Deck 9: Development: Myths and Realities

Question 1

Capitalism was the West's answer to the postcolonial world of corruption and mismanagement, but it was tainted by
its close association to colonialism.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

All of these least developed countries have been plagued by continued conflict EXCEPT

A) Sri Lanka.
B) Philippines.
C) Ethiopia.
D) Rwanda.
E) Burma.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Least developed countries have all of the following problems in common EXCEPT

A) illiteracy.
B) political instability.
C) ethnic conflict.
D) anarchy.
E) inequality.

Question 5

Robert Mugabe has done much to improve the lives of his citizens in Zimbabwe.

Question 6

Instability in Afghanistan poses a major problem for neighboring Pakistan.

Question 7

Colonialism is synonymous with modernization and improvement.

Question 8

General Buhari was responsible for attacks on civilians and mass kidnappings in northeastern Nigeria.

Question 9

Kwame Nkrumah's calls for solidarity among former colonial states failed to grow into a lasting movement.

Question 10

Boko Haram abducted more than 200 school girls from a small Nigerian town in 2014.

Question 11

Thanks to an impressive growth spurt in recent years, India has surpassed the economy of China.

Question 12

The Ebola virus results in death for three-quarters of the people afflicted.

Question 13

Terms of trade tend to work against least developed countries.

Question 14

Typical developing countries have had to deal with chronic instability, coups, revolutions, civil wars, and genocide due to the vast diversity thrown together by the arbitrary creation of the original colonies around the world.

Question 15

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

A) 2020
B) 2030
C) 2040
D) 2050
E) 2060

Question 16

The existence of a charismatic leader tends to slow or impede nation-building in developing societies.

Question 17

Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

Question 18

What is the "root cause" of the worst problems facing developing nations?

A) Poor public services
B) Endemic poverty
C) Corruption
D) Disease
E) Potable water

Question 19

Where are most of the least developed countries located?

A) East Asia
B) Sub-Saharan Africa
C) Central Europe
D) The Pacific Islands
E) South America and the Caribbean

Question 20

Haiti became the first republic ruled by people of African descent in world history, as well as the first independent
Caribbean state.

Question 21

Traditional societies often face which impediments to development?

A) Fatalism
B) Excessive risk-taking
C) Excessive social mobility
D) Lack of skepticism about the motives of foreign developers
E) Unreasonably high expectations concerning one's ability to shape one's destiny

Question 22

Which state was called "the most corrupt government in the world" in the mid­1990s?

A) Sierra Leone
B) Côte d'Ivoire
C) The Democratic Republic of the Congo
D) Nigeria
E) Gambia

Question 23

Under the Taliban in Afghanistan,

A) the country adopted western education.
B) nuclear weapons were being developed.
C) agricultural production increased dramatically.
D) the government assumed control of the production of television shows.
E) women were barred from working outside the home.

Question 24

What does the "green revolution" refer to?

A) A military insurrection in Nicaragua in 1985
B) The dramatic rise in food production produced by modern farming techniques
C) The change in currency that often accompanies modernization
D) Modernization of the Brazilian rain forest
E) The fight to protect the environment in developing countries

Question 25

Which failed state gave the appearance of being a functioning democracy shortly before its collapse?

A) Somalia
B) Haiti
C) Sierra Leone
D) Afghanistan
E) Zimbabwe

Question 26

Which of these countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

A) Nigeria
B) Somalia
C) Afghanistan
D) Haiti
E) Zimbabwe

Question 27

What has been an ongoing barrier to India's potential economic development?

A) Its civilian control over the military
B) Its constant religious warfare
C) Its caste system
D) Its refusal to privatize key industries
E) Its resistance to foreign investment

Question 28

The event in which rulers in Egypt and Tunisia were overthrown is referred to as

A) Middle East Crisis.
B) Arab Spring.
C) Jihadism.
D) Boko Haram.
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 29

Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

A) China
B) Brazil
C) India
D) Russia
E) Nigeria

Question 30

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush sent troops to protect supplies and workers in

A) Haiti.
B) Zimbabwe.
C) Nigeria.
D) Sierra Leone.
E) Somalia.

Question 31

Which of the following would be considered an economic democratic correlate?

A) National wealth
B) An elite ruling class
C) A centrally-planned economy
D) Social pluralism
E) Respect for the rule of law

Question 32

What is the most basic -- but often most challenging -- aspect of nation-building?

A) Expanding agricultural output
B) Ending illiteracy
C) Forming a common or group identity
D) Ending internal rebellions and upheavals
E) Establishing a democracy

Question 33

One obstacle facing many developing countries is monoculture, which is the

A) practice of raising only one major crop.
B) dominance of only one ethnic group.
C) concentration of power in one elite group.
D) practice of interacting only with family members.
E) lack of diversity within large populations.

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT one of the four fundamental political challenges facing developing countries?

A) Nation-building
B) Participation
C) State-building
D) Secularization
E) Distribution of wealth, power, and property

Question 35

What happened after rebels in Somalia ousted long­time dictator Siad Barré?

A) He and his supporters quickly reclaimed power.
B) Sympathetic leaders took office, seeking to restore order and build the nation's economy.
C) The U.S. sent in troops to attempt to bring Barré back to office.
D) Years of fighting and famine began that caused hundreds of thousands of deaths.
E) Massive protesters took to the streets, celebrating the coup.