SE Asia religion & history

Which belief is MOST closely associated with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?

• People can overcome their desires by following the Eightfold Path.
• People are born into a specific caste.
• Believers must faithfully obey the Ten Commandments.
• Followers must fast during Ramadan.

In Hinduism, the moral law of the universe that directs the cycle of rebirth is called

• karma
• reincarnation
•  kami.
• dharma

Mahatma Gandhi was a leader in the movement for Indian independence who advocated the use of which of the following methods of opposition to colonial rule?

•  civil war
• coup d'état
• guerrilla warfare
• nonviolent protest

The Indian National Congress, led by Mohandas Gandhi, and the Muslim League both fought for 

• Indian rights and independence.
• the creation of an Indian theocracy.
• he establishment of an official Indian religion.
•  equal status in a commonwealth with Great Britain.

Look at the political cartoon of British govonor Lord Willingdon imprisoning Gandhi: Based on your knowledge what conclusion can be drawn?

• Gandhi's speeches led to a socialist revolution that threatened British colonial rule in India.
• Gandhi's arrest by the British caused the Indian people to give up their fight for independence.
• Gandhi's sacrifices and commitment to nonviolent protest inspired the Indian independence movement.
• Gandhi's treatment by colonial authorities inspired the Indian people to violently revolt against the British.

Which of the following was NOT part of US efforts to control and rebuild Japan after World War II?

• Education and literacy increased across Japan.
• The United States ended the reign of the Japanese monarchy.
• Foreign nations assisted in building new and improved factories in Japan.
• The United States wrote a new Japanese constitution outlawing aggression.

Through civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi believed that the Indian independence movement could

• gain the support of the upper class in India.
• seize control of the resources on which the British relied.
• force change without resorting to violence.
• intimidate the British government into giving up control of India.

Which of the following helped Japan's economy recover following World War II?

• Soviet humanitarian and military aid
• the discovery of oil and coal reserves
• significant investment by the United States
• the economic programs of the Marshall Plan

Which of the following BEST describes the communes established under Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward program? 

• They were military boarding schools designed to train the future leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.
• They were labor camps organized to house political dissidents and any individuals convicted of a capital offense.
• They were unions established through the government to allow workers to negotiate wage increases and file complaints.
• They were small-scale farming and industrial communities in which thousands of individuals lived and worked.

The 1966 Cultural Revolution in China was a campaign to 

• enforce laws requiring equal pay for equal work and bring about an end to sexist business practices.
•  redistribute wealth from owners to workers in an effort to create an egalitarian society.
• purge China of capitalist elements and any individuals deemed counterrevolutionaries.
•  extend China's borders by appealing to its struggling neighbors with offers of economic assistance.