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Which organization became the main leader of India's independence movement from England?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Indian National Congress
United Nations
African National Congress
The All-India Muslim League wanted to break away from India and create another country specifically for Muslims. What's the name of the country?
Pakistan
Calcutta
Afghanistan
Burma
Which option best describes the tactics of Gandhi as the leader of India's independence movement?
militant
disorganized
ineffective
nonviolent
Leader's of India's independence movement like Jawaharlal Nehru thought that India had to
industrialize to gain economic independence from England
stay economically tied to England
ask the U.S. for help to build India's economy
True or false: It's a common theme in world history that, as nations gained more political and economic freedom from colonial powers, new nations faced challenges as they industrialized and experimented with self government.
true
false
Prior to 1947, the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League worked together seeking to end
nonviolence
religious diversity
foreign rule
nonalignment
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
In 1947, India adopted a parliamentary form of government. This event reflects the influence Great Britain had in
ending religious conflict between Muslims and Hindus
introducing Western institutions to India
continuing the caste system in India
preventing the partition of the Indian subcontinent
Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independence?
Many jobs were being outsourced overseas.
The government offered housing incentives in newly developed areas.
Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.
The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.
The original goal of Pan-Africanism was to
demand democratic reforms
encourage ethnic rivalry
promote a united Africa
divide Africa into separate countries
The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by
the topographic features of the continent
the patterns of European colonialism
traditional African language groups
the location of ancient African tribal kingdoms
Which is an accurate statement regarding modern African nations?
Most African nations have rejected membership in the United Nations.
For economic reasons, many African nations have maintained ties with their former colonial powers.
Most African nations are experiencing a decrease in urbanization.
Most African nations are miIitary allies of Russia.
A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to
secure political power for the majority of the people
encourage a greater degree of industrialization
improve the economy by expanding governmental control
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
determined roles based on gender
revolved around central religious beliefs
enforced different sets of rules for distinct groups of people
The policy of strict racial separation and discrimination that was implemented in the Republic of South Africa is called
collectivization
apartheid
intifada
communism
Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Balfour Declaration
Kyoto Protocol
Communist Manifesto
Treaty of Nanjing
Since 1948, a major reason for the conflict between Arabs and Israelis is that each side
wants the huge oil reserves that lie under the disputed land
believes that the United States favors the other side in the conflict
claims sovereignty over the same land
seeks to control trade on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea
What year did China become Communist?
1942
2015
1949
1977
What was the name of the first Communist leader of China?
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
Mohandas Gandhi
Drake
What program did Mao Zedong put in place in 1958 to strengthen the economy using farmers living in communes?
Salt March
Cultural Revolution
Great Leap Forward
In China there was a time when Mao wanted to eliminate anyone that criticized his government. What is this time called?
Long March
The Middle Way
The Great Leap forward..
The Cultural Revolution
What is the name of the army of young students that Mao used to enforce policies in the 1960's?
The Red Guard
The Kuomintang
The great Collective
The Alliance for Progress
Which jobs did Mao think would lead China to become most prosperous?
farmers and workers
students and teacher
military and scientific
businessmen and managers
Who became Supreme Leader of Iran after the First World War?
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Reza Pahlavi
Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Mulla Sadra
_______ was the last Shah of Iran.
Muhammad Mossadegh
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khimeini
Ali Khamenei
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Who threatened British access to Iran’s oil by nationalising it?
Saddam Hussein, Leader of Iraq
Ayatollah Khomenei, Islamic Revolutionary
Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian Prime Minister
What was the Shah’s attempt to win support of the Iranian people called?
The White Revolution
The Teheran Spring
The Democratic Revolution
The Spring Revolution
Features of the Shah’s ‘White Revolution’ included…
Land reforms
Women permitted the vote
Infrastructure improvements e.g dams
Improvements in literacy
The 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran was a reaction to the failure of the Shah to...
Modernize the nation's economy
Meet the social and political needs of the people
Establish political ties with Western nations
Supply the military with advanced weapons technology
A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 was the concern by Islamic leaders that
Women were being denied political rights
Traditional values were being undermined by Western ideas
Israel had lost its influence in the Middle East
Religious leaders were becoming too powerful
What did Iran become after the Shah was deposed?
A democracy
A theocracy
Communist
An Islamic Republic
Emperor of Ethiopia (r. 1930-1974) and symbol of African independence. He fought the Italian invasion of his country in 1935 and regained his throne during World War II, when British forces expelled the Italians. He ruled Ethiopia as an autocrat.
Kwame Nkrumah
Haile Selassie
Charles de Gaulle
Ho Chi Minh
In Africa, a major result of World War II was
an increase in feelings of nationalism
a general decline in the standard of living
an increase in colonization by European nations
a rapid decline in population
One way in which Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward are similar is that both plans were
efforts to reduce human rights violations
policies to improve relations with the West
methods used to control population growth
attempts to increase agricultural and industrial production
What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?
independence of Kenya from Great Britain
the breakup of the Soviet Union
the relocation of Bosnian refugees
increased famine in China
Which of the following would have NOT been involved in decolonization movements? (6.2.I.B/II.A)
Kwame Nkurma
Jomo Kenyatta
Ho Chi Mihn
Mustafa Ataturk
Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independence?
Many jobs were being outsourced
overseas.
The government offered housing
incentives in newly developed areas.
Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.
The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.
In the 1940s, the leadership of the Indian National Congress and the leadership of the Muslim League supported the goal of
helping the British fight World War II
removing British control from the Indian subcontinent
abolishing caste distinctions and discrimination
establishing a unified government based on religious teachings
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
The actions of Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Léopold Senghor, and Julius Nyerere were most closely associated with
a rise in nationalism in several African countries
the end of apartheid in South Africa
a resurgence of colonialism in east Africa
the revival of Islam in northern Africa
Some African nations have maintained close relationships with their former colonial rulers primarily because
economic and cultural ties remain strong
African leaders are unwilling to tackle problems on their own
outside nations do not provide assistance to African nations
most Africans want to keep their dual citizenship
A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to
secure political power for the majority of the people
encourage a greater degree of industrialization
improve the economy by expanding governmental control
gain independence from the Soviet Union
The policy of strict racial separation and discrimination that was implemented in the Republic of South Africa is called
collectivization
apartheid
intifada
communism
Which statement best explains why Great Britain and France joined Israel in attacking Egypt when Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956?
The European nations wanted control of the oil fields around the Suez Canal.
The Suez Canal was an important link between European nations and their Asian trading partners.
Great Britain and France were allies of Israel, which had originally controlled the Suez Canal.
Seizure of the Suez Canal indicated Egypt's rejection of democratic principles.
What was one reason India was divided into two nations in 1947?
Differences between Hindus and Muslims created religious conflict.
Indian leaders disagreed about India's role in the UN
Great Britain feared Indian would be too strong
North India became communist and South India became democratic
What Africa nation gained independence from FRANCE after a violent eight year war?
Algeria
South Africa
Egypt
Ethiopia
Who led the fight to free Kenya from British control?
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
Kwame Nkrumah
Jomo Kenyatta
Who did all of the following:
-nationalized the Suez Canal
-Established a close relationship with USSR
-Built the Aswan High Dam
Abdul Gamal Nasser
Golda Meir
Jomo Kenyatta
Indira Gandhi
Which claim about South Africa in 1991 is best supported by the evidence in these charts?
the Boers outnumbered the British in South Africa
the black population has decreased due to emigration
Asians controlled a greater proportion of income in comparison to their population
whites controlled the largest amount of income
F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela received Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the
foreign control of the diamond mines
discriminatory policy of apartheid
anarchy in Somalia
Boer War
What is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?
Judaism
Nationalism
Zionism
Isolationism
What two countries signed the Camp David Accords?
Russia and USA
England and France
Spain and Mexico
Israel and Egypt
chairman of the PLO beginning in 1969; oversw the group as it carried out numerous attacks against Israel
Golda Meir
Anwar Sadat
Yasir Arafat
Nicolae Ceausescu
Why was there an oil embargo on the U.S by OPEC?
U.S sided with Egypt & OPEC sided with Israel in the Yom Kippur War
OPEC sided with Egypt & U.S sided with Syria in the Yom Kippur War
OPEC sided with Israel & U.S sided with Syria in the Yom Kippur War
U. S sided with Israel & OPEC sided with Egypt & Syria in the Yom Kippur War
When was the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) founded?
1949
1958
1964
1969
The countries that made up French Indochina were...?
Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos
Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
Laos, Thailand and Cambodia
Thailand, Laos and Vietnam
Tick the THREE things the Khmer Rouge did in Cambodia
Improved the standard of living
Abolished money (currency)
Created a man-made famine
Executed the educated
The Kashmir conflict make a way to lead the __________ war
Muslim-Pakistani
Chinese-Indo
Indo-Pakistani
Hindu-Kashmir
