Question 1

Discuss key leaders in the NonWestern nations and elaborate on their efforts at independence.

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Answers would includ

Question 2

By the 1950s,European assurances that they should control the Third World had been

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A)  strengthened by U.S. support. 
B)  weakened by the two world wars. 
C)  strengthened by Soviet assistance. 
D)  challenged by Muslim fundamentalism. 
E)  shattered by civil wars in several colonial possessions. 
A)  strengthened by U.S. support. 
B)  weakened by the two world wars. 
C)  strengthened by Soviet assistance. 
D)  challenged by Muslim fundamentalism. 
E)  shattered by civil wars in several colonial possessions.

Question 3

Professor Paul Ehrlich's controversial book foresaw

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

Question 4

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

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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. 
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 5

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

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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. 
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 6

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

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India,Pakistan,Bangladesh
Indi

Question 7

The Aswan Dam project radically changed the ecology of the ____________________.

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The answer of The Aswan Dam project radically changed the...

Question 8

Neocolonialism includes

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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. 
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 9

For the former British colony of India,the years after independence brought

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A)  economic domination by the Soviet Union. 
B)  imperialist control of their own over smaller Asian nations. 
C)  civil war and political division. 
D)  a series of military dictators. 
E)  a strengthening central government. 
A)  economic domination by the Soviet Union. 
B)  imperialist control of their own over smaller Asian nations. 
C)  civil war and political division. 
D)  a series of military dictators. 
E)  a strengthening central government.

Question 10

Third World countries,for the most part,are

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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. 
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.

Question 11

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

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A)  the Panama Canal. 
B)  the Suez Canal. 
C)  the Aswan Dam. 
D)  the Three Gorges Dam. 
E)  the Tokyo Airport. 
A)  the Panama Canal. 
B)  the Suez Canal. 
C)  the Aswan Dam. 
D)  the Three Gorges Dam. 
E)  the Tokyo Airport.

Question 12

Mohandas Ghandi is known for which of the following?

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A)  Violent demonstrations 
B)  Civil disobedience 
C)  Supporting British policies 
D)  Strict rejection of Muslims in India 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
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 13

When Britain began to consider independence for India,the Muslim minority there

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A)  demanded the establishment of a separate state. 
B)  requested a seat at the negotiating table. 
C)  began a civil disturbance aimed at upsetting the negotiations. 
D)  sided with the Hindus in pushing for complete removal of the British military. 
E)  in a referendum refused to participate in negotiations. 
A)  demanded the establishment of a separate state. 
B)  requested a seat at the negotiating table. 
C)  began a civil disturbance aimed at upsetting the negotiations. 
D)  sided with the Hindus in pushing for complete removal of the British military. 
E)  in a referendum refused to participate in negotiations.

Question 14

The common denominator that applied to Third World countries in their quest for decolonization was

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A)  national pride and resentment at being controlled. 
B)  a rapidly expanding, prosperous economy. 
C)  converting to Christianity and applying its lessons to themselves. 
D)  the of popularity of Marxist ideals of equality. 
E)  support for socialist governments. 
A)  national pride and resentment at being controlled. 
B)  a rapidly expanding, prosperous economy. 
C)  converting to Christianity and applying its lessons to themselves. 
D)  the of popularity of Marxist ideals of equality. 
E)  support for socialist governments.

Question 15

French attitudes toward an overseas empire were soured by wars in

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A)  Algeria and Vietnam. 
B)  Indonesia and Burma. 
C)  Egypt and Zaire. 
D)  Cambodia and Morocco. 
E)  Belize and Cameroon. 
A)  Algeria and Vietnam. 
B)  Indonesia and Burma. 
C)  Egypt and Zaire. 
D)  Cambodia and Morocco. 
E)  Belize and Cameroon.

Question 16

The first state to gain independence in sub-Saharan Africa (1957)was

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A)  Nigeria. 
B)  Ghana. 
C)  Kenya. 
D)  Guinea. 
E)  Somalia. 
A)  Nigeria. 
B)  Ghana. 
C)  Kenya. 
D)  Guinea. 
E)  Somalia.

Question 17

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

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The answer of Held as a colony of ____________________ after...

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

Most of the technology that has been applied in NonWestern areas has been

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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. 
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 20

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

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The answer of The dismantling of France's colonial empire was...

Exam 48: Decolonization of the Non-Western World

Discuss key leaders in the NonWestern nations and elaborate on their efforts at independence.

By the 1950s,European assurances that they should control the Third World had been

Professor Paul Ehrlich's controversial book foresaw

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

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

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

The Aswan Dam project radically changed the ecology of the ____________________.

Neocolonialism includes

For the former British colony of India,the years after independence brought

Third World countries,for the most part,are

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

Mohandas Ghandi is known for which of the following?

When Britain began to consider independence for India,the Muslim minority there

The common denominator that applied to Third World countries in their quest for decolonization was

French attitudes toward an overseas empire were soured by wars in

The first state to gain independence in sub-Saharan Africa (1957)was

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

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

Most of the technology that has been applied in NonWestern areas has been

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

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