Question 1

Third World countries, for the most part, are

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A)  making significant headway today economically. 
B)  improving the health of their people. 
C)  supporting the upward mobility of their citizens. 
D)  heavily dependent on the developed countries. 
E)  better off than they were when the Soviet Union still existed. 
A)  making significant headway today economically. 
B)  improving the health of their people. 
C)  supporting the upward mobility of their citizens. 
D)  heavily dependent on the developed countries. 
E)  better off than they were when the Soviet Union still existed.

Question 2

Held as a colony of ____________________ after World War II, Vietnam struggled for independence under the communist leader ____________________ ____________________ ____________________.

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Question 3

The Aswan Dam project radically changed the ecology of the ____________________ ____________________.

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The answer of The Aswan Dam project radically changed the...

Question 4

The main reason for warfare in Sudan in recent years has been

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A)  poverty. 
B)  a shortage of jobs. 
C)  religion. 
D)  ethnic differences. 
E)  political upheaval. 
A)  poverty. 
B)  a shortage of jobs. 
C)  religion. 
D)  ethnic differences. 
E)  political upheaval.

Question 5

What is the "population bomb," according to Paul Ehrlich? What are some of the future implications of this concept for the world?

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The answer of What is the "population bomb," according to...

Question 6

Considering the Third World countries, in what ways has technology been misapplied? What has resulted from these miscalculations?

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The answer of Considering the Third World countries, in what...

Question 7

When Britain began to consider independence for India, the Muslim minority there

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A)  demanded the establishment of a separate state. 
B)  requested a seat at the negotiating table. 
C)  began a civil disturbance aimed at upsetting the negotiations. 
D)  sided with the Hindus in pushing for complete removal of the British military. 
E)  in a referendum refused to participate in negotiations. 
A)  demanded the establishment of a separate state. 
B)  requested a seat at the negotiating table. 
C)  began a civil disturbance aimed at upsetting the negotiations. 
D)  sided with the Hindus in pushing for complete removal of the British military. 
E)  in a referendum refused to participate in negotiations.

Question 8

The first state to gain independence in sub-Saharan Africa (1957) was

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A)  Nigeria. 
B)  Ghana. 
C)  Kenya. 
D)  Guinea. 
E)  Somalia. 
A)  Nigeria. 
B)  Ghana. 
C)  Kenya. 
D)  Guinea. 
E)  Somalia.

Question 9

Why have the pressing needs of so many African and Asian peoples been so often ignored?

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A)  Because they lack resources that developed countries need 
B)  Because many Westerners still harbor racist beliefs and feel culturally superior toward non-Europeans. 
C)  Developed countries are too busy trying to hold on to the gains they have made at home to become involved in social issues elsewhere. 
D)  The developed countries have to spend so much militarily to protect what they have achieved at home, that there is nothing left over. 
E)  People in Third World countries are afraid to take very much financial help from wealthier countries, lest they find themselves colonized once more. 
A)  Because they lack resources that developed countries need 
B)  Because many Westerners still harbor racist beliefs and feel culturally superior toward non-Europeans. 
C)  Developed countries are too busy trying to hold on to the gains they have made at home to become involved in social issues elsewhere. 
D)  The developed countries have to spend so much militarily to protect what they have achieved at home, that there is nothing left over. 
E)  People in Third World countries are afraid to take very much financial help from wealthier countries, lest they find themselves colonized once more.

Question 10

For Britain, the post-World War II decolonization was crowned by the release of ____ in 1947.

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A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Ghana 
A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Ghana

Question 11

Compare the different roads leading toward the dismantling of colonialism by the major Western powers.

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Question 12

Paul Ehrlich's disturbing book predicting future global famine was entitled ____________________ ____________________ ____________________.

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The answer of Paul Ehrlich's disturbing book predicting future global...

Question 13

After 1947, Muslims split off from the newly-independent India to form the state of ____________________.

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The answer of After 1947, Muslims split off from the...

Question 14

French attitudes toward an overseas empire were soured by wars in

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A)  Algeria and Vietnam. 
B)  Indonesia and Burma. 
C)  Egypt and Zaire. 
D)  Cambodia and Morocco. 
E)  Belize and Cameroon. 
A)  Algeria and Vietnam. 
B)  Indonesia and Burma. 
C)  Egypt and Zaire. 
D)  Cambodia and Morocco. 
E)  Belize and Cameroon.

Question 15

The dismantling of France's colonial empire was directed after 1958 by President ____________________ ____________________.

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The answer of The dismantling of France's colonial empire was...

Question 16

During the Cold War era, many Third World countries were treated as ____________________ by the two superpowers.

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Question 17

By the 1950s, European assurances that they should control the Third World had been

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A)  strengthened by U.S. support. 
B)  weakened by the two world wars. 
C)  strengthened by Soviet assistance. 
D)  challenged by Muslim fundamentalism. 
E)  shattered by civil wars in several colonial possessions. 
A)  strengthened by U.S. support. 
B)  weakened by the two world wars. 
C)  strengthened by Soviet assistance. 
D)  challenged by Muslim fundamentalism. 
E)  shattered by civil wars in several colonial possessions.

Question 18

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

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A)  the Panama Canal. 
B)  the Suez Canal. 
C)  the Aswan Dam. 
D)  the Three Gorges Dam. 
E)  the Tokyo Airport. 
A)  the Panama Canal. 
B)  the Suez Canal. 
C)  the Aswan Dam. 
D)  the Three Gorges Dam. 
E)  the Tokyo Airport.

Question 19

The three countries that were eventually created out of the Indian Subcontinent were ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

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India; Pak

Question 20

The newly independent country of Ghana became a member of the ____________________ ____________________ in 1957.

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British Co

Exam 50: Decolonization and the Third World

Third World countries, for the most part, are

Held as a colony of ____________________ after World War II, Vietnam struggled for independence under the communist leader ____________________ ____________________ ____________________.

The Aswan Dam project radically changed the ecology of the ____________________ ____________________.

The main reason for warfare in Sudan in recent years has been

What is the "population bomb," according to Paul Ehrlich? What are some of the future implications of this concept for the world?

Considering the Third World countries, in what ways has technology been misapplied? What has resulted from these miscalculations?

When Britain began to consider independence for India, the Muslim minority there

The first state to gain independence in sub-Saharan Africa (1957) was

Why have the pressing needs of so many African and Asian peoples been so often ignored?

For Britain, the post-World War II decolonization was crowned by the release of ____ in 1947.

Compare the different roads leading toward the dismantling of colonialism by the major Western powers.

Paul Ehrlich's disturbing book predicting future global famine was entitled ____________________ ____________________ ____________________.

After 1947, Muslims split off from the newly-independent India to form the state of ____________________.

French attitudes toward an overseas empire were soured by wars in

The dismantling of France's colonial empire was directed after 1958 by President ____________________ ____________________.

During the Cold War era, many Third World countries were treated as ____________________ by the two superpowers.

By the 1950s, European assurances that they should control the Third World had been

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

The three countries that were eventually created out of the Indian Subcontinent were ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.

The newly independent country of Ghana became a member of the ____________________ ____________________ in 1957.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Indias Beginnings

Ancient China to 500 Bce

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism: 800-100 Bce

Rome: City-State to Empire

Imperial Decline and the Birth of Christian Europe

The Americas Before Columbus

Africa From Kush to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and Institutions

Indian Civilization in Its Golden Age

Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Mongol Intrusion

Late Medieval Troubles

The European Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

The Protestant Reformation

The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Empires

Foundations of the European States

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

Europes Industrialization and Its Social Impacts

Europe in Ideological Conflict

Advanced Industrial Society

Consolidation of National States

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

Africa in the Era of Informal Empire

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China and Southeast Asia in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War Ii

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War Ii

High and Low Cultures in the West

Superpower Rivalry and the European Recovery

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Years of Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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