Resistance to Power Struggles

What are the two major themes discussed in Unit 8 of AP World History?

• The Industrial Revolution and Enlightenment

• World War I and World War II

• The Cold War and Decolonization

• The Renaissance and the Reformation

Who led the Indian National Congress in a campaign of civil disobedience against British colonial rule?

• Nelson Mandela

• Winston Churchill

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Mohandas Gandhi

What was the significant act of civil disobedience led by Gandhi to protest the British salt monopoly?

• The March on Washington

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Homespun Movement

• The Salt March

Which Supreme Court decision is credited as a victory of the Civil Rights Movement led by Martin Luther King Jr.?

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

What system of racial discrimination did Nelson Mandela fight against in South Africa?

• Segregation

• Apartheid

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

Which dictator was known as the 'Butcher of Uganda'?

• Fidel Castro

• Francisco Franco

• Idi Amin

• Saddam Hussein

What was the primary goal of Peru's Shining Path?

• To support capitalist policies

• To promote democracy

• To establish a monarchy

• To install a communist government

Who was the leader of Al-Qaeda responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001?

• Osama Bin Laden

• Ayman al-Zawahiri

• Abimael Guzman

• Saddam Hussein

What did President Eisenhower warn against in his farewell address?

• The rise of communism

• The threat of nuclear war

• The dangers of political parties

• The military-industrial complex

In what year did India gain its independence from British colonial rule?

• 1950

• 1947

• 1964

• 1976