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India's Independence Movements

Description: A quiz on Indian Independence movement
Number of Questions: 19
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Which leader was victorious in the Yom Kippur War?

  1. Golda Meir

  2. Gamal Abdul Nasser

  3. Nelson Mandela

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A

Which Middle Eastern leader started the Suez Canal and was President of Egypt?

  1. Gamal Abdul Nasser

  2. Golda Meir

  3. Nelson Mandela

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru


Correct Option: A

What country receives electricity from the Aswan High Dam?

  1. Egypt

  2. Israel

  3. Jordan

  4. Syria


Correct Option: A

Which of the following has been the MAIN cause of conflicts in the Middle East since WWII?

  1. Religious differences

  2. Oil revenue

  3. Trade

  4. Tribal disputes


Correct Option: A

What two groups of people fought in 20th-century because of religious differences?

  1. Taiwan and the People's Republic of China

  2. North Koreans and South Koreans

  3. Arabs and Israelis

  4. Kuwait and Iraq


Correct Option: C

The leader who supported non-violent methods to gain independence for Kenya was--

  1. Jomo Kenyatta

  2. Mohandas Gandhi

  3. Nelson Mandela

  4. Kwame Nkrumah


Correct Option: A

In which nation did Nelson Mandela lead a successful reform movement?

  1. Kenya

  2. South Africa

  3. The Congo

  4. Algeria


Correct Option: B

Which country fought a long and brutal war against the French to gain independence?

  1. Algeria

  2. Kenya

  3. Congo

  4. Egypt


Correct Option: A

The brutal system of racial segregation in South Africa was known as--

  1. apartheid

  2. desegregation

  3. self-determination

  4. mandate


Correct Option: A

Which African leader was involved in the Mau Mau Rebellion and negotiated with the British?

  1. Jomo Kenyatta

  2. Kwame Nkrumah

  3. Patrice Lumumba

  4. Haile Selassie


Correct Option: A

How were Jomo Kenyatta and Nelson Mandela similar?

  1. Both served as president of an independent African nation

  2. Both fought for independence from Great Britain

  3. Both brought and end to apartheid in an African nation

  4. Both served prison time for the Mau Mau Rebellion


Correct Option: A

Which of the following describes a contribution of Nelson Mandela?

  1. Brought an end to apartheid in South Africa

  2. Fought for independence from Great Britain

  3. Helped organize the sixth Pan-African Congress

  4. Served prison time for the Mau Mau Rebellion


Correct Option: A

The National Indian Congress worked to gain independence from

  1. Britain

  2. Spain

  3. France

  4. Russia


Correct Option: A

Which country is the world's largest democracy?

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Russia

  4. The United States


Correct Option: A

The creation of the nation of Pakistan was a result of

  1. Religious conflicts within India

  2. A mandate by the United Nations

  3. Economic depression in India

  4. A revolt against imperialist France


Correct Option: A

Which action by India best demonstrates their passive resistance to the British government?

  1. Indians marched to Dandhi to make salt

  2. Police were attacked by Indians at Chittagong

  3. Millions of Hindus and Muslims were forced to migrate

  4. The Indian soldiers violently rebelled against the British


Correct Option: A

India wanted independence from which colonial power?

  1. Britain

  2. France

  3. Russia

  4. Germany


Correct Option: A

The 1950 Constitution in India attempted to

  1. prohibit caste discrimination

  2. Declare Islam the official religion

  3. Create a confederate structure of government

  4. Prohibit the advancement of untouchables


Correct Option: A

The country of Sri Lanka was formerly called

  1. Ceylon

  2. Pakistan

  3. Siam

  4. Bangladesh


Correct Option: A
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