Deck 47: Decolonization of the Non-Western World

Question 1

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

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.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Third World countries, for the most part, are

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.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The main reason for warfare in Rwanda was

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Professor Paul Ehrlich's controversial book foresaw

A) nuclear annihilation.
B) the Green Revolution.
C) pervasive epidemics.
D) global warming.
E) massive famine.

Question 5

The practices under neocolonialism could best be described as

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

Question 6

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

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 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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 9

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

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 10

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

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

Question 11

What was the first state to gain independence in sub-Saharan Africa?

A) Myanmar.
B) Ghana.
C) Nigeria.
D) Somalia.
E) Liberia.

Question 12

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

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.

Question 13

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

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 14

The Atlantic Charter was

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 15

Neocolonialism includes

A) high tariffs on Western goods.
B) few opportunities for education by Nonwestern people.
C) industrial complexes owned by westerners.
D) All of the options are correct.
E) Both A and C are correct.

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

In general, what is the relationship between non-Western countries and more developed countries?

A) The non-Western countries have a substantial level of dependence on more developed countries.
B) The non-Western countries have complete independence from more developed countries.
C) A relationship of neutrality.
D) Many former colonies are now dominant.
E) An undeclared state of war.

Question 18

In the early 1960s the attitudes of the French government and public underwent a change that caused the French to give up most of their former colonies.What caused the relatively quick shift in attitudes?

A) A downturn in the French economy.
B) Revolts in Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
C) The costly wars in Algeria and Vietnam.
D) The influence of other European countries.
E) French inability to compete with Britain's colonies.

Question 19

What was the implied, if not explicit, aim of the U.S.and the UN regarding colonialism?

A) They were pledged to imperialism.
B) They were non-committal about the topic.
C) The U.S.and UN were for militant sovereignty.
D) They referred independence movements to international courts.
E) The U.S.and UN were anti-colonial.

Question 20

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

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 21

What characterizes the non-Western World, formerly known as the "Third World"? What are some of the problems unique to such regions?

Question 22

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

Question 23

The masterful and charismatic leader that united Indians in their quest for independence from Britain was ____________________ (1869-1948).

Question 24

Mohandas Ghandi is known for which of the following?

A) Violent demonstrations
B) Civil disobedience
C) Supporting British policies
D) Strict rejection of Muslims in India
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 25

The ____________________ called for basic freedoms for people everywhere.

Question 26

Most of the technology that has been applied in non-Western areas has been

A) a significant improvement.
B) resulted in great increases in agriculture and industry.
C) not well received despite its positive application.
D) misapplied in certain areas.
E) Both B and C are correct.

Question 27

The last remaining European colonial power was

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

Question 28

In post-colonial Africa famines and banditry have caused standards of living to ____________________.

Question 29

Analyze the forces behind the post-war decolonization movements; in your opinion, which of these proved to be most important and why?

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

The world's population

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 34

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

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 35

In the 1970s, respected biologist Paul Ehrlich wrote ____________________ , which warned about overpopulation causing massive, prolonged famine.

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

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

Question 38

Discuss key leaders in the non-Western nations and elaborate on their efforts at independence.

Question 39

One of the major problems of the non-Western world is

A) overpopulation.
B) military control.
C) currency.
D) disease.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 40

Ho Chi Minh used the histories of which two nations to justify independence?

A) India and Philippines
B) France and the U.S.
C) Great Britain and France
D) Malaya and Burma
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 41

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