Question 1

Term for identification: demographic transition

Accepted Answer

The term "demographic transition" refers

Question 2

What was the driving force of decolonization of the non-Western world?

Accepted Answer

A) The growth of national pride and a sense of resentment at being controlled. 
B) The rapidly expanding and prosperous economies of Third World countries. 
C) The desire to accelerate the growth of Christianity in other countries. 
D) The desire to embrace communism and polarization in their countries. 
E) The sense of moral superiority that colonies developed after World War II. 
A) The growth of national pride and a sense of resentment at being controlled. 
B) The rapidly expanding and prosperous economies of Third World countries. 
C) The desire to accelerate the growth of Christianity in other countries. 
D) The desire to embrace communism and polarization in their countries. 
E) The sense of moral superiority that colonies developed after World War II.

Question 3

Which of these factors is NOT a strong indicator of Third World status?

Accepted Answer

A) Basic raw materials comprise the bulk of gross national product. 
B) Foreign capital controls much of the domestic economy. 
C) Dictators of one kind or another are always in power. 
D) Third World countries remain heavily dependent on the more developed countries. 
E) Most workers lack both skills and an advanced education. 
A) Basic raw materials comprise the bulk of gross national product. 
B) Foreign capital controls much of the domestic economy. 
C) Dictators of one kind or another are always in power. 
D) Third World countries remain heavily dependent on the more developed countries. 
E) Most workers lack both skills and an advanced education.

Question 4

​Which European nation led the way in decolonization?

Accepted Answer

A) ​The Netherlands 
B) ​Portugal 
C) ​Belgium 
D) ​France 
E) ​The United States 
A) ​The Netherlands 
B) ​Portugal 
C) ​Belgium 
D) ​France 
E) ​The United States

Question 5

Which of the following African nations have NOT experienced famines and banditry in recent times?

Accepted Answer

A) Guinea 
B) Rawanda 
C) Liberia 
D) Sierra Leone 
E) Uganda 
A) Guinea 
B) Rawanda 
C) Liberia 
D) Sierra Leone 
E) Uganda

Question 6

What is the definition of the "population bomb"? What are some of the future implications of this concept for the world?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 7

Somalia, Ethiopia, and Dar Fur in the Sudan make up part of the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Dar Fur in the...

Question 8

Mohandas Gandhi is known for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) violent demonstrations 
B) civil disobedience 
C) supporting British policies 
D) strict rejection of Muslims in India 
E) supporting technological progress 
A) violent demonstrations 
B) civil disobedience 
C) supporting British policies 
D) strict rejection of Muslims in India 
E) supporting technological progress

Question 9

What geographical regions have always held the majority of the human population?

Accepted Answer

A) the major island nations 
B) Europe and the Indian subcontinent 
C) North America and Europe 
D) Africa and Asia 
E) North and South America 
A) the major island nations 
B) Europe and the Indian subcontinent 
C) North America and Europe 
D) Africa and Asia 
E) North and South America

Question 10

What happened in India in the years immediately after being granted independence by Britain?

Accepted Answer

A) economic union with the Soviets 
B) Chinese intervention 
C) a new era of peace and tranquility 
D) civil war and political division 
E) a military dictatorship 
A) economic union with the Soviets 
B) Chinese intervention 
C) a new era of peace and tranquility 
D) civil war and political division 
E) a military dictatorship

Question 11

What was the major source of  the problems in India at the time of independence?

Accepted Answer

A) religious 
B) political 
C) social 
D) cultural 
E) economic 
A) religious 
B) political 
C) social 
D) cultural 
E) economic

Question 12

In the Middle East, what is one of the best examples of the implementation of technology without careful thought for the overall consequences?

Accepted Answer

A) the Suez Canal 
B) the introduction of cotton 
C) the Aswan Dam 
D) the Three Gorges Dam 
E) Victoria Falls 
A) the Suez Canal 
B) the introduction of cotton 
C) the Aswan Dam 
D) the Three Gorges Dam 
E) Victoria Falls

Question 13

Which word best describes the practices under neocolonialism?

Accepted Answer

A) uncaring 
B) discriminatory 
C) thoughtful 
D) severe 
E) practical 
A) uncaring 
B) discriminatory 
C) thoughtful 
D) severe 
E) practical

Question 14

Term for identification: Sahel

Accepted Answer

The term "Sahel" refers to a geographic

Question 15

Which of the following best defines the term demographic transition ?

Accepted Answer

A) A high mortality rate will continue in Western nations. 
B) When parents stop viewing children as an economic necessity. 
C) When parents continue to have more children because of a need for social security in old age. 
D) The non-Western world began industrialization and rural laborers migrated to the cities. 
E) The non-Western world will experience an immigration influx due to land resources. 
A) A high mortality rate will continue in Western nations. 
B) When parents stop viewing children as an economic necessity. 
C) When parents continue to have more children because of a need for social security in old age. 
D) The non-Western world began industrialization and rural laborers migrated to the cities. 
E) The non-Western world will experience an immigration influx due to land resources.

Question 16

What has prevented the Sudan from having a leader or political party seize power in the nation?

Accepted Answer

A) severe poverty 
B) a shortage of jobs 
C) religious warfare 
D) ethnic differences 
E) political upheaval 
A) severe poverty 
B) a shortage of jobs 
C) religious warfare 
D) ethnic differences 
E) political upheaval

Question 17

The masterful and charismatic leader who united Indians in their quest for independence from Britain was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The masterful and charismatic leader who united...

Question 18

All of the following are true of politics in non-Western society EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) A small elite controls access to the power and wealth. 
B) The ruling power tends to derive governmental power from pre-colonial monarchs. 
C) In general, one political party or the army controls public life. 
D) Large landholders dominate the countryside to intimidate the small farmers and laborers. 
E) The ruling power holds dictatorial power in most cases. 
A) A small elite controls access to the power and wealth. 
B) The ruling power tends to derive governmental power from pre-colonial monarchs. 
C) In general, one political party or the army controls public life. 
D) Large landholders dominate the countryside to intimidate the small farmers and laborers. 
E) The ruling power holds dictatorial power in most cases.

Question 19

The Aswan Dam project has resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) irrigation of greater acreage 
B) an increase in supplies of fish 
C) massive epidemics 
D) increasing acreage of upstream farmlands 
E) a decline in Mediterranean fish stocks 
A) irrigation of greater acreage 
B) an increase in supplies of fish 
C) massive epidemics 
D) increasing acreage of upstream farmlands 
E) a decline in Mediterranean fish stocks

Question 20

When Britain began to consider independence for India, what was the demand of the Muslim minority there?

Accepted Answer

A) The Muslims wanted to remain a colony of Great Britain. 
B) The Muslims demanded economic equality with the Hindu majority. 
C) The Muslims resorted to armed rebellion to topple the Hindu majority. 
D) The Muslims demanded the establishment of a separate state for them. 
E) The Muslims were not concerned with the relations between the Hindus and British. 
A) The Muslims wanted to remain a colony of Great Britain. 
B) The Muslims demanded economic equality with the Hindu majority. 
C) The Muslims resorted to armed rebellion to topple the Hindu majority. 
D) The Muslims demanded the establishment of a separate state for them. 
E) The Muslims were not concerned with the relations between the Hindus and British.

Exam 26: Decolonization of the Non-Western World

Term for identification: demographic transition

What was the driving force of decolonization of the non-Western world?

Which of these factors is NOT a strong indicator of Third World status?

​Which European nation led the way in decolonization?

Which of the following African nations have NOT experienced famines and banditry in recent times?

What is the definition of the "population bomb"? What are some of the future implications of this concept for the world?

Somalia, Ethiopia, and Dar Fur in the Sudan make up part of the ____________________.

Mohandas Gandhi is known for which of the following?

What geographical regions have always held the majority of the human population?

What happened in India in the years immediately after being granted independence by Britain?

What was the major source of the problems in India at the time of independence?

In the Middle East, what is one of the best examples of the implementation of technology without careful thought for the overall consequences?

Which word best describes the practices under neocolonialism?

Term for identification: Sahel

Which of the following best defines the term demographic transition ?

What has prevented the Sudan from having a leader or political party seize power in the nation?

The masterful and charismatic leader who united Indians in their quest for independence from Britain was ____________________.

All of the following are true of politics in non-Western society EXCEPT

The Aswan Dam project has resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

When Britain began to consider independence for India, what was the demand of the Muslim minority there?

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