Discussion
Consider the following statements:
1. The process of victory of anti-colonial struggles and achievement of freedom by colonies came to be known as decolonisation.
2. These struggles were won only by means of force and violence.
3. Anti-colonial struggles achieved their first success in Africa and then in Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Only the first statement is correct, so the answer is 1 only.
Statement 1 gives the standard definition: decolonisation is the process by which anti-colonial struggles succeeded and colonies won their freedom.
Statement 2 is wrong: many struggles were won largely by peaceful mass movements and negotiation, India's being the leading example, though some, such as Algeria's and Vietnam's, involved long wars. Statement 3 reverses the order: the first major successes came in Asia, with India, Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in the late 1940s, and most African countries became independent in the late 1950s and 1960s.
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