Southeast Asia History Test

What is nationalism?

• loyalty based on geographic location

• a feeling of belonging to a group that is highly educated and wealthy

• a sense of belonging that is based on a written document like a constitution

• Cheering for an NFL team

Indian nationalism in the 1800s began as a reaction to

• British rule

• Religious conflicts

• Communist Revolution

• Drought and famine

What was Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?

• People should not obey rules that are unfair

• protest violently

• go along with British rules to keep them happy

• get into government to change laws

The leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam was

• General Douglas MacArthur

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mohandas Gandhi

What decision was made about Vietnam at the 1954 Geneva Conference?

• British would takeover

• Vietnam would unite as a democratic country

• Vietnam would unite as a communist country

• Vietnam would be split into northern and southern halves

One of Gandhi’s main strategies in dealing with the British was to insist his followers use:

• Non-violent protest

• Riots

• Their ability to read and write

• Military force

What was the result of the nationalist movement in India?

• Military takeover

• Less citizen participation

• Independence from colonial rule

• Environmental issues were solved

What became of United States efforts to prevent Ho Chi Minh from taking over the country of  Vietnam and reuniting it as one country?

• The US is still trying to prevent Vietnam from becoming communist

• US left Vietnam, Vietnam united under communism

• Vietnam was united as a democratic country

• Vietnam is still divided, the north is communist and the south is democratic

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”
Which is the BEST meaning of this quote by Gandhi?

• It is not good just to change things without a reason.

• Change is not going to happen as long as people do not complain.

• People must act in a way that causes change to improve the world.

• The world will not change for the better when people do not see any problems.

Why was the Great Leap Forward unsuccessful?

• People refused to move to the larger farms

• People wanted to be able to work for themselves and to make a profit as a result of  the terrible drought and famine at that time.

• Chinese farmers did not know how to plant crops on large plots of land.

• The Communist government rejected Mao’s idea and the farms were never  organized.