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What country did East Pakistan change its name to after gaining independence in 1971?
Bangladesh
What religion did Gandhi practice?
Hinduism
Who was the first President of Kenya?
Jomo Kenyatta
How did Gandhi die?
Assassination
Who led the Muslim League and became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
In Kipling's poem The White Man's Burden, who does 'half devil, half child' refer to?
Indigenous populations
The White Man's Burden was written in response to which country's takeover of the Philippines?
The USA
What sparked the Sepoy Rebellion in India?
A rumor that ammunition cartridges were coated with pig and cow fat.
What is an example of a Western woman wearing a Muslim headscarf in a Muslim nation?
Cultural Relativism.
Who controlled India before the Sepoy Rebellion?
The British East India Company.
Who controlled India after the Sepoy Rebellion?
The British government.
In what year did India and Pakistan gain their independence?
1947
What was the purpose of the Salt March?
To protest a tax on salt that made it very expensive.
What conflict took place in India in 1857?
The Sepoy Rebellion.
Which country is the world's biggest democracy with a population of 1.4 billion?
India.
Who were the Sepoys?
Elite Indian soldiers that were under the British East India Company.
Who is most associated with nonviolent disobedience?
Gandhi.
The Caste System is associated with which tradition?
Hinduism.
Where did the Tiananmen Square Protest take place?
China.
Who led the communist forces that took over China in 1949?
Mao Zedong.
What color is most often associated with communism?
Red.
How did Kim Il Sung become the leader of North Korea?
He was handpicked by the Soviet Union.
Which country did Japan not claim victory over following rapid modernization?
The United States
Which country came to the aid of North Korea during the Korean War?
China.
South Sudan was created from the territory of which country?
Sudan.
What was the purpose of The Great Leap Forward?
To modernize China by forcing people to live in communes and work for the state.
Which country recently surpassed China for having the largest population?
India.
In which country did the company Samsung start?
South Korea.
What is the most dominant religion in the Middle East?
Islam.
What language is spoken by a majority of people in the Middle East and North Africa?
Arabic.
The Suez Canal goes through which country?
Egypt.
Which ocean borders West Africa?
Atlantic.
Which ocean borders East Africa?
Indian.
Who is considered the richest person who ever lived?
Mansa Musa.
Where was the 1884 conference held to divide Africa?
Berlin.
Which continent is dominated by the Sahara Desert?
Africa.
What natural resource did King Leopold of Belgium exploit in the Congo Free State?
Rubber.
The United Nations was established in 1945 following which conflict?
World War II.
True or False: A universalist approach to culture implies belief in a set of norms that should apply to all.
True.
True or False: The highest caste in the Hindu Caste System is Untouchables.
False.
True or False: The Balfour Declaration indicated England's support for a Jewish State in Palestine.
True.
True or False: Africa is the most diverse continent culturally, linguistically, and with regard to natural resources.
True.
What conference settled the scramble for Africa?
Berlin Conference.
Where were the largest number of enslaved people sold to?
Brazil.
In South America, enslaved populations were primarily used in which industry?
Mining.
What other names were used for the Indian Mutiny?
Sepoy Rebellion, Sepoy Revolt, Sepoy Uprising, Indian Revolt.
What mountains run from Pakistan down to Afghanistan?
Hindu Kush.