Author Question: Which of these statements best describes the new countries created as colonized peoples won ... (Read 48 times)

SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Which of these statements best describes the new countries created as colonized peoples won independence from former colonizers?

a. New boundaries were formed to keep nationalities and ethnicities grouped together.
b. Unlike the colonial governments, the new governments were representative of all the various groups withinthe country .
c. European officials continued to run countries with the same geographical boundaries.
d. Newly independent countries had the same boundaries and ethnic composition as the former colonies.

Question 2

According to the discussion in the text, the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is best understood as struggle between

a. two subnational groups with a shared ethnic identity.
b. two nationalities with the same geographical claim.
c. the West and Islam.
d. Christians and Muslims.