Question 1

The last remaining European colonial power was

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A)  France. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  Belgium. 
D)  Netherlands. 
E)  Soviet Union. 
A)  France. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  Belgium. 
D)  Netherlands. 
E)  Soviet Union. E

Question 2

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

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pawns

Question 3

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

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British Commonwealth

Question 4

Many of the problems in India at independence were ____ in nature.

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

Question 5

United Nations aims and U.S.policy after World War II were implicitly

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A)  imperialistic. 
B)  pro-business. 
C)  vague about colonialism. 
D)  anti-colonial. 
E)  hands-off. 
A)  imperialistic. 
B)  pro-business. 
C)  vague about colonialism. 
D)  anti-colonial. 
E)  hands-off.

Question 6

Most humans have always lived in

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A)  Africa and Asia. 
B)  Europe and North America. 
C)  North America and Africa. 
D)  South America and Asia. 
E)  Asia and Europe. 
A)  Africa and Asia. 
B)  Europe and North America. 
C)  North America and Africa. 
D)  South America and Asia. 
E)  Asia and Europe.

Question 7

The world's population

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A)  seems to be stabilizing at about 6 ½ billion people. 
B)  is increasing exponentially and may have dire results. 
C)  may decline by mid-century if AIDS and other communicable diseases are not controlled. 
D)  is concentrated mostly in Africa. 
E)  is predicted to be rebalanced sometime during the 21st century by a global catastrophe. 
A)  seems to be stabilizing at about 6 ½ billion people. 
B)  is increasing exponentially and may have dire results. 
C)  may decline by mid-century if AIDS and other communicable diseases are not controlled. 
D)  is concentrated mostly in Africa. 
E)  is predicted to be rebalanced sometime during the 21st century by a global catastrophe.

Question 8

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 9

All of the following are true of Charles de Gaulle during his presidency in France,EXCEPT that

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A)  he freed most of France's colonies. 
B)  he welcomed former colonies into a commonwealth similar to Britain's. 
C)  he managed to hold on to Algeria. 
D)  he reversed France's earlier colonial policy. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  he freed most of France's colonies. 
B)  he welcomed former colonies into a commonwealth similar to Britain's. 
C)  he managed to hold on to Algeria. 
D)  he reversed France's earlier colonial policy. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 10

The main reason for warfare in Rwanda was

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A)  famine. 
B)  social animosities. 
C)  a lack of jobs. 
D)  poverty. 
E)  religion. 
A)  famine. 
B)  social animosities. 
C)  a lack of jobs. 
D)  poverty. 
E)  religion.

Question 11

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

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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 12

The practices under neocolonialism could best be described as

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

Question 13

The ____________________ called for basic freedoms for people everywhere.

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The answer of The ____________________ called for basic freedoms for...

Question 14

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

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Answers would include a discus

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Answers would includ

Question 16

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 17

The Atlantic Charter was

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A)  cobbled together by Stalin, Churchill, and FDR at Yalta. 
B)  a list of eight basic freedoms that included self-governance for all nations. 
C)  detailed plans for the development of the United Nations. 
D)  the basis for the United States' invasion of Iraq. 
E)  an alliance among all Western European countries that was designed to protect them from communism. 
A)  cobbled together by Stalin, Churchill, and FDR at Yalta. 
B)  a list of eight basic freedoms that included self-governance for all nations. 
C)  detailed plans for the development of the United Nations. 
D)  the basis for the United States' invasion of Iraq. 
E)  an alliance among all Western European countries that was designed to protect them from communism.

Question 18

What characterizes the "Third World"? What are some of the problems unique to such regions?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 19

Decolonization moved rapidly after World War II for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)  European feelings of cultural and racial superiority. 
B)  nationalistic feelings that began to grow in Africa and Asia. 
C)  Europe's preoccupation with rebuilding at home after World War II. 
D)  a change in European attitudes about the morality of colonialism. 
E)  the attitude of the United States and the new United Nations that colonization was wrong. 
A)  European feelings of cultural and racial superiority. 
B)  nationalistic feelings that began to grow in Africa and Asia. 
C)  Europe's preoccupation with rebuilding at home after World War II. 
D)  a change in European attitudes about the morality of colonialism. 
E)  the attitude of the United States and the new United Nations that colonization was wrong.

Question 20

Because of the problems they experienced in trying to recover from the two world wars,Britain's citizens became more open to

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A)  the use of trade restrictions to help home industries survive. 
B)  letting their colonies go. 
C)  socialistic ideas in their government. 
D)  borrowing from the United States and Canada. 
E)  allowing women to come back into the work force. 
A)  the use of trade restrictions to help home industries survive. 
B)  letting their colonies go. 
C)  socialistic ideas in their government. 
D)  borrowing from the United States and Canada. 
E)  allowing women to come back into the work force.

Exam 48: Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The last remaining European colonial power was

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

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

Many of the problems in India at independence were ____ in nature.

United Nations aims and U.S.policy after World War II were implicitly

Most humans have always lived in

The world's population

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

All of the following are true of Charles de Gaulle during his presidency in France,EXCEPT that

The main reason for warfare in Rwanda was

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

The practices under neocolonialism could best be described as

The ____________________ called for basic freedoms for people everywhere.

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

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

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

The Atlantic Charter was

What characterizes the "Third World"? What are some of the problems unique to such regions?

Decolonization moved rapidly after World War II for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Because of the problems they experienced in trying to recover from the two world wars,Britain's citizens became more open to

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