Question 1

What factor led Ghana to become the first sub-Saharan African colonial states to achieve independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a former French colony, Ghana had a weak colonial connection. 
B)  Ghana had a long tradition of independent political power. 
C)  Ghana was home to especially violent and warlike tribes. 
D)  Revolution in Ghana was organized by a capable and charismatic leader. 
A)  As a former French colony, Ghana had a weak colonial connection. 
B)  Ghana had a long tradition of independent political power. 
C)  Ghana was home to especially violent and warlike tribes. 
D)  Revolution in Ghana was organized by a capable and charismatic leader.

Question 2

Use the following to answer questions :
-modernization theory

Accepted Answer

A) The belief, held in countries such as the United States in the mid-twentieth century, that all countries evolved in a linear progression from traditional to mature. 
B) People who, through a movement beginning in 1919, sought black solidarity and envisioned a vast self-governing union of all African peoples. 
C) A movement within the Catholic Church to support the poor in situations of exploitation that emerged with particular force in Latin America in the 1960s. 
D) A 1948 American plan for providing economic aid to Europe to help it rebuild after World War II. 
E) The 1945 American policy of preventing the spread of Communist rule.
F)Political party founded in 1906 in colonial India that advocated for a separate Muslim homeland after independence.
G)Mao Zedong's acceleration of Chinese development in which industrial growth was to be based on small-scale backyard workshops run by peasants living in gigantic self-contained communes.
H)An anti-Soviet military alliance of Western nations, formed in 1949.
I)Mass protests in Africa's Gold Coast in the 1930s by producers of cocoa who refused to sell their beans to British firms and instead sold them directly to European and American chocolate manufacturers.
J)The anticolonial movement in Algeria, which began a war against the French in 1954 and won independence in 1962.
K)A modernizing, secular, and nationalist project of nation building in the Middle East aimed at economic development and the development of a strong military.
L)A movement launched in 1965 by Mao Zedong that attempted to recapture the revolutionary fervor of his guerrilla struggle.
M)The use of trade barriers to keep certain products out of one's country so that domestic industry can emerge and produce the same goods.
N)The belief, formulated in Latin America in the mid-twentieth century, that development in some areas of the world locks other nations into underdevelopment.
O)The European Economic Community created in 1957.
P)Created in 1964, a loose union of Palestinian refugee groups opposed to Israel and united in the goal of establishing a Palestinian state.
Q)The post-World War II conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
A) The belief, held in countries such as the United States in the mid-twentieth century, that all countries evolved in a linear progression from traditional to mature. 
B) People who, through a movement beginning in 1919, sought black solidarity and envisioned a vast self-governing union of all African peoples. 
C) A movement within the Catholic Church to support the poor in situations of exploitation that emerged with particular force in Latin America in the 1960s. 
D) A 1948 American plan for providing economic aid to Europe to help it rebuild after World War II. 
E) The 1945 American policy of preventing the spread of Communist rule.
F)Political party founded in 1906 in colonial India that advocated for a separate Muslim homeland after independence.
G)Mao Zedong's acceleration of Chinese development in which industrial growth was to be based on small-scale backyard workshops run by peasants living in gigantic self-contained communes.
H)An anti-Soviet military alliance of Western nations, formed in 1949.
I)Mass protests in Africa's Gold Coast in the 1930s by producers of cocoa who refused to sell their beans to British firms and instead sold them directly to European and American chocolate manufacturers.
J)The anticolonial movement in Algeria, which began a war against the French in 1954 and won independence in 1962.
K)A modernizing, secular, and nationalist project of nation building in the Middle East aimed at economic development and the development of a strong military.
L)A movement launched in 1965 by Mao Zedong that attempted to recapture the revolutionary fervor of his guerrilla struggle.
M)The use of trade barriers to keep certain products out of one's country so that domestic industry can emerge and produce the same goods.
N)The belief, formulated in Latin America in the mid-twentieth century, that development in some areas of the world locks other nations into underdevelopment.
O)The European Economic Community created in 1957.
P)Created in 1964, a loose union of Palestinian refugee groups opposed to Israel and united in the goal of establishing a Palestinian state.
Q)The post-World War II conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

What factor led Ghana to become the first sub-Saharan African colonial states to achieve independence?

Use the following to answer questions : -modernization theory

The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945

Liberalization, 1968-2000s

The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective

20th Century Global Issues and Developments

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Exam 31: Review

What factor led Ghana to become the first sub-Saharan African colonial states to achieve independence?

Use the following to answer questions : -modernization theory

The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945

Liberalization, 1968-2000s

The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective

20th Century Global Issues and Developments

Filters