7.5 Unresolved Tensions after WW1

What was the primary mission of the League of Nations when it was established in 1920?

• To maintain world peace

• To redistribute colonies

• To promote international trade

• To support military alliances

Under the League of Nations mandate system, which class of mandates was considered closest to independence?

• Class C mandates

• Class A mandates

• Class B mandates

• Protectorate mandates

What was the Mukden Incident of 1931?

• A peace treaty between China and Japan

• An economic agreement in Manchuria

• A staged explosion by Japan to justify invasion of Manchuria

• A Chinese rebellion against colonial rule

What was the main goal of the National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) when it was founded in 1920?

• To promote trade with Europe

• To establish military alliances

• To gain complete independence from Britain

• To unite educated elites from British colonies in West Africa

How did the Indian National Congress change under Gandhi's leadership in the 1920s?

• It became more militant and violent

• It focused solely on economic reforms

• It adopted non-violent resistance and civil disobedience

• It supported British colonial rule

What was the primary purpose of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere promoted by Japan?

• To establish genuine economic cooperation among Asian nations

• To mask Japanese imperial expansion in Asia

• To promote peace with Western powers

• To support Chinese independence

What was the significance of the Balfour Declaration of 1917?

• It granted independence to India

• It established the League of Nations

• It stated Palestine should become a permanent home for European Jews

• It created the mandate system

According to the Fengtian officers, what was revealed about the international order after World War I?

• International cooperation was the key to peace

• Diplomatic efforts were most effective

• The world operated on 'survival of the fittest'

• Economic power determined national strength

How did the mandate system affect the Middle East after World War I?

• It granted immediate independence to all territories

• It placed former Ottoman territories under British and French control

• It unified all Arab states

• It eliminated colonial influence in the region

What was Gandhi's Salt March a protest against?

• Religious discrimination

• British monopoly on salt production and sales

• Military occupation

• Educational policies