WorksheetsPOP QUIZ 4/21/2022
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following answers explains the territorial boundaries drawn on the map?
Lasting remnants of Imperial occupation of African land.
Recognition of tribal and ethnic borders
Mutual agreement by former colonies and European Industrial powers.
New states created by the United Kingdom to provide sanctuary for persecuted ethnicities.
What lasting social effects of imperialism continue as a result of these territorial boundaries?
Environmental degradation and the loss of natural resources.
Economic and political instability
Ethnic and national rivalries.
Unresolved human rights violations.
Based on your knowledge, which of the following statements is most likely true?
Former colonial holdings are no longer under any control by international presence.
Very few nations-states in Africa receive foreign aid or economic assistance.
While they are progressing, the majority of African nation-states lag behind Western development.
Former imperial nations are now working to undo the effects of imperialism.
The conference as described in the first and second paragraphs is best explained in the context of which of the following developments in the aftermath of the Second World War?
The development of regional free-trade agreements
The intensification of ethnic rivalries in Africa
The spread of industrial methods of production
The dissolution of European Imperial empires
The conference’s use of “nonviolent methods,” as mentioned in the second paragraph, is best explained in the context of which of the following?
The Cold War and the concern of rising stacks regarding weapons of mass destruction.
Earlier success by well known revolutionary leaders attaining peace through nonviolent resistence.
Attempts to mimic European Imperial approach when establishing control over resources.
Advise given by Communist leadership when combating political rivals.
It can be concluded from the final sentence, that
the majority of those in attendance had no faith in nonviolent resistance.
Leaders at the conference were willing to do whatever it takes to gain independence.
only a minority believed they could succeed at establishing a self-governed continent.
Many African states were in favor of joining one Cold War adversary over another.
Which of the following developments in the period after 1945 could most directly be used as evidence to challenge the author’s assertion regarding the effects of British rule in India in the first two paragraphs?
After achieving independence, India remained economically tied to Great Britain by joining the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Great Britain’s divide-and-rule strategy actions in India deepened religious tensions and reduced their natural resources resulting in millions of people dying or ending up as refugees.
After achieving its independence, India joined the Non-Aligned Movement, a group of nation-states that refused to side with either the United States or the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Indian leaders adopted the same policies as their former government and used imperial policies to guide economic development.
The fact that large numbers of South Asians migrated to Great Britain after the end of British rule could indirectly be used as evidence to support the author’s arguments mostly because the migrations of former colonial subjects to imperial metropoles in the late twentieth century demonstrate that
migrants from former colonies could expect to encounter little racial discrimination in imperial societies
migrants were attracted to many aspects of the cultural, political, and economic systems that imperial powers had brought to their colonies
migrants from former colonies quickly found lucrative jobs in imperial societies and could use their income to boost the fortunes of their families back home
New generations were quick to relinquish their cultural traditions over settling in imperial societies
Which of the following events illustrates Indian response to British colonial laws and contradicts the author's claim?
The Salt March, an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi to protest British rule in India.
India's continued maintenance of their communications ‘infrastructure’ which includes over 40,000 miles of railways
The splitting of the British Raj into two countries, India and Pakistan.
A reduction in tariffs for British-loyal Indian businesses.
How many days until your AP exam?
100
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What AP test?
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