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Chapter 18 Set 2
Test Description: Chapter 18 set 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The extremist Islamic group that seized control of Afghanistan during the 1990s was known as the
A
al Qaeda.
B
Mau Mau.
C
Mujahideen.
D
Taliban.
2) The long-time dictator of the Congo (formally the Belgian Congo) was
A
Laurent Kabila.
B
Mobutu Sese Seko.
C
Jomo Kenyatta.
D
Ahmed Ben Bella.
3) The Mau Mau was
A
an alliance of tribes that wanted to liberate Kenya from French rule.
B
an organization that wanted to set up a democratic government in Kenya.
C
a secret society that wanted to liberate Kenya from British rule.
D
a Communist organization that wanted to rule Kenya.
4) What caused the emergence of nine independent nation states in Central Asia?
A
the departure of France from Central Asia
B
the collapse of the Ottoman Empire
C
the departure of Britain from Central Asia
D
the collapse of the Soviet Union
5) What hindered the development of the Philippines after it gained independence?
A
economic and political dependence on the United States
B
all of these
C
investments with the Japanese
D
the defeat of Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 election
6) What influenced the independence movements of colonial countries?
A
all of these
B
during World War II, the occasional defeat of Europeans by Japanese
C
the spread of democratic ideas
D
the expense of maintaining and governing distant colonies
7) What is the name of the group that fought against the Soviet-supported government in Afghanistan?
A
al-Qaeda
B
mujahideen
C
Armenian Muslims
D
Armenian Christians
8) What is the name of the group that took control of Afghanistan in 1998?
A
al-Qaeda
B
the Taliban
C
the Soviets
D
the Northern Alliance
9) Which former colony of France was torn apart in the 1990s by a deadly civil war between the government and Islamic militants?
A
Ghana
B
Algeria
C
Congo
D
Kenya
10) Which nation is part of the Central Asian Republics?
A
Tajikistan
B
Armenia
C
Azerbaijan
D
Georgia
11) Which of the following colonies became an independent city-state with a standard of living far higher than any of its Southeast Asia neighbors?
A
Burma
B
Malaysia
C
Indonesia
D
Singapore
12) Which of the following contributed to Singapore's high standard of living?
A
Singapore was one of the busiest ports in the world.
B
Singapore defeated Malaya in a war.
C
Singapore receives economic aid from the United Nations.
D
Singapore has a socialist economy.
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