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Colonial Nationalism

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary goal of the movement led by Theodor Herzl known as Zionism?

a)

To establish a secular state in Turkey

b)

To gain independence for India from British rule

c)

To push for a homeland for Jews

d)

To promote non-violence as a method of protest

2.

Who was the last white leader in South Africa that began the process to end Apartheid?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Kemal Ataturk

d)

Shah Pahlavi

3.

What does the term "Non-violence" refer to in the context of Gandhi's strategy in India?

a)

A method to promote religious beliefs

b)

The use of aggressive tactics to achieve political goals

c)

The use of non-aggressive ways to achieve your goals

d)

A movement to westernize the state

4.

What is the definition of "Tribalism" as mentioned in the document?

a)

Loyalty to one's country over one's tribe

b)

Loyalty to one's religious group

c)

Loyalty to one's tribe rather than country

d)

The division of a country into smaller tribal regions

5.

Which leader is associated with the transformation of Turkey into a secular state?

a)

Ayatollah Khomeini

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Kemal Ataturk

d)

Juan Peron

6.

What significant action did Ayatollah Khomeini take during his leadership in Iran?

a)

He started the process to end Apartheid

b)

He kicked out the Shah and began Islamic Fundamentalism

c)

He implemented several social programs

d)

He pushed for a homeland for Jews

7.

What is the definition of "Secular" as used in social studies contexts?

a)

A system where religion influences governmental laws

b)

A government based on religious doctrines

c)

A government based on the rule of law not religious doctrines

d)

A system where the church has supreme power

8.

Who was Desmond Tutu?

a)

A leader who fought for the rights of Palestinians

b)

A South African bishop who pushed for an end to the Apartheid system

c)

The first president of Kenya

d)

An activist who led a major protest in India

9.

What was the Balfour Declaration about?

a)

A document ending the Apartheid system

b)

A proposal to establish a homeland for Jews in Israel

c)

A peace agreement between India and Britain

d)

A declaration of human rights

10.

What was the main goal of the African National Congress?

a)

To promote Pan-Africanism

b)

To establish a homeland for Jews

c)

To push for an end to the Apartheid system

d)

To fight against the British rule in India

11.

What was the Arab-Israeli conflict primarily about?

a)

A movement to unite all of Africa

b)

A conflict over human rights

c)

A conflict between the Jews and the Palestinians over the holy land

d)

A dispute over trade routes

12.

Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo?

a)

Leaders of a salt march

b)

The first women presidents in South America

c)

A group that organized against human rights violations in Argentina

d)

Activists in the Iranian Revolution

13.

Who was the first president of Kenya?

a)

Kwame Nkrumah

b)

Jomo Kenyatta

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Nehru

14.

What was the primary aim of the Pan-Africanism movement?

a)

To end the caste system in India

b)

To unite all of Africa

c)

To establish a Jewish homeland

d)

To promote religious fundamentalism

15.

Why did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?

a)

WWI

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Balfour Declaration

d)

Jewish Diaspora

16.

Which BEST explains why Israel became a nation-state in Palestine after 1948?

a)

After the Ottoman empire was dismantled after World War I a new Jewish nation-state was created.

b)

The United Nations decided that Jewish people needed a homeland after six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.

c)

Palestine was divided into two nation-states to be occupied by the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II.

d)

Fears that Palestine was becoming a communist state led the United States into creating Israel as a democratic country in the Middle East.

17.

The Worlds only Jewish country

a)

Israel

b)

Palestine

c)

the USA

d)

Persia

e)

Germany

18.

Which city is considered holy in all three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)?

a)

Rome

b)

Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Varanasi

19.

Which historical event lead Jewish people to demand their own country?

a)

The Holocaust

b)

The Crusades

c)

The Cold War

d)

The First Intifada

20.

What was one of the reasons that some Jews wanted to escape to Palestine during WWII?

a)

They were invited by the local governments

b)

They were seeking better economic opportunities

c)

They were escaping persecution

d)

They were exploring new territories

21.

What was the main goal of decolonization movements?

a)

To establish a new world order

b)

To gain political and economic independence from colonial rule

c)

To spread communism

d)

To promote global peace and security

22.
In what African country would you likely have seen this sign during 1975? (Click text to reveal the picture)
a)
Nambia
b)
Egypt
c)
United States
d)
South Africa
23.
Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning? 
a)
A state of being apart
b)
Separate but equal
c)
Equality for all
d)
Racism
24.

Which country is most closely associated with the terms pass laws, homelands, and white minority rule?

a)

El Salvador

b)

South Africa

c)

Iran

d)

Israel

25.

"Apartheid" refers to __________ in South Africa.

a)
economic prosperity and growth
b)
political unity and stability
c)
racial segregation and discrimination
d)
cultural diversity and inclusion
26.
…They stood in the voting queues [lines] together—white, black, Colored, Indian—and they discovered that they were compatriots [countrymen]. White South Africans found that a heavy weight of guilt had been lifted from their shoulders. They are discovering what we used to tell them—that freedom is indivisible, that black liberation inexorably [inevitably] meant white liberation. We have seen a miracle unfolding before our very eyes—it is a dream coming true. It is a victory for all South Africans. It is a victory for democracy and freedom.…
— Bishop Desmond Tutu, The Rainbow People of God: The Making of a Peaceful Revolution 36

The event described in this passage signifies the end of which policy? 
a)
apartheid
b)
colonialism
c)
detente
d)
appeasement 
27.
Mohandas Ghandi's ideas of rebellion and protest are BEST described by which term?
a)
ineffective 
b)
communist 
c)
Christian-based 
d)
non-violent
28.
Non-religious is
a)
secular
b)
humanist
c)
individualist