Chapter 08

Instructions

Choose your answers from a-d by clicking the radio button next to each choice and then press 'Submit' to get your score.

What was American aid to South Vietnam initially intended to achieve?

a) The prevention of the possibility of an all-communist Vietnam.

b) The weakening of the ARVN.

c) The withdrawal of French troops.

d) The election of a military leader in the South.

When was power transferred to Patrice Lumumba in the independent Congo?

a) 1959

b) 1962

c) 1960

d) 1965

Why did the Kennedy administration support self determination for Angola?

a) To avoid another crisis in Central Africa

b) To prevent Portuguese use of NATO equipment in Africa

c) To gain greater access to Angolan raw materials

d) To win African support for the West's Cold War policies

Why did Eden adopt the policy of 'collusion' proposed by the French?

a) To remove Nasser and preserve international control of the Suez Canal

b) To prevent the spread of Soviet influence in the Middle East

c) To remove Nasser as the main threat to British influence in the Middle East

d) To support Israel in opposing radical Arab nationalism

Which of the following were members of the Baghdad Pact?

a) Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Britain, and Turkey

b) Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Britain, and Turkey

c) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Britain, and Turkey

d) France, India, Iraq, Britain, and Turkey

What was the implementation of multi-racialism to be based on?

a) The removal of racial discrimination

b) Proportional representation for all inhabitants irrespective of race.

c) Racial groups voting in separate electoral colleges.

d) The equal representation of all races.