Decolonization

One of the first countries to gain their independence after WW II was

• India

• Vietnam

• United States

• China

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

Which of the following describes the process of decolonization after WWII?

• European desire for raw resources

• Fall of Communism in favor of Democracy and Capitalism

• Desire of former colonies for independence

• Lowering of tariffs to increase trade.

The partition of India was

• A separation of North Sudan and South Sudan

• A separation of India and Pakistan

• A separation of China and Taiwan

• A separation of India and Bangladesh

Who was the nationalist leader that fought for Indian Independence?

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Nelson Mandela

• Patrice Lumumba

Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement used several strategies for non-violence and civil disobedience like

• an appeasement policy

• boycotts of British goods

• returning to traditional caste beliefs

• divide-and-conquer principles

England pushed India to help it in WW I by

• saying they would grant them independence after the war

• paying the Indian soldiers in Gold

• allowing all Indians who fought British citizenship

• all are true

Match the following

• Mix of Hindu and Muslim people

• Kashmir

• Mostly Muslim

• India

• Mostly Hindu

• Pakistan

Today India and Pakistan fight over the disputed region of

• Tibet

• Kashmir

• Indus River Valley

• Mogadishu

During the cold war, India sided with

• US

• Soviet Union

• neither the US nor the Soviet Union