Chapter 36 Questions

The most influential organization dedicated to the end of British rule in India was the a. Muslim League. b. Pan-Indian Association. c. Indian National Congress. d. League of the Fourteen Points. e. Indian Communist Party.

c. Indian National Congress.

After World War I, which of the following countries sought to preserve their cultural identity against western influences? a. China b. Pakistan c. Japan d. India e. Palestine

c. Japan

Manchukuo was the a. Japanese nationalist leader who led Japan into World War II. b. Korean leader who vainly fought to push the Japanese out of Korea. c. Japanese puppet state in the former Manchuria. d. the code name for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. e. scene of the biggest naval battle in the Pacific during World War II.

c. Japanese puppet state in the former Manchuria.

The Allies had invaded German colonies in Africa by a. 1914. b. 1915. c. 1919. d. 1917. e. 1923.

a. 1914

In South Africa, how much land was reserved for the whites? a. 88 percent b. 50 percent c. 95 percent d. 82 percent e. 68 percent

a. 88 percent

Satyagraha was a. Gandhi's philosophy of passive resistance. b. the Islamic leader who called for the creation of Pakistan for India's Muslims. c. the Nazi attack on Jewish shops known as the "night of broken glass." d. a new artistic movement that flourished after World War I. e. the Chinese nationalist party headed by Jiang Jieshi.

a. Gandhi's philosophy of passive resistance.

Mexican President ________ nationalized his country's oil industry, thus posing a challenge to the United States policy of nonintervention in Latin American affairs. a. Lázaro Cárdenas b. Diego Rivera c. José Carlos Mariátegui d. Juan Batista Sacasa e. Anastacio Somoza Garcia

a. Lázaro Cárdenas

The Great Depression aggravated the tense situation between Muslims and Hindus in India, in part because a. Muslims perceived that they were economically controlled by the Hindu majority of India. b. all British economic assistance went to Hindus rather than Muslims. c. the Hindu majority of India refused to do business with Muslims. d. Hindus accused Muslims of being the cause of the depression in India. e. None of these answers is correct.

a. Muslims perceived that they were economically controlled by the Hindu majority of India.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah called for the creation of a. Pakistan. b. Iraq. c. Palestine. d. Saudi Arabia. e. Indonesia.

a. Pakistan.

In South Africa, how much of the population did whites make up? a. 50 percent b. 20 percent c. 45 percent d. 65 percent e. 15 percent

b. 20 percent

All of the following African colonies were compelled by European colonial powers to participate in the Great War EXCEPT a. British colonies. b. Spanish colonies. c. Belgian colonies. d. Italian colonies. e. German colonies.

b. Spanish colonies SPAIN WAS NEUTRAL

Indian nationals were influenced by a. Winston Churchill. b. Woodrow Wilson. c. Adolf Hitler. d. Benito Mussolini. e. Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

b. Woodrow Wilson.

Sun Yatsen's plan for China included all of the following EXCEPT a. the elimination of privileges for foreigners. b. the establishment of a communist, totalitarian government. c. national reunification. d. economic development. e. a democratic republican government based on universal suffrage.

b. the establishment of a communist, totalitarian government.

By the end of World War I, how many people from Africa had served in the French army? a. 500,000 b. 385,000 c. 480,000 d. 610,000 e. 450,000

c. 480,000

Who launched the Northern Expedition? a. Sun Yatsen. b. Mohandas Gandhi. c. Jiang Jieshi. d. Puyi. e. Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

c. Jiang Jieshi.

The nationalist government of China was challenged by all of the following EXCEPT a. the possibility of a revolution led by Chinese communists. b. Japanese aggression. c. economic hardship caused by the Great Depression. d. local Chinese warlords that controlled a portion of China. e. communists inspired by the Long March.

c. economic hardship caused by the Great Depression

The India Act of 1937 a. gave total independence to India from Britain. b. instituted new measures of oppression that the British used to quell opposition to their rule in India. c. gave the institutions of a self-governing state to India, although the British government still exercised overall control. d. created the Muslim state of Pakistan. e. provided a clear timetable for the independence of India.

c. gave the institutions of a self-governing state to India, although the British government still exercised overall control.

Which of the following was NOT one of the foundations of Gandhi's philosophy? a. an attempt to improve the position of the harijans b. boycotting British goods c. heavy industrialization d. passive resistance e. economic self-sufficiency

c. heavy industrialization

In which of the following groups did ideas regarding African nationalism generate? a. peasants b. veterans of World War I c. new elite d. laborers e. women

c. new elite

Which of the following Asian countries was part of the "big five" in the League of Nations? a. Indonesia b. China c. Korea d. Japan e. Manchuria

d. Japan

The former teacher and librarian that became the leader of the Chinese communist movement was a. Jiang Jieshi. b. Sun Yatsen. c. Shanfei. d. Mao Zedong. e. Guomindang.

d. Mao Zedong.

One of the greatest proponents of Pan-Africanism was a. Martin Luther King, Jr. b. Malcolm X. c. Jomo Kenyatta. d. Marcus Garvey. e. Jesse Jackson.

d. Marcus Garvey.

Which of the following refers to "land of the pure"? a. India b. Soviet Union c. Korea d. Pakistan e. Manchuria

d. Pakistan

Maoism was a. a political ideology that held that the urban proletariat was the foundation for a successful communist revolution. b. solely an economic policy based on encouraging agrarian growth in China. c. solely an economic plan that encouraged the growth of industry in China. d. a political ideology that held that peasants were the foundation for a successful communist revolution. e. a foreign policy agenda that actively encouraged open relations with democratic western powers.

d. a political ideology that held that peasants were the foundation for a successful communist revolution.

The May Fourth Movement a. disguised the beginning of Stalin's great purge of his enemies. b. was Lenin's shocking free market reforms. c. perfectly expressed growing Japanese nationalism. d. galvanized the Chinese against foreign interference. e. dissolved Gandhi's nonviolent movement into a series of violent uprisings.

d. galvanized the Chinese against foreign interference.

The Long March a. destroyed Mao Zedong's credibility with the Chinese. b. left Jiang Jieshi in complete control of the Chinese Communist Party. c. forced Mao Zedong to flee China and hide in the Soviet Union. d. greatly strengthened Mao Zedong's leadership position. e. was the final victory for the Guomindang.

d. greatly strengthened Mao Zedong's leadership position

After World War I, colonial powers a. let go of their colonial holdings. b. gave the colonials the right to vote. c. shut down exportation. d. made the colonies dependent on the European economy. e. granted independence for those colonies that served during the war.

d. made the colonies dependent on the European economy.

Africans were participants in World War I because a. they were paid a great deal of money by the Europeans to participate. b. many believed in the cause of the Entente powers versus the Central powers. c. many believed in the cause of the Central powers versus the Entente powers. d. they were bound by colonial ties to European powers. e. they were paid a great deal of money by the Europeans to participate, and many believed in the cause of the Entente powers versus the Central powers.

d. they were bound by colonial ties to European powers.

The Great Depression led Japan to a. institute greater democratic reforms for its government. b. embrace more western institutions. c. consult more frequently with other countries on matters of security and economics. d. turn toward a militaristic government whose goal was the domination of east Asia. e. a revolution that placed the Japanese communist party in power.

d. turn toward a militaristic government whose goal was the domination of east Asia.

U.S. policies toward Latin America included a. the New Deal. b. "dollar diplomacy." c. the Good Neighbor Policy. d. the Latin American Assistance Plan. e. "dollar diplomacy" and the Good Neighbor Policy.

e. "dollar diplomacy" and the Good Neighbor Policy.

In the decades following World War I, nationalism was most powerful in Asia in the regions of a. Korea. b. China c. India d. Japan e. China and India

e. China and India

Who of the following is most closely associated with the Good Neighbor Policy? a. Woodrow Wilson b. Warren Harding c. Herbert Hoover d. Theodore Roosevelt e. Franklin D. Roosevelt

e. Franklin D. Roosevelt

The founding of the Chinese Communist Party was directly influenced by a. India. b. Indonesia. c. Iraq. d. Pakistan. e. Soviet Union.

e. Soviet Union

The "Mukden incident" a. started active warfare between the Chinese nationalists and communists. b. started the career of Mao Zedong. c. resulted in the signing of the Sino-Russian Pact. d. provided Germany with an excuse to send troops into Poland. e. provided Japan with the excuse to send troops into Manchuria.

e. provided Japan with the excuse to send troops into Manchuria.

Pan-Africanism is an idea that advocated a. the formation of individual African states whose borders were the same as those established by the European colonial powers. b. the creation of individual African states based solely on religious affiliation. c. the creation of individual African states based on language groups. d. the establishment of Muslim states throughout Africa. e. the unification of all people of African descent around the globe into one African state.

e. the unification of all people of African descent around the globe into one African state.