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Semester 2 Retake

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened to Nelson Mandela when he spoke out against apartheid and the ANC was banned? 
a)
He was killed
b)
He was imprisoned
c)
He was exiled
d)
He was put into office
2.

Who was the president of South Africa who ordered the release of Mandela from prison and worked with Mandela to have the first democratic elections in South Africa?

a)

F.W. De Klerk

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Alwyn Schlebusch

3.

What is the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa?

a)

He was the first black President of South Africa

b)

He released political prisoners

c)

He united the Zulu and Ashanti people

d)

He won the election with support of the major countries of the world.

4.

A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race:

a)

Segregation

b)

White Supremacy

c)

Apartheid

d)

Assimilation

5.

South Africa has a presidential democracy.

a)

Ture

b)

False: Parliamentary Democracy

c)

False: Autocracy

6.

Citizens directly vote for the president in Kenya.

a)

True

b)

False: Parliament votes for Prime Minister

c)

False: vote for Autocratic Dictator

7.

In a democracy, a ruler has absolute power and the citizens do not possess the right to choose their own leaders.

a)

True

b)

False: Monarchy

c)

False: Autocracy

8.

In a/an presidential democracy, citizens vote for members of the legislature and the members select the country’s leader.

a)

True

b)

False: Autocracy

c)

False: Parliamentary Democracy

9.

What is South Africa’s main export

a)

Oil

b)

Textiles

c)

Gold and diamonds

d)

Agricultural products

10.

Which is part of a country’s human capital?

a)

Skills and knowledge workers have

b)

Taxes collected from a country’s workers

c)

Money paid to workers for producing goods

d)

The amount of goods sold in foreign trade in a year.

11.

What are capital goods?

a)

The workers who made the goods and services.

b)

The factories and machines used it make goods

c)

Money spent to train workers to use new technology

d)

Money available for scholarships to graduate schools

12.

Which river is sacred to the Hindu religion?

a)

Yantze

b)

Yellow

c)

Ganges

d)

Mekong

13.

What is the leading cause of death in China due to the air pollution?

a)

Heart and respiratory condition

b)

broken bones

c)

joint and hip problems

d)

cance

14.

Flooding from which River in China has caused more deaths than any other river in the world?

a)

Yellow

b)

Ganges

c)

Mekong

d)

Yangtze

15.

Identify the orange/brown country.

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

India

16.

Identify the country shaded red.

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Vietnam

17.

This country had a VIOLENT split from British rule.

a)

Nigeria

b)

Kenya

c)

Both

d)

Neither

18.

What word means “strong belief/pride in one’s country”?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Alliance

d)

Independence

19.

What did Nigerian and Kenyan independence movements have in common?

a)

violent rebellion

b)

peaceful protest

c)

nationalist movements

d)

french revolution

20.

Which country's independence movement involved the Mau Mau uprising?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

South Africa

d)

South Africa & Nigeria

21.
The "Salt March" of 1930 was a key moment in the independence movement of people in  what country
a)
China
b)
France
c)
India
d)
United States
22.
One of Gandhi’s main strategies in dealing with the British was to insist his followers use:
a)
Non-violent protest
b)
Riots
c)
Their ability to read and write
d)
Military force
23.
Which statement BEST describes the relationship of the U.S. and Japan after World War II?
a)
The U.S. helped Japan rebuild economically and socially after World War II and has maintained a peaceful relationship.
b)
The U.S. divided Japan along the 17th parallel line in order to occupy both nations and prevent the spread of communism.
c)
The U.S. occupied Japan for four decades after World War II in an effort to make sure they did not rebuild their military.
d)
The U.S. forced Japan to pay back war reparations as a result of Pearl Harbor which has caused economic problems for Japan.
24.
Why did the United States play a MAJOR role in rebuilding Japan after World War II?
a)
To turn an enemy into an ally and to create a more democratic plan
b)
To form an alliance with Japan that would work against communist China
c)
To place American-owned businesses throughout Japan and control its economy
d)
To prevent Vietnam from becoming the dominant country in the post-war region
25.

The division between India and Pakistan in 1947 was mainly due to

a)

religious issues

b)

nuclear tensions

c)

geographic issues

d)

Cold War alliances

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