Colonies Become New Nations

1. Colonies Become New Nations America and the World I

2. 1. What caused the original conflict in India? • Indira Gandhi assassinating Mohandas Gandhi. • Jawaharlal Nehru withholding aid from Pakistan. • Britain giving the power of government over to the Hindus, which the Muslims resented. • The British could not secure control of Afghanistan. e. The Soviet Union attempted to colonize India.

3. 2. Who led India for 17 years as the Prime Minister after India was given its independence? • Indira Gandhi • Rajiv Gandhi • Hamid Karzai • Osama Bin Laden • Jawaharlal Nehru • Yasir Arafat

4. 3. What is taking pride in African Culture called? • Africa for the Africans • (FUBU) For Us By Us • Pangaea Pride • Negritude Movement • Afronocentric Affirmation

5. 4. He was the leader of the P.L.O. which battled for an independently ruled Palestine. a. Indira Gandhi • Rajiv Gandhi • Hamid Karzai • Osama Bin Laden • Jawaharlal Nehru • Yasir Arafat

6. 5. Leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda. • Joseph Kony • Idi Amin • Kwame Nkrumah • Jomo Kenyatta • Anwar Sadat • Yasir Arafat

7. 6. What led to East Pakistan declaring its independence from West Pakistan? • West Pakistan did not give any power of the federal government to the East. • West Pakistan withheld aid from East Pakistan as foreign nations attempted to help them with their recovery from a natural disaster. • West Pakistan was ruled by Muslims and East Pakistan was primarily filled with Hindus. • East Pakistan was very modern and advanced and West Pakistan was a drag on the East’s economy.

8. 7. Why does Palestine not like Israel? • Israel is a country that does not allow for democracy to work. • Israel aided the United States in the Iraq war. • Israel is run by an Hindu extremist. • The U.N. took land away from Palestine to create the state of Israel. • The U.N. does not recognize Palestine due to Israel’s veto power on the U.N. security council.

9. 8. Who took control of Uganda as President Obote was out of the country on business. • Joseph Kony • Idi Amin • Kwame Nkrumah • Jomo Kenyatta • Anwar Sadat • Yasir Arafat

10. 9. During the partition of India who was able to temporarily bring about peace between the two religious groups? a. Mohanadas Gandhi • Rajiv Gandhi • Hamid Karzai • Osama Bin Laden • Jawaharlal Nehru • Yasir Arafat

11. 10. Who took up arms against the Communist controlled Afghanistan government? • Taliban • Northern Alliance • Al Qaeda • Mujahideen • Palestinian Liberation Organization

12. 11. Which of these methods did Idi Amin not attempt to improve the economy of Uganda? • Kill random citizens and charge the families a finders fee to relocate the bodies. • Blow up the national bank and start over. • Print more money. • Nationalized British and Asian businesses.

13. 12. This led to the end of the conflict between East and West Pakistan. • East Pakistan was recognized by the United Nations. • India allied itself with East Pakistan. • West Pakistan came under the control of the Taliban which decided to get out of the war with East Pakistan. • Mohandas Gandhi went on a hunger strike until the two nations stopped fighting. • The Sikhs entered the war on the side of the East Pakistanis.

14. 13. The United States made a deal with the Philippines with all of these items included except • Free trade between the U.S. and the Philippines. • The U.S. could occupy 2 navy bases in the islands. • Ferdinand Marcos would be their president for 20 years. • The U.S. would give the Philippines $620 million. • All of the above are conditions of the Bell Act.

15. 14. The leader of Africa who sought to free Ghana from Colonial rule and who had a vision of a United States of Africa was • Jomo Kenyatta • Mobuto Sese Seko • Idi Amin • Kwame Nkrumah • Milton Obote • Jospeh Kony

16. He attempted to bring peace between Israel and their Arab neighbors by offering a treaty in which Israel would give back land taken in previous wars in exchange for peace. • Arial Sharon • Yasir Arafat • Anwar Sadat • Benjamin Netanyahu • Menachem Begin

17. 16. Why did the Soviet Union not assist the United States in our attacks on Afghanistan in 2001? • They felt it was an extension of the cold war and the U.S. was trying to crush the communist government in Afghanistan. • The Soviets had spent 10 years fighting in Afghanistan and lost already. • The Soviets had a conflict of interest since they sold weapons to Afghanistan in previous years. • The Soviets were still protesting the U.S. not attending the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

18. 17. Which area was not taken by Israel in the 6 days war? • Jerusalem • Golan Heights • West Bank • Syria • Sinai Peninsula • All of these were taken.

19. 18. The U.S. attempted to prevent the spread of communism by aiding what group? • Mujahideen • Palestinian Liberation Organization • Mau Mau Tribe • Idi Amin’s Army • Corazon Acquino’s army

20. 19. What group has sought their independence in the Philippines based on their religious beliefs? • PLO • MNLF • Al Qaeda • Mujahideen • Hamas

21. 20. In your learning of history this year, do you think that partitions work? • Yes • No • Sometimes