E
Emanuel
Guest
1. Which of the following best explains why some newly independent African countries, such as Kenya, were able to avoid civil war immediately after gaining independence?
a. They immediately allied themselves with either the United States or the USSR.
b. Colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.
c. Imperial troops stayed in the former colony for many years to maintain peace and order.
d. Neighboring African countries intervened to keep civil war from breaking out.
2. What did the United Nations do after World War II that resulted in much conflict in the Middle East?
a. allowed Jewish settlers to emigrate and settle in Palestine
b. granted Syria and Iraq full independence
c. created a Jewish state within the borders of Lebanon
d. proposed to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states
a. They immediately allied themselves with either the United States or the USSR.
b. Colonial rulers made an effort to prepare the colony for independence.
c. Imperial troops stayed in the former colony for many years to maintain peace and order.
d. Neighboring African countries intervened to keep civil war from breaking out.
2. What did the United Nations do after World War II that resulted in much conflict in the Middle East?
a. allowed Jewish settlers to emigrate and settle in Palestine
b. granted Syria and Iraq full independence
c. created a Jewish state within the borders of Lebanon
d. proposed to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states