TOPIC 10 END-OF-TOPIC REVIEW

What culture Influenced early Vietnamese culture?

• Chinese Culture

• Japanese Culture

• Thai Culture

• None: Vietnam has always had it's own distinct culture.

Deforestation causes air pollution in Southeast Asia because...

• ...the destruction of forests threatens animal habitats.

• ...trees are usually cleared to build more roadways.

• ...land is often cleared for agriculture by burning trees.

• ...the lumber industry uses gasoline-powered machiner.

Which option is a description of a communist oligarchy?

• A one-party government run by the military with no citizen rights.

• A multi-party government with three branches of power.

• A multi-party government with a constitution and a king or queen.

• A one-party government with rule by a few powerful people.

Almost all Southeast Asian countries have had this form of government since independance:

• communist state

• authoritarian

• democracy

• federal republic

Vietnam improved its economy in the 1980s by...

• ...trading exclusively with just China and the United States.

• ...rapidly industrializing its major cities in the "6-Year Plan".

• ...adopting elements of free-market practices to have a more mixed economy.

• ...opening up a huge tourist industry so people could visit Vietnam War battlefields.

Who won the Vietnam War?

• The United States

• France

• North Vietnam

• South Vietnam

• Nobody: it was ended in a draw like the Korean War.

Which Western powers controlled the Philippines at different times in the country's history? Choose all that apply:

• France

• United States

• Great Britain

• Spain

What country controlled most of Southeast Asia during the Second World War?

• Japan

• China

• France

• United States

What happened to the former European colonies of Southeast Asia after the end of WWII?

• Most won their independance.

• Most were returned to their European colonizers.

• They united as the Confederation of Southeast Asian States (C.S.A.S).

• They were quickly colonized by China.

What major waterway has always been important for trade between the Pacific and Indian Oceans?

• The Southern Ocean.

• The Strait of Malacca.

• The Grand Canal.

• The Southern Java Passage.