Strayer 23 Quiz Qs

How was the dissolution of European empires different from the dissolution of previous empires in world history?

it generated a mass of new nation-states

What was the "fatal flaw" of European colonialism?

Its double standard of freedom and sovereignty for itself but not its colonies

Which of the following social groups in the colonies did NOT stand to benefit from national independence for African and Asian colonies?

white landowners

Which of the following best characterizes the initial aims of the Indian National Congress (INC)?

Gaining position of influence in British India to protect Indian interests

Which of the following best characterizes Gandhi's philosophy of satyagraha ("truth force")?

Confronting the British Empire nonviolently, choosing to suffer the consequences without surrendering one's ideals

What was Gandhi's attitude toward the prospect of a modern, industrial future for India?

He was opposed to it.

What was the most serious split that formed within the Indian independence movement?

Between Muslims and Hindus

What best describes the experience of India's partition into Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India after independence in 1947?

It was horrendously violent and traumatic

Why did white rule last almost 50 years longer in South Africa than it did in India (1994 versus 1947)?

A sizeable and powerful community of permanent white settlers in South Africa, but not in India, controlled the country.

What kind of external pressure was put on South Africa's white leadership to end Apartheid and allow blacks to vote and have equal rights?

Sporting events, entertainers, and many large businesses boycotted South Africa, isolating it culturally and economically from much of the world.

What was the fate of many of the political parties that had led the movements for independence in Africa after independence was achieved?

most were soon swept away by military coups

Which of the following is NOT an explanation offered by historians and scholars as to why democracy failed in so many African countries after independence?

they lacked natural resources

Why did many of the military regimes in Africa give way to a resurgence of Western-style democracy between 1980 and 2008?

Most of the military governments also failed on their promise to bring about prosperity and peace.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that most developing nations abandoned the state-run approach to building up their economies in favor of a privatized, free market approach, in the last decade of the twentieth century?

The clearly demonstrated benefits for the poorest segments of these countries

Which group of developing countries have been the most successful in stimulating economic growth and industrialization?

East Asian countries

How did Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, view the role of Islam in the state?

He saw the public or political role of Islam as an obstacle to modernizing Turkey.

In what way did Ataturk's modern Turkey show clear continuity with the past Ottoman Empire?

Modern Turkey remained for the most part a dictatorship with little political freedom.

What effect did the Westernizing influences under the Shah of Iran have?

It provoked an intense backlash leading to the Islamic revolution in 1979.

Which of the following was NOT part of the transformation of Iran enforced by the new Islamic rulers?

Reverting back to a traditional economy

What happened to the living standards in most of Africa between 1980 and 2000?

they fell