Author Question: Why did the Chagossians find themselves stranded in Mauritius? A) The United States and British ... (Read 55 times)

chandani · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Why did the Chagossians find themselves stranded in Mauritius?

A) The United States and British governments took control of their lands and evicted them from their homeland of Diego Garcia.
B) The Chagossians had to seek employment in Mauritius and the United States controlled the shipping lanes and would not allow them to return home.
C) Mauritius lured the Chagossians to their island as workers during the late 19th century and would not issue passports to allow them to return to their original homelands.
D) Because of a series of destructive hurricanes and tsunamis, the Chagossians had to seek refuge in Mauritius; afterward, there were no funds for reconstruction.
E) The Chagossians worked as migrant laborers for the United States military and were then evicted from their homeland of Madagascar and forced to live on Mauritius.

Question 2

The precolonial Asante state was associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

A) the state accepted only gold for any type of payment or fines.
B) the state elevated the commoners and a work ethic far above the wealthy elites.
C) the state allowed individuals to buy themselves out of punishment, such as a death sentence.
D) only the state could bestow titles of high public office on individuals.
E) the state controlled opportunities for large-scale accumulation of wealth.