New Nations in South Asia and Southeast Asia

What characterized the reign of both Sukarno and Suharto over Indonesia?

A. Authoritarianism

What was the purpose of the policy of nonalignment?

A. To separate smaller independent nations from the Cold War superpowers

Which of these quotes most likely came from a high-caste Indian after independence?

B. "We now have equal rights in this country, but I still do not want to send my children to a school with the low-caste."

Why did Bangladesh separate from Pakistan?

B. Because ethnic and political differences divided East and West Pakistan

How did Indira Gandhi's policy toward Sikh activists impact India?

B. It caused riots and destruction

Which of Indira Gandhi's policies most likely angered people within her own party?

B. Population control measures

How did the nations of South and Southeast Asia respond to the U.S. and U.S.S.R policies of expanding the Cold War?

B. The South and Southeast Asian nations rejected both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. policies of expanding the Cold War

How did independence in India impact dalits, or lower-case Hindus?

B. The constitution banned discrimination, but practices still favored higher castes

What was the main reason for the partition of South Asia?

C. The Muslim minority feared discrimination by Hindus

How did the rights of citizens change in the Philippines after Ferdinand Marcos was elected president?

D. Citizens lost their basic freedoms

Why did the British partition of India cause a refugee crisis?

D. Fearing violence. Muslims and Hindus each left areas where they were in the minority

For which reason did India most likely intervene in the conflict between Pakistani military forces and Bengali rebels?

D. Geographic proximity to the conflict