Unit 13: Paper 2 — Independence Movements (1800–2000)
Topic 13.3: Challenges after independence Questions
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In Spanish America, which group inherited power at the top of society after independence?
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What term describes the regional military strongmen who ruled much of Spanish America by personal force after independence?
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Who guided the constituent assembly that drafted India's 1950 constitution?
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The 'hacienda system' that survived independence in Spanish America is best described as which of the following?
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Roughly how many people were displaced across the new borders during the partition of India?
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Which disputed territory, rooted in the 1947 Partition, remains a flashpoint between India and Pakistan?
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Which term describes a state that is politically independent but still economically controlled by its former imperial ruler and foreign capital?
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Compare and contrast the economic problems faced by two new states from different regions after independence.
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Discuss the impact of the independence wars on the economic problems of Spanish America.
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Evaluate the importance of strong institutions in achieving stable government in one newly independent state.
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The memory aid A-L-L-E summarises the four main continuities new states inherited from colonial rule. What does it stand for?
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In which year did India adopt the constitution that made it a democratic republic?
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In which year did India gain independence and undergo partition?
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Evaluate the success of one new state's response to its economic problems after independence.
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Discuss the social legacies of colonial rule in the years after independence.
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Examine the reasons why forming stable governments proved so difficult in states that had recently won their independence.
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Examine the economic legacy that colonial rule left to new states after independence.
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To what extent did political independence bring economic independence to new states?
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Evaluate the reasons why many new states remained economically dependent after gaining independence.
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To what extent was the failure to build lasting constitutions responsible for political instability in Spanish America after independence?
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