, marshes, and rivers was called the
Cultural Revolution
Great Leap Forward
Boxer Rebellion
Long March
A comparison of the five-year plans of Joseph Stalin and of the Great Leap Forward of Mao Zedong would show that both leaders
encouraged individual rights and freedoms
implemented some aspects of capitalism
focused on increasing industrial and agricultural output
supported the involvement of wealthy entrepreneurs in the economy
One reason Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, and Fidel Castro rose to power was that these leaders
promoted capitalism and democracy
gained the support of the peasants
represented the interests of rich landowners
wanted their countries to stress religious values
What was one social change Mao Zedong instituted in China after 1949?
granting legal equality for men and women
requiring arranged marriages
adopting the practice of foot binding
mandating Confucianism as the state philosophy
A major goal of the Cultural Revolution in China during the 1960s was to
restore China to the glory of the Han dynasty
reemphasize Confucian traditional values
weaken Communist ideas
eliminate opposition to Mao Zedong
In China and the former Soviet Union, the Communist governments discouraged organized religion because religions
compete for the loyalties of the people
support the principles of laissez-faire
favor anarchy over organized government
stress economic rather than political values
In the 1980s, China's economic growth and reentry into the world economy was most directly the result of the
restoration of dynastic rule
adoption of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations
reestablishment of a regional self-sufficiency plan
implementation of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution
One way in which Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping are similar is that both
granted autonomy to satellite countries
promoted a multiparty political system
incorporated capitalist ideas into communist societies
encouraged religious dissenters to seek freedom
A major cause of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in June 1989 was the
Chinese tradition of youthful rebellion
influence of Western ideas on university students
teachings of Confucius
memories of the Japanese invasion of China
