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Anti Apartheid Movement, Tienanmen Square,& Fall the Berlin Wall

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main goal of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?

a)

To support racial segregation

b)

To end racial segregation and discrimination

c)

Ban colonial rule

2.

Which city was the site of a major pro-democracy protest in China in 1989?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Beijing

c)

Hong Kong

d)

Guangzhou

3.

What physical structure symbolized the division between East and West Berlin during the Cold War?

a)

The Great Wall of China

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

The Iron Curtain

d)

The Maginot Line

4.

Who was the most famous leader of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Fidel Castro

5.

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

a)

1979

b)

1989

c)

1999

d)

1969

6.

What was the main demand of the protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989?

a)

More food supplies

b)

Democratic reforms

c)

Higher Minimum wage

7.

Which policy system did the anti-apartheid movement oppose?

a)

Communism

b)

Apartheid

c)

Capitalism

d)

Feudalism

8.

Which country was divided by the Berlin Wall?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Poland

9.

What happened to the Berlin Wall in 1989?

a)

It was rebuilt

b)

It was torn down

c)

It was painted

d)

It was moved

10.

Which group led the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?

a)

African National Congress (ANC)

b)

The South African Government

c)

Bolsheviks

d)

Suffragettes

11.

What was the main method used by protesters at Tiananmen Square?

a)

Violent attacks

b)

Peaceful demonstrations

c)

Boycotts

d)

Local Militias

12.

Which government was challenged by the Tiananmen Square protests?

a)

Republic of China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Chinese Communist Party

13.

What was apartheid?

a)

A type of government

b)

A system of racial segregation

c)

An economic policy

d)

A religious movement

14.

Which event is associated with the phrase “Tear down this wall!”?

a)

Tiananmen Square protests

b)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

c)

Anti-apartheid movement

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

15.

Who was the President of the United States when the Berlin Wall fell?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Jimmy Carter

16.

Which of the following was a result of the fall of the Berlin Wall?

a)

Increased division in Europe

b)

German reunification

c)

End of Cold war

17.

What color was commonly associated with the anti-apartheid movement?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Black

d)

Blue

18.

Which leader declared a state of emergency in response to anti-apartheid protests in the 1980s?

a)

P.W. Botha

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Desmond Tutu

19.

What was the main international response to apartheid in South Africa?

a)

UN investigation

b)

Economic sanctions

c)

Diplomatic recognition

d)

Increased trade

20.

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Tiananmen Square protests?

a)

The government allowed free elections

b)

The protests were suppressed by the military

c)

The Communist Party resigned

d)

The protesters took control of the government