Chapter 11

Instructions

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

Question 1

Who was the leader of the Dominican Republic who was ousted in a coup on 24-25 April 1965?

a) Rafael Trujillo

b) Juan Bosch

c) Joaquin Balaguer

d) Donald Reid Cabral

Question 2

Which of these declared its independence from Malaysia in August 1965?

a) Singapore

b) Brunei

c) Sarawak

d) Indonesia

Question 3

In which year was the Indo-Pakistani War which saw Bangladesh secure its independence?

a) 1948

b) 1956

c) 1965

d) 1971

Question 4

Which of the following Arab countries did not lose territory to Israel in the June 1967 war?

a) Syria

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Egypt

d) Jordan

Question 5

Which of the following peoples was the predominant group in the region of 'Biafra' when it tried to break away from Nigeria?

a) Yoruba

b) Ibo

c) Hausa

d) Zulu

Question 6

Which of the major powers supported the Biafran secession during the Nigerian civil war of 1967-70

a) France

b) Great Britain

c) USA

d) USSR

Question 7

To which country did the Palestinian Liberation Organization move its headquarters after the 1970-71 Jordan crisis?

a) Jordan

b) Lebanon

c) Tunisia

d) Egypt

Oxford University Press, Online Resource Centre, Chapter 11.