SS7H3: Southern and Eastern Asia 20th and 21st Century Events

Nationalism is:

• A sense of belonging that is based on the constitution.

• Loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture, or religion.

• Loyalty based on geographic location only.

• A feeling of belonging to a group that is highly educated & wealthy.

What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?

• Violent demonstrations

• Passing new laws in the Indian National Congress

• People should refuse to obey a law they felt unfair, but do it without violence.

• He felt it was best to go along with the British laws and do nothing.

India broke free from this country in 1947:

• Great Britain

• France

• China

• Germany

What European power was the colonial ruler of Vietnam in the 1800s and early 1900s?

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• China

Who created a guerilla army to fight against the French in Vietnam?

• Mao Zedong

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Nelson Mandela

• Ho Chi Minh

The goal of Ho Chi Minh’s Vietminh League was:

• Independence for Vietnam

• Worldwide communist revolution

• To defeat the US in the Cold War

• To bring more industry to Vietnam

The U.S. helped rebuild this country and its economy after World War II?

• China

• Vietnam

• France

• Japan

What US General was given the job of rebuilding Japan after WWII?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• George Marshall

• Douglas MacArthur

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was the role of the Japanese emperor in the new government after WWII?

• He became the leader of the parliament.

• His role was mostly ceremonial.

• The office of emperor was eliminated.

• He was given control of the military.

The US intervened in Korea and Vietnam to stop the spread of:

• Communism

• dictatorships

• Weapons of mass destruction

• genocide