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Why did India’s desire for independence increase following World War II?

It decided it had lived under British rule long enough.

It felt that its service in the war effort should grant it independence.

It decided to go to war against Britain unless it was freed.

It realized it could succeed as an independent country.

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What best describes South Africa’s homelands of the 1950s?

Homelands were rural communities where European settlers lived during the colonial era.

Homelands were urban communities where European settlers lived during the colonial era.

Homelands were rural communities where thousands of Black South Africans were forced to relocate.

Homelands were urban communities where thousands of Black South Africans were forced to relocate.

Which group attempted insurgency against the newly independent Philippine government?

Christians

Hindus

Muslims

Buddhists

Read the passage from a speech by President Harry Truman.It has been the repeated declaration of the legislative and executive branches of the Government of the United States of America that full independence would be granted the Philippines as soon as the people of the Philippines were prepared to assume this obligation…the people of the Philippines have clearly demonstrated their capacity for self-government…–Proclamation of Philippines Independence,July 4, 1946

show they would be able to govern themselves

declare their independence from the U.S. government

state that they wanted to assume the obligation of independence

function as an independent nation for a probationary period

Read this quotation from the Freedom Charter, written in 1955.We, the People of South Africa, black and white together—equals, countrymen and brothers—adopt this Freedom Charter. And we pledge ourselves to strive together, sparing neither strength nor courage, until the democratic changes here set out have been won.What was the purpose of this document?

to call for the end of colonial rule

to found the African National Congress

to demand equality for all South African citizens

to create a plan of government for South Africa

What led to the Philippine-American War in 1899?

The Philippine people opposed the US ruling over them.

The US wanted to make the Philippines a US territory.

The Philippines had supported Spain in the Spanish-American War.

The US invaded the Philippines to control their sugar production.

What was the main goal of the Zionist movement in the late 1800s?

to convert European Jewish people to Islam

to join the leadership of the Ottoman Empire

to establish a homeland for Jewish people in Palestine

to support Arab independence from European rule

Fidel Castro led a revolution in Cuba in 1959 and created a government based on

democratic principles.

a communist dictatorship.

socialist ideals.

a republic model.

As president of Chile, Augusto Pinochet

improved business and the economy.

committed human rights violations.

increased populist programs.

stopped human rights violations.

What was a major difference between the first and second intifadas?

The second intifada was resolved peacefully through negotiations.

The second intifada involved increased violence and civilian deaths.

The first intifada included attacks launched by the group Hamas.

The first intifada had greater international support for both sides.

Which action would Gandhi most likely support as a way to bring about political change?

participating in a peaceful hunger strike to protest unjust laws

attending a violent protest against the rulers

encouraging damage to property during demonstrations

using force or weapons against opponents

What of the following characterized Ghana after 1992?

a return to a one-party system of government

an economy based solely on industry

an increase in government instability

advances in education and human services

Which event sparked extremist Hutus to incite genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda?

a new democratic government

civil war started by the Tutsis

the death of the Rwandan president

a peace agreement that the Tutsis refused to sign

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