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- 1. Multiple Choice
The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to
begin a cycle of armed revolution
draw attention to critical issues
increase the strength of the military
resist the power of religious leaders
- 2. Multiple Choice
Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of
an appeasement policy
civil disobedience
traditional caste beliefs
divide-and-conquer principles
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was one reason that India was divided into two nations in 1947?
Indian leaders disagreed about India’s role in the United Nations
Great Britain feared a unified India would be a military threat.
The Soviet Union insisted that India should have a communist government.
Differences between the Hindus and the Muslims created religious conflict.
- 4. Multiple Choice
A major problem in post–World War II India has been the
conflict between rival religious groups
alliance with China
lack of unskilled workers for farming
scarcity of mineral resources
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which communist nation is most closely associated with the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and the surrender of Saigon?
North Korea
Soviet Union
Vietnam
People’s Republic of China
- 6. Multiple Choice
The original goal of Pan-Africanism was to
demand democratic reforms
encourage ethnic rivalry
promote a united Africa
divide Africa into separate countries
- 7. Multiple Choice
One way in which Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, and Kenneth Kaunda are similar is that they all
supported the United Nations military action in the Persian Gulf War
played a major role in independence movements in Africa
rejected financial aid from the World Bank
opposed the Pan-African movement
- 8. Multiple Choice
In the second half of the 20th century, what was one action taken by both Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu?
protesting against apartheid in South Africa
supporting the white government of Rhodesia
sending troops to liberate captives in Sudan
leading the independence movement in Ghana
- 9. Multiple Choice
Since 1948, a major reason for the conflict between Arabs and Israelis is that each side
wants the huge oil reserves that lie under the disputed land
believes that the United States favors the other side in the conflict
claims sovereignty over the same land
seeks to control trade on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which generalization is best supported by a study of the Middle East?
Illiteracy has become almost nonexistent.
Religious differences have led to serious conflicts.
Oil wealth has led to economic equality.
Industrial development has urbanized the area.
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