Freedom From Fear | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part 1: Section 1

1. When was Aung San assassinated?

When Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old.

2. What war brought Burma under British rule?

The Anglo-Burmese War.

3. Which of Aung San's relatives led one of the first groups resist the British occupation?

His Uncle, U Min Yaung.

4. What was one of Aung San's fantasies as a child?

He would use magic to expel the British from Burma.

5. What event brought Aung San's name into prominence in the Burmese nationalism movement?

The strike of 1936.

6. What was the Freedom Bloc?

A political party.

7. How did Aung San want to achieve nationalism?

Constitutionally.

8. Where was the Burma Independence Army (BIA) formed?

Bangkok.

9. How did the Burmese initially view the Japanese?

As liberators.

10. According to Aung San, why did he encourage the Japanese invasion?

Because of "our naive blunders and...
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