AP World History · Causation
Which development most directly explains the composition of Sukarno's audience at Bandung?
Sukarno at the Asian-African Conference, Bandung, 1955
Opening the Bandung Conference in 1955, Indonesian president Sukarno argued that colonialism had not disappeared with the end of formal imperial rule. He warned that control could persist through economic and intellectual dependence as well as direct political domination. He called for cooperation among Asian and African states while emphasizing sovereignty, peace, and opposition to colonialism.
Adapted from President Sukarno, opening address to the Asian-African Conference, Bandung, Indonesia, April 18, 1955.
Which development most directly explains the composition of Sukarno's audience at Bandung?
Answer and explanation
Answer: C: The rapid decolonization of Asia after the Second World War and the growing movement for African independence
Sukarno addressed Asian and African leaders, many from states newly independent after the Second World War. The audience is most directly explained by rapid decolonization in Asia and the growing African independence movement, so C is correct. Choice A is tempting because NATO and SEATO shaped the Cold War setting, but they do not explain why postcolonial governments gathered. Choice B, the Chinese Communist victory and the Korean War, intensified Cold War rivalry in Asia. Choice D, UN growth, reflects the same decolonization but is a consequence, not the cause.
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