The Pro-democracy Movement in Burma 1945–2010
MOD-BURMA is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Modern History papers. Practise 15 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.
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Burma from Aung San and independence to the 1962 coup, Ne Win's Burmese Way to Socialism, the 1988 uprising and 1990 election, military rule to 2010 and the pro-democracy movement, with how to answer the multi-part Section IV question.
- 1What you need to know
- 2Burma in 1945: people and places
- 3Independence and democracy, 1945–1962
- 4Military rule under Ne Win, 1962–1988
- 5The 1988 uprising and the 1990 election
- 6Military government, 1990–2010
- 7Answering the parts of a Section IV question
- 8Common mistakes
- 9Exam tips
- 10Links to other topics
Example questions
Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice
What happened after the National League for Democracy (NLD) won the general election of May 1990?
- AThe NLD formed a coalition government with the army
- BThe military refused to hand over power
- CA new election was held in 1991 that the army won
- DAung San Suu Kyi became Prime Minister
Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice
What was agreed at the Panglong Conference in February 1947?
- AShan, Kachin and Chin leaders agreed to a union with Burma
- BBritain agreed to keep ruling the hill areas after independence
- CThe Karen were given an independent state in the delta
- DBurma agreed to become part of the British Commonwealth
Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Which feature of the 2008 Constitution, approved in a referendum just after Cyclone Nargis, helped guarantee the military's continued power?
- AA ban on all political parties except the NLD
- BThe abolition of the army's role in ethnic areas
- CA rule that the President must be elected directly by the people
- DA quarter of parliament's seats reserved for the military
Answers and worked solutions appear when you practise these questions.
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