Unit 13: Paper 2 — Independence Movements (1800–2000)
Topic 13.2: Methods and the achievement of independence Questions
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What is the best description of a 'caudillo' in Spanish America after independence?
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What was the purpose of the three Round Table Conferences held in London between 1930 and 1932?
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Which slogan did Gandhi use during the Quit India Movement of 1942?
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Which event in 1808 created the opportunity for armed independence struggles to begin in Spanish America?
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Why is the 1945 trial of Indian National Army soldiers considered important?
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Why did Gandhi call off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922?
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Which foreign event most directly weakened Spain and opened the way for independence movements in Spanish America?
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In which year did Gandhi lead the Salt March, breaking the British salt law?
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Who proposed the plan to divide British India into two states to break the deadlock between Congress and the Muslim League?
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Who led the Indian National Army during the Second World War?
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What was the main effect of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 on the newly independent states of Spanish America?
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Which battle in 1824 destroyed the main Spanish army and ended Spanish rule in South America?
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According to the Cold War's effect on independence movements, which outcome shows the Cold War HINDERING rather than helping decolonisation?
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Discuss the role of military leadership in the success of armed independence struggles.
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In what year did the United Nations pass its landmark declaration calling for a rapid end to colonialism?
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Compare and contrast the use of armed struggle in two independence movements from different regions.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of armed struggle in achieving independence in two movements you have studied.
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Discuss the importance of negotiation, as opposed to protest, in the achievement of independence in one country you have studied.
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Evaluate the significance of one individual leader in the use of non-violent methods in an independence movement you have studied.
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What does Gandhi's term 'satyagraha' mean?
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