WorksheetsNew world order and Decolonisation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What key term does not belong to Gandhi?
India
Civil disobedience
Salt March
Peaceful co-existence
The term the book uses that describes the justification European countries created for imperialism is...
Moral authority
White man's burden
Colonialism
Balance of power
Why did World War two become a turning point in European imperialism in Asia? Multiple answers are correct!
It created a power vacuum
Europe proved not capable to sustain an empire
Japan stimulated nationalism in Asia
Th US was against imperialism
this is....
Sukarno
(Indonesian nationalist leader)
Hirohito (Japanese emperor)
Gandhi (Indian nationalist leader)
Willem Drees (Dutch prime-minister)
The United Nations played a big role in decolonisation? What right did they try to enforce?
(a)
Why did the Cold War make decolonisation complicated?
The US and Soviet Union were against decolonisation
The US wanted to prevent independent countries to become communist
The US and Soviet Union fought over what countries could join their side
Why did ethical politics lead to nationalist movements?
Through education people picked up on the idea of selfdetermination
Through education people in Asia wanted more freedom
Ethical politics is one factor that contributed to nationalism. What is the other factor mentioned in your history book?
(a)
Why did the Dutch government call the military intervention (ingrijpen) 'police actions'?
It was not so bad as in a real war
It implied that they did not acknowledged Indonesia as another country
They wanted to trivialise (afzwakken) the heaviness of the intervention
They wanted to re-establish order, and that is what the police do
What is the correct order of events:
A. Indonesia independent
B. Police actions
C. United Nations are formed
D. India independent
E. World War Two ended
E - B - C - D - A
E - C - B - D - A
E - B - C - D - A
B - C - E -D - A
