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The document is a 20 question multiple choice test about social unrest in the British Caribbean during the 1930s. The questions cover a range of topics including the causes of labour unrest, features of the unrest such as strikes and riots, the Moyne Commission investigation and recommendations, growth of trade unions, chronology of independence movements, development of industries like sugar and tourism, and other economic and political issues during this time period.

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History CSEC Test

The document is a 20 question multiple choice test about social unrest in the British Caribbean during the 1930s. The questions cover a range of topics including the causes of labour unrest, features of the unrest such as strikes and riots, the Moyne Commission investigation and recommendations, growth of trade unions, chronology of independence movements, development of industries like sugar and tourism, and other economic and political issues during this time period.

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Social Unrest in the 1930s

1. Which of the following helped to create the labour unrest in the 1930s in the British
Caribbean?
I. Poor working conditions
II. High unemployment
III. Desire for independence

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III

2. Which of the following was NOT a feature of the labour unrest in the British Caribbean in the
1930s?
A. Demonstrations
B. Civil wars
C. Strikes
D. Riots

3. The Moyne Commission blamed the poor working conditions in the British Caribbean in the
1930s on the
A. Workers
B. British government
C. Political parties
D. Riots

4. Which of the following was MAINLY responsible for rapid growth of trade unions in the
British Caribbean after 1939?
A. The increase of the labour force
B. The influence of Marcus Garvey
C. The support of Church leaders
D. The passage of favourable laws

5. In which chronological order did the following territories gain their independence?
I. Trinidad
II. Haiti
III. Cuba

A. I, II, III
B. II, I, III
C. II, III, I
D. III, II I
6. In which chronological order did the following become MAJOR industries in the British
Caribbean
I. Banana
II. Tobacco
III. Sugar
IV. Tourism

A. I, II, III, IV
B. III, II, I, IV
C. II, III, I, IV
D. II, III, IV, I

7. Select the period which marks the first world war


A. 1914 to 1918
B. 1914 to 1920
C. 1914 to 1916
D. 1914 to 1919

8. What approach was generally used by the British government to deal with the economic
judicial social and political problems of the British Caribbean territories after 1838?
A. Issuing grants
B. Setting up permanent naval military bases in the British Caribbean
C. Establishing representative governments in the colonies
D. Appointments of special committees from time to time to investigate and report
government

9. Which of the following indicated the period referred to as the Great Depression?
A. 1936 -1945
B. 1900- 1916
C. 1914-1916
D. 1929-1935

10. All of the following led to general unrest in the West Indies during the 1930 except
A. Social problems
B. Religious problems
C. Economic problems
D. Political problems
11. In which of the following did disturbances commence in January 1935?
A. St. Kitts
B. Trinidad
C. St. Vincent
D. St. Lucia

12. Who among the following personalities in the social unrest of the 1930s was called ‘Minister
of Propaganda’
A. Clement Payne
B. Uriah Buzz Butler
C. Hubat Critchlow
D. St. William Grant

13. The Moyne Commission reported in the year


A. 1945
B. 1937
C. 1938
D. 1939

14. Which of the following statements is the most valid after the riots of the 1930s?
A. All trade unions came to be recognised by all Caribbean governments
B. The number and size of the trade unions increased
C. The number and size of the trade unions decreased
D. Trade unions sprung up in the Caribbean

15. Which of the following statements BEST explains the purpose of the Moyne Commission
A. To investigate into the religious state of the British West Indian society
B. To bring an immediate end to the disturbances
C. To investigate the economic, social and political situation in the colonies
D. To investigate the persons causing the unrest and recommend penalties for them

16. Which of the following was NOT a recommendation of the Moyne Commission?
A. Strengthening the trade unions
B. Introduction of labour departments
C. Dismissal of Crown Colony governments
D. Establishment of a West Indian Welfare Fund

17. The principal cause of high infant mortality rates in the 1930s in the Caribbean was
A. Tuberculosis
B. Malnutrition
C. Yellow fever
D. Malaria
18. The Caribbean Headquarters of the Colonial Development and Welfare Organisation
(CDWO) was set up in
A. Trinidad
B. St, Kitts
C. Barbados
D. Jamaica

19. In which of the following countries was sugar not an important export crop?
A. Barbados
B. St, Kitts
C. British Guiana
D. Belize

20. Nationalisation means


A. Loving one’s country
B. Becoming a citizen of one’s country
C. The taking over of private owned assets by the state
D. The sale of state owned assets to foreign companies

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