Question

Which of the following are examples of movements that developed in the first world in the decades after World War II?

A) Civil rights movement in the United States
B) Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa
C) Indian independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi
D) Vietnamese resistance against French colonization

Answer 1

The Civil rights movement in the United States and the Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa are the movements that developed in the first world in the decades after World War II. The Indian independence movement and Vietnamese resistance against French colonization are not included as they were prior to this era.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two movements that developed in the first world in the decades after World War II from the options given are:

• Civil rights movement in the United States
• Anti-apartheid movement in South Africa

Anecdotally, the Indian independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi and Vietnamese resistance against French colonization occurred earlier, prior to World War II. Thus, they do not fit the criteria specified in the question.

The civil rights movement was a pivotal period of social activism in the United States that aimed to end discrimination against African Americans and secure legal recognition and federal protection of the citizenship rights enumerated in the Constitution and federal law. Similarly, the anti-apartheid movement was a collective effort to end the apartheid system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa.