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After apartheid, who became the first president of the Republic of South Africa?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) F. W. de Klerk
c) Mohandas Gandhi
d) Nelson Mandela

Only white people under Apartheid were allowed to do this.
a) Leave
b) Play
c) Vote
d) Work

What was the goal of the African Union?
a) develop democracy and promote economic growth
b) gain worldwide support for independence
c) control widespread diseases in Africa
d) maintain economic dependence on Europe

Of the following, what was NOT a challenge to independence in African countries?
a) Leaders were inexperienced.
b) some lands had harsh dictators
c) Colonial boundaries didn't include rival ethnic groups
d) Colonial boundaries were drawn by African leaders

How did Japan change following World War II?
a) Japan went from a farm economy to an industrial economy.
b) Japan went from an industrial economy to a farm economy.
c) Japan went from destruction to an economic power.
d) Japan was so destroyed, it never recovered.

Why did the people of East Pakistan declare their independence?
a) They were unhappy with the rule of Great Britain
b) They were unhappy with the rule of India
c) They were unhappy with the rule of West Pakistan
d) They were unhappy with the Islamic religion

What is the predominate religion of India?
a) Christian
b) Hindu
c) Islam
d) Jewish

Why did the British divide India?
a) So India would not be very big
b) So one part would be industrial and the other part agricultural
c) To help ease religious differences
d) To separate the different races in India

What leader practiced passive resistance in India’s push for independence?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mohandas Gandhi
d) Nelson Mandela

What European country had colonial control of India?
a) France
b) Great Britain
c) Netherlands
d) Portugal

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