Decolonization in Post-War Europe

What was the primary result of the rejection of European rule in colonies?

• Colonization

• Decolonization

• Globalization

• Industrialization

Which two countries gained independence in August 1947?

• India and Bangladesh

• India and Pakistan

• Pakistan and China

• China and Bangladesh

What was the name given to the violent division of India and Pakistan in 1947?

• Division

• Separation

• Segregation

• Partition

Which leader helped China throw off European and U.S. influence?

• Sun Yat-sen

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

What was the name of the movement in Kenya that fought for freedom?

• Mau Mau

• FLN

• ANC

• ZANU

Which country gained independence from France in 1962 after a brutal war?

• Ghana

• Tunisia

• Algeria

• Morocco

Who wrote influential books on race and the need to decolonize minds?

• Simone de Beauvoir

• Harold Phillips

• Frantz Fanon

• Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

What term describes the new forms of control by European and U.S. financiers over newly independent nations?

• Globalization

• Colonialism

• Imperialism

• Neo-imperialism

Which superpower initially funded Egypt's Aswan Dam project?

• United States

• USSR

• United Kingdom

• France

Which famous band was influenced by Trinidadian immigrant Lord Woodbine?

• Led Zeppelin

• The Rolling Stones

• The Beatles

• The Who