Exam 9: Problems of Development: Progress and Poverty in a Global Age

Analyze the politics and economics of Nigeria and India. Why has India been more successful, both politically and economically, than Nigeria, despite lacking natural resources?

Examine the presidency of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe. How could a man once revered as the father of his country lead it into economic decline and political tyranny? Could this deterioration have been avoided? If so, how?

Which is the best definition of neocolonialism?

Of the following, which two terms best describe India's population ?

What is an important similarity between the economies of India and China ?

In Somalia, the most important social ties are based upon which of the following?

Of the following, which was considered a "First World" country during the Cold War?

Of the following, which country is most threatened by instability in Afghanistan ?

About how much of Nigeria's tax revenues come from oil ?

Which is an example of a country patched together by an imperial power without regard to preexisting ethnic identities or borders?

In 1914, which were the only independent countries left in Africa?

Which of the following terms best describes the political development process in LDCs?

What country invaded Afghanistan in 1979 ?

Who was the leader who wrote Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism ?

What was the name of the rebels who challenged Sri Lanka's government in the 1990s ?

What is one reason that LDCs' attempts to blame former colonial powers for Third World problems in order to achieve solidarity among LDCs have failed?

Of the following, which is an LDC?

What do the world's poorest countries generally possess?

Who was the theorist whose works seemed to mandate imperial expansion as a matter of national security?

Which historical event directly led to a massive increase in the number of independent countries in the world?