Decolonisation of Asia

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Explain what is meant by the Haussmanisation of Paris. To what extent would you support or oppose this form of development? Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper, to either support or oppose this, giving reasons for your view.

Q. Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, popularly known as Indo-China, were colonised by.

1. China
2. Britain
3. Germany
4. France

Q. When was the Swadeshi movement launched in India?

1. 1905
2. 1915
3. 1925
4. 1935

Q. What was the reasons for putting barriers to foreign trade and foreign investment by the Indian government? Why did it wish to remove these barriers?

Q. Choose the correct pair regarding 'Dyarchy' that was introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919.

Note: INC is Indian National Congress; B R is British representatives

1. Transferred subjects
2. INC
3. Reserved subject
4. B R
5. Indian ministers
6. Rejected Dyarchy

Q. What was the role of education in imperialism?

1. For the sake of prosperous business
2. Propagation of Christianity
3. Humanitarian interests
4. All of above

Q. Why were Indians displeased with the British Rule?

1. British colonies like India were forced to bear the financial burden left on Britain due to the First World War.
2. The British provided technical advice and education for indigenous industries.
3. Indian representation in the parliament was limited to areas like education, and public health. Subjects like law and order and revenue were only dealt by British representatives.
4. The British forced India to give preferential treatment to foreign goods over indigenous goods.

Q. In , Indo-China witnessed the Vietnamese soldiers mutiny, a failed attempt to assassinate the French Governor-General.

1. 1930
2. 1929
3. 1940
4. 1939

Q. How did Indonesia become independent?

Q. Select the correct option based on the following statements.

Statement 1: As the situation due to the Civil Disobedience Movement became out of control, the British were forced to find a way to please the Indian nationalists.
Statement 2: The Government of India Act of 1935 provided greater power to the local governments and it introduced direct elections.

1. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
2. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
3. Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification of statement 1.
4. Both statements are correct and statement 1 is the correct justification of statement 2.

Q. Which of the following was started by Ho Chi Minh?

1. The French Communist Party
2. The Revolutionary Youth Movement
3. The Swadeshi Movement
4. The Civil Disobedience Movement

Q. What refers to the process of transferring the political and legal control of the colonies to the native national government?

1. Imperialism
2. Anti-colonialism
3. Decolonisation
4. Anti-semitism

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the British Empire's exploits in India during the aftermath of the Great Depression?

1. The bilateral trade treaties ensured India to give preference to British goods over indegenous goods.
2. The government of British India also raised revenue tariffs to gain foreign currency.
3. Large quantities of gold were exported from India to meet Britain’s gold requirement.
4. The British made imports expensive.

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about Ho Chi Minh?

1. He led the Vietnamese war against the USA.
2. He founded the Revolutionary Youth Movement in 1950.
3. In 1921, he co-founded the French Communist Party.
4. He influenced the Paris Peace Conference for the cause of Vietnam’s independence.

Q. who was phan boi chau ? explain his role in arousing anti imperialist sentiments

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write short note on politics in the city of london.

Q. Ho Chi Minh went to Europe at the age of twenty-one. Which year did he make the journey?

1. 1901
2. 1911
3. 1921
4. 1942

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Discuss the French colonialism in indo china