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Decolonization: Multiple Choice

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Which country won independence from Britain in 1947 after a long nonviolent campaign?
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Which Muslim-majority state was partitioned from British India in 1947?
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Which country, in 1957, was the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain independence?
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Which Southeast Asian nation declared independence from the Dutch in 1945?
50%
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Which North African country won independence from France after a bitter war that ended in 1962?
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Which leader guided India's independence movement through nonviolent resistance?
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Which country gained independence from Britain in 1960 and is Africa's most populous nation?
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The year 1960 is called the "Year of Africa" because roughly how many African countries gained independence?
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09
Which Pan-Africanist leader brought Ghana to independence in 1957?
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10
Which country, formerly the Belgian Congo, became independent in 1960 amid immediate crisis?
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Which island nation, formerly called Ceylon, gained independence from Britain in 1948?
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Which last British viceroy oversaw the 1947 partition and independence of India?
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Which North African country gained independence from France in 1956, alongside Tunisia?
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14
Which leader led Kenya to independence from Britain in 1963?
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15
Which Southeast Asian country fought France and then the United States in a decades-long struggle for independence and reunification?
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Which African country famously resisted colonization, remaining independent apart from a brief Italian occupation?
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Which southern African country won independence from Portugal in 1975 after a long liberation war?
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Which country, formerly Rhodesia, achieved internationally recognized majority rule in 1980?
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Which country broke away from Pakistan to become an independent nation in 1971?
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Which Caribbean nation became the first independent Black republic, breaking from France in 1804?
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21
Which 1955 conference of Asian and African nations promoted decolonization and non-alignment?
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22
Which federation gained independence from Britain in 1957, formerly the Federation of Malaya?
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23
Which first prime minister of the independent Congo was deposed and killed in 1961?
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24
Which country gained independence from Britain in 1948 and was renamed Myanmar decades later?
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Which East African leader led Tanganyika (later Tanzania) to independence and pursued African socialism?
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Which territory, the last major Portuguese African colony to win independence in 1975, lies on the southeast coast?
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27
Which South Asian kingdom, never formally colonized, lies between India and China?
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Which territory in southern Africa was the last to gain independence, from South African control, in 1990?
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Which Algerian independence movement waged the war against France from 1954?
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Which republic, founded by freed American slaves, declared independence in West Africa in 1847?
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From which country did the Philippines gain full independence in 1946?
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A 1952 revolution by the Free Officers Movement effectively ended British influence in which country?
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33
The British Mandate for Palestine ended with the declaration of which new state in 1948?
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34
Along with Morocco, which other North African country gained independence from France in 1956?
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35
Who was the first president of independent Senegal and a leading figure in the Négritude literary movement?
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36
Who served as the first Prime Minister of India after its independence in 1947?
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37
Who was the revolutionary leader who declared Vietnam's independence from France in 1945?
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38
Who was the first President of Indonesia, leading its four-year struggle for independence from the Dutch?
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39
From which European power did Jamaica gain its independence in 1962?
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40
Which Mediterranean island nation gained independence from Britain in 1960?
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Under the leadership of Milton Obote, which East African nation gained independence from Britain in 1962?
50%
42
What is the modern name of Northern Rhodesia, which gained independence from Britain in 1964?
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43
Which North African country, previously an Italian colony, became an independent kingdom in 1951?
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44
What 1954 battle resulted in a decisive defeat for French forces in Vietnam, leading to their withdrawal?
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The Mau Mau Uprising of the 1950s was a key conflict in the independence struggle of which British colony?
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In France's 1958 constitutional referendum, which was the only African territory to vote "No" and claim immediate independence?
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The Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) was the nationalist party led by which Congolese independence leader?
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Formerly the Bechuanaland Protectorate, which country achieved a peaceful independence from Britain in 1966?
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49
Which city-state was expelled from the Federation of Malaysia in 1965, becoming a fully sovereign nation?
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50
What was the name of the organization of states proposed by Charles de Gaulle in 1958, which replaced the French Union?
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51
Which British Prime Minister's 1960 "Winds of Change" speech acknowledged the growth of African national consciousness?
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52
Which South American country, formerly Dutch Guiana, gained independence from the Netherlands in 1975?
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53
Portuguese colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent ended in 1961 with India's annexation of which territory?
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54
The Malagasy Republic, which gained independence from France in 1960, is known today by what name?
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Which nation declared independence from Portugal in 1975, only to be invaded by Indonesia nine days later?
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56
What 1962 agreement formally ended the Algerian War and recognized Algeria's independence from France?
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57
Immediately after the Congo's independence in 1960, which mineral-rich province seceded under Moïse Tshombe?
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The 1962 New York Agreement arranged for the transfer of which territory from Dutch control to Indonesia?
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What was the name of the British colonial federation from 1953–1963 that later became Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi?
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The former German colony of Togoland was split into British and French mandates. The French part became Togo; the British part joined which country?
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