APWH Unit 7

How did Gandhi win Indian independence from Britain?

• (A) By siding with Japan during World War Two

• (B) With decades of non-violent resistance and civil disobedience

• (C) By cleverly playing Muslims against Hindus

• (D) With major financial support from the Soviet Union

2. Which of the following occurred as a result of the partition of India?

•        (A) The slaughter of Sikhs in Pakistan

• (B) A half million deaths as Muslims and Hindus migrated throughout the 

                      subcontinent to find new homes

• (C) Pakistan was invaded by Iran

• (D) Both India and Pakistan became models of pluralistic democracies for the developing  world

3. Why did the partition of British India into Pakistan and India disappoint Gandhi?

• (A) Gandhi feared Muslims would now become too powerful

• (B) Gandhi believed a united India would be a stronger international player

• (C) Gandhi wanted to preserve the prerogatives of the princely states

• (D) Gandhi wanted Indians of all faiths and backgrounds to remain united

4. How did Gandhi’s movement for Indian independence influence the rest of the world?

• (A) Many colonies seeking independence turned to the Soviet Union for support

• (B) Leaders like King, Lech Walesa, and Aung San Suu Kyi used non-violent  

                    resistance

• (C) Britain began arranging for the peaceful independence of the rest of its colonies

• (D) France took a tougher line against independence movements in Africa and Asia

5. To what historical event does the cartoon refer?

• (A) The Nazi invasion of Poland

                  

• (B) The betrayal of the Munich Pact by Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia

• (C) Hitler’s bombing of England during the Battle of Britain

• (D) Operation Barbarossa, in which Hitler broke his treaty with Stalin & invaded 

                     Russia

6. What circumstances likely emboldened Hitler to take the actions referred to above?

• (A) Nazi forces and regimes supporting Hitler already controlled most of Europe

• (B) Japan had just sunk the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor

• (C) German victory in the Battle of Britain

• (D) Franklin Roosevelt had just died of a stroke at Warm Springs

7. What does Hoffman’s diary reveal about the nature of the fighting at Stalingrad?

(A) The Soviets made good use of air superiority

(B) Intense urban warfare was taking a toll on German forces

(C) Soviet troops were retreating en masse

(D) Winter weather made most German equipment useless

• (A) The Soviets made good use of air superiority

• (B) Intense urban warfare was taking a toll on German forces

• (C) Soviet troops were retreating en masse

• (D) Winter weather made most German equipment useless

8. How did the events referred to above transform World War Two?

  

• (A) Defeat at Stalingrad turned the tide against Germany

• (B) Capture of Soviet oil reserves gave Germany unlimited resources

• (C) Stalin surrendered and negotiated a new pact with Hitler

• (D) Germany withdrew all troops from western Europe to fight in Russia

9. What was the goal of the Green Revolution?

• (A) Saving the environment by introducing more sustainable farming techniques

• (B) Helping farmers in the developing world use modern techniques to be more productive

• (C) Teaching farmers how to avoid using dangerous pesticides

• (D) Encouraging people to consume locally grown farm products

10. Dr. Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize:

• (A) For ending a standoff between indigenous farmers and Monsanto

• (B) For bringing new irrigation techniques to Mexico

• (C) For saving a billion people from starvation

• (D) For introducing farming techniques that helped preserve agricultural lands