JAMB Government 2019 Objective — Question 13

Question 13 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Government 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

One beneficial effect of the world war II is it

A. accelerated the pace of decolonization globallyCorrect
B. helped to hone the combatant skills of the Nigerian army
C. boosted the global economy through the massive manufacture and sale of arms and ammunition
D. afforded African soldiers the opportunity to demonstrate their combatant superiority to the whole world

Explanation

World War II drained the resources of the European colonial powers and exposed the contradictions of colonial rule (colonized peoples fighting for others' freedom while denied their own), which accelerated nationalist agitation and decolonization worldwide.

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