Deck 47: Decolonization of the Non-Western World

Question 1

For the most part, which of the following statements best describes Third World countries?

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 1

Heavily dependent on the developed countries.

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

The growth of national pride and a sense of resentment at being controlled.

Question 3

In the early 1960s, what caused the relatively quick shift in attitudes about colonialism by the French government and public?

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.

Answer 3

The costly wars in Algeria and Vietnam.

Question 4

Which word best describes the practices under neocolonialism?

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

Question 5

What was the first state to experience self-governance in sub-Saharan Africa?

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

Question 6

Because of the problems experienced in the recovery, what was true of postwar politics in Europe?

A)Parliament used trade restrictions to help home industries survive.
B)Nations were letting their colonies have their freedom.
C)Election of socialistic governments critical of imperialism.
D)Economic loans from the United States and Canada undermined politicians.
E)Nations allowed women to come back into the workforce.

Question 7

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 8

What did The Population Bomb predict in the 1970s?

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

Question 9

What position did the US take over the French colonial rule in Indochina?

A)The US backed the French war to maintain colonial rule.
B)The US backed the people of Indochina against the French war.
C)The US maintained a position of neutrality.
D)The US pressured France to grant independence.
E)The US maintained an undeclared state of war.

Question 10

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 11

All of the following are true of neocolonialism  EXCEPT

A)High tariffs on Western goods.
B)Few opportunities for education by non-Western people.
C)Industrial complexes are owned by Westerners.
D)Agriculture makes up a high proportion of the nation's gross national product.
E)Unskilled labor in both rural and urban areas.

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

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

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 14

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

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

Question 15

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 16

Which of the following best describes the Atlantic Charter?

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

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

Who were the chief architects of the Atlantic Charter?

A)Josef Stalin and Willy Brandt
B)Dwight Eisenhower and George Patton
C)Harry Truman and Josef Stalin
D)Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier
E)Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

What is considered a major problem of the non-Western world?

A)overpopulation
B)military control
C)unstable currency
D)rampant disease
E)global warming

Question 24

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

Question 25

​Which area is considered part of a significant border dispute between modern-day India and Pakistan?

A)​Pradesh
B)​Gajarat
C)​Punjab
D)​Kashmir
E)​Nepal

Question 26

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 27

A shift in attitude on a colonial empire occurred when  ____________________was defeated in two colonial wars: with Vietnam and Algeria.​

Question 28

Which of the following was true of most  technology that has been applied in non-Western areas?

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)created a balance in living standards for all classes

Question 29

The ____________________ is when parents stop viewing more children as an economic necessity and instead produce fewer better-cared for children.​

Question 30

​Which European nation led the way in decolonization?

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

Which statement is true of the modern 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 33

Which European nation was the last remaining colonial power?

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

Question 34

Which of the following best defines the term demographic transition ?

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 35

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

Question 36

Mohandas Gandhi 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)supporting technological progress

Question 37

The three countries that were eventually created out of the    ____________________  were India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Question 38

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

Question 39

After World War II, Vietnam struggled for independence under the communist leader ____________ ________.

Question 40

The ____________________ called for basic freedoms for people everywhere.

Question 41

Term for identification: Third World

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

Explain the concept of demographic transition. What impact has this transition had in the non-Western world?​

Question 45

Term for identification: British Commonwealth

Question 46

Term for identification: decolonization

Question 47

Term for identification: neocolonialism

Question 48

Term for identification: The Population Bomb

Question 49

Term for identification: Ho Chi Minh

Question 50

Term for identification: Atlantic Charter

Question 51

Term for identification: demographic transition

Question 52

Compare and contrast the key leaders in the non-Western nations and their efforts at independence. Which leader had the most success in gaining independence? Why? Defend your answer with examples.

Question 53

Term for identification: Mohandas Gandhi

Question 54

What are the characteristics of a non-Western society? What are some of the problems unique to such regions?

Question 55

Term for identification: Sahel

Question 56

Describe the reasons behind the post-war decolonization movements. In your opinion, which of these proved to be most important and why?