Political Oppression Test Review

Political independence movements of colonial countries were influenced by?

• the spread of democratic ideas

• the expense of maintaining and governing distant colonies

• during World War II, the occasional defeat of Europeans by Japanese

• All of the Above

How did Indian independence affect India after British Rule?

• New Indian factories destroyed traditional cottage industries.

• Indian rulers introduced apartheid, a policy of racial segregation

• The subcontinent was divided between communists and non-communists.

• Religious differences led to the division of the colony into India and Pakistan

Which answer choice is an issue that India still faces today?

• conflicts between Hindus and Muslims

• the presence of al-Qaeda terrorists

• the threat of a communist takeover

• the lack of democratic elections

What method did Gandhi use 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 population below might have relocated after the partition of India?

• Muslim in Pakistan

• Hindu in India

• Muslim in India

• Sikh in Sri Lanka

Which leader disobeyed unjust laws and used non-violent passive resistance 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.

South Africa continued to face ongoing conflicts after 1961 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