What influenced the independence movements of colonial countries?
  • the expense of maintaining and governing distant colonies
  • the spread of democratic ideas
  • during World War II, the occasional defeat of Europeans by Japanese
  • All of the above
What was an important effect of the independence of the Indian subcontinent after British rule?
  • New Indian factories destroyed traditional cottage industries.
  • Religious differences led to the division of the colony into India and Pakistan
  • The subcontinent was divided between communists and non-communists.
  • Indian rulers introduced apartheid, a policy of racial segregation
What problem do the people of India continue to face today?
  • conflicts between Hindus and Muslims
  • the presence of al-Qaeda terrorists
  • the threat of a communist takeover
  • the lack of democratic elections
What approach did Mohandas Gandhi follow to achieve the political independence of India?
  • using force to overthrow British rule
  • siding with Britain’s enemies in two world wars
  • using passive resistance to show the injustice of British rule
  • offering to pay compensation in exchange for independence
The dividing of India into two nations was referred to as
  • the civil war
  • the partition
  • the separation
  • the continental divide
Which of the following populations might have relocated after the partition of India?
  • Muslim in Pakistan
  • Hindu in India
  • Muslim in India
  • Sikh in Sri Lanka
Which leader developed a method for disobeying unjust laws and using non-violent passive resistance and boycotts to fight political oppression?
  • Mohandas Gandhi
  • Mao Zedong
  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Nathan Sharansky
Which factor best explains the independence of former European colonies in Africa and Asia after World War II?
  • the weakened state of European imperial powers after the war
  • the rivalry of the United States and Soviet Union in the Cold War
  • the assistance given to Africans and Asians under the Marshall Plan
  • the refusal of Britain, France, and Holland to consider the use of force in their colonies
How did European colonists cause later conflicts in African nations?
  • They manufactured goods that were useful only to the home country.
  • They set up unbalanced economies based on one or two cash crops.
  • They established boundaries that ignored ethnic and cultural divisions.
  • They left the newly independent nations without any governments.
After years of rule by the Dutch and British, South Africa became an independent republic inAlthough independent, South Africa continued to face ongoing conflicts due to —
  • the racial policies carried out by the ruling minority
  • citizens who wanted to adopt Afrikaans as the official language
  • attempts by European powers to retake South Africa
  • the mistreatment of South African religious leaders
Which of the following is NOT a similarity in the way democracy has evolved in both the United States and South Africa?
  • a movement that protested racial segregation
  • the creation of a written constitution and bill of rights
  • the end of a minority-controlled government
  • the extension of voting rights to all races
Mohandas Gandhi, Nathan Sharanksy and Nelson Mandela are similar in that all of them—
  • were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
  • were jailed for demanding an end to political oppression
  • wrote newspaper articles demanding an end to genocide
  • demanded the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern Europe
What was apartheid?
  • South African policy separating the races
  • a policy of open discussion proposed by Gorbache
  • an abrupt shift to free-market economics in Czechoslovakia
  • a gradual opening of the Soviet political system
Female prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi was responsible for…
  • helping India become a South Asian regional power.
  • creating a communist state in India.
  • lowering poverty levels in India
  • increasing tolerance between the government and Sikh nationalists.
Thatcherism, the economic policy designed by the first female British prime minister Margaret Thatcher,
  • improved the British economy and increased support of labor unions.
  • improved the British economy and broke the power of labor unions.
  • weakened the British economy.
  • failed to break the influence of British labor unions.
The rise of independent nations in Africa and Asia after World War II illustrates which of the following?
  • The failures of nationalist movements worldwide
  • The success of peacekeeping missions led by the United Nations
  • The decline of the political dominance of Europe
  • The ability of minority groups to rally popular support for their cause
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