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Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

What was the erstwhile name of Caribbean islands?

  1. East Indies

  2. Fiji islands

  3. West Indies

  4. Mauritius islands
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Caribbean islands, a group of many islands situated in the Caribbean Sea was formerly known as West Indies. East Indies was the erstwhile name of the Indonesian islands. 

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Aung Suu Kyi belongs to ______.

  1. Thailand

  2. Myanmar

  3. Laos

  4. Indonesia
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, and author who is the First and incumbent State Counsellor and Leader of the National League for Democracy. She is also the first woman to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, the Minister of the President's Office. In the 2015 elections, her party won a landslide victory, taking 86% of the seats in the Assembly of the Union  well more than the 67 percent supermajority needed to ensure that its preferred candidates were elected President and Second Vice President in the Presidential Electoral College

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

To which of the following countries did the indentured labour from the India migrate in $19$th century.

  1. Algeria

  2. Ivory Coast

  3. Nigeria

  4. Caribbean islands
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Indentured labour migrated to Caribbean Islands. The Indian indenture system was a system of Indentured servitude, by which 2 million Indians were transported to labour in European colonies, as a substitute for slave labour, following the abolition of the trade in the early 19th century.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

What was the problem faced by the Europeans in the process of colonization for trade in Africa?

  1. Lack of mineral resources.

  2. Lack of fertile agricultural land.

  3. Lack of population.

  4. Lack of labour
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mineral resources, fertile agricultural lands and unskilled manpower were abundant in Africa. But skilled labour needed for industries was scarce in Africa.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Rival European countries carved up the different territories in a continent in order to establish their colonies there. Identify the continent.

  1. Asia

  2. Europe

  3. Africa

  4. South America
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The continent of Africa was divided mercilessly amongst major European powers. In 1885 European leaders met at the infamous Berlin Conference to divide Africa and arbitrarily draw up borders that exist to this day.  With the exception of Ethiopia and Liberia, all the states that make up present day Africa were parceled out among the colonial powers within a few years after the meeting.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Identify the pair of European countries which did not have colonial control on any of the territories of Africa.

  1. Belgium, Italy

  2. Portugal, Spain

  3. Poland, Denmark

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Poland and Denmark did not have colonial control on any of the territories of Africa.Poland never formally had any colonial territories, however over its history the acquisition of such territories was at times contemplated, but never attempted. The closest Poland came to acquiring such territories was indirectly through the actions of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Apartheid is a system of ____________.

  1. economic discrimination

  2. political discrimination

  3. racial discrimination

  4. religious discrimination
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Apartheid was a political and social system in South Africa while it was under white minority rule. This was in use in the 20th century, from 1948 to 1994. Racial segregation had been used for centuries but the new policy started in 1948 was stricter and more systematic. In the system, the people of South Africa were divided by their race and the races were forced to live apart from each other. There were laws that kept up the racial separation. The system of apartheid in South Africa was banned in 1994. The last president under apartheid was Frederik Willem de Klerk. After this, Nelson Mandela became the first black president. Both were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. Today, the term apartheid is sometimes used to speak about similar systems in other countries.

 

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

Who was Noam Chomsky?

  1. A religious leader

  2. A scholar

  3. A Chinese ruler

  4. A Chinese artist
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Noam Chomsky is a famed scholar  who is known for both his groundbreaking contributions to linguistics and his penetrating critiques of political systems. He is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activities. He is also known as the father of modern linguistics.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

China during the World War II era can BEST be described as ______________.

  1. In a constant state of civil war

  2. A stable republic

  3. Occupied by outside forces

  4. A communist dictatorship

  5. Active Axis participant
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A Correct answer
Explanation

During the World War II era, China was embroiled in a complex conflict involving the Second Sino-Japanese War and an ongoing civil war between the Nationalist government (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

People of non-Muslim religions within the Ottoman Empire were _______. 

  1. Allowed to practice their religion but had restricted political rights

  2. Forcibly convened to Islam through continue persecution

  3. Driven into neighboring lands to free ups for Muslim expansion

  4. Permitted to practice their religions on an equal basis with Muslims

  5. Granted religious freedom if they served in military on Mamluks
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Ottoman Empire, non-Muslims were (A) permitted to practice, but had lesser political rights: for instance, they were subject to special taxes. Non-Muslims were not (B) persecuted into conversion-the empire maintained large Christian and Jewish populations throughout its existence- but they were also not (D) permitted total equality regardless of religion. There was no plan to (C) forcibly remove non-Muslims for expansion purposes-the Armenian genocide was not primarily a land grab-nor were non-Muslims permitted religious equality as a result of military service (E) ; Mamluks were actually kidnapped non-Muslims, usually from outside the empire proper, raised as soldiers with loyalty only to the Sultan, and usually wound up converting to Islam because of their removal from their original faiths and large exposure to Islam.