Questions 11-23

Question 1

What political leaders or parties in Asia and Africa sought independence from imperial powers?

Answer 1

Indian National Congress (India)
Ho Chi Minh in French Indochina (Vietnam)
Kwame Nkrumah in Gold Coast (Ghana)
Gamal Nasser (Egypt)

Question 2

What are some examples of colonies negotiating for independence after WWII?

Answer 2

India & Ghana (from Britain)
Mali & Guinea (from France)

Question 3

What are some examples of colonies gaining independence through armed conflict after WWII?

Answer 3

Kenya (from Britain)
Algeria and Vietnam (from France)
Angola (from Portugal)

Question 4

What religious and ethnic movements challenged colonial rule and imperial boundaries?

Answer 4

Quebecois separatist movement (Canada)
Biafra secessionist movements (Nigeria)
Muslim League (India)

Question 5

Examples of new nations after WWII having strong govt. involvement in their economies?

Answer 5

Gamal Nasser’s promotion of economic development (Egypt)
Indira Gandhi’s economic policies (India)

Question 6

Examples of former colonial subjects migrating to metropoles?

Answer 6

Indians to Great Britain
Algerians to France

Question 7

What led to the end of the Cold War?

Answer 7

U.S. military and technological developments
Soviet Union’s failed war in Afghanistan
Soviet Union’s collapse due to economic struggles and public discontent

Question 8

Environmental movements during this period

Answer 8

Greenpeace
Green Belt Movement (Kenya)

Question 9

Who are some govt. leaders that advocated free market economic policies and liberalization?

Answer 9

Ronald Reagan (“Reagnomics” in the USA)
Margaret Thatcher (Britain)
Deng Xiaoping (China)

Question 10

Examples of leaders that promoted nonviolence as a way to bring about political change

Answer 10

Mohandas Gandhi (India)
Martin Luther King Jr. (USA)
Nelson Mandela (South Africa)

Question 11

What were some challenges to assumptions about race, gender, and religion?

Answer 11

UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights sought to protect children, women, and refugees
Global feminist movement
Negritude movement
Liberation theology

Question 12

Examples of increased access to education and political & professional roles

Answer 12

Right to vote and hold public office for women (globally)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 (USA)
End of Apartheid (South Africa)
Caste reservation (India)

Question 13

Examples of movements of violence against civilians to achieve political aim (terrorism)

Answer 13

Al-Qaeda (Afghanistan)
Shining Path (Peru)