East Asia Quiz

Which organization sent troops to the Korean War?

• Warsaw Pact

• Axis Alliance

• United Nations

• NAFTA

Who was the first communist leader of China?

• Mao Zedong

• Xi Jinping

• Chou Enlai

• Deng Xiaoping

Which dam spans the Chang Jiang River and was created to limit the deaths of Chinese citizens due to flooding.

• Three Gorges Dam

• Aswan High Dam

• Guangdong Dam

• Hunan Dam

Select the negative effects of the Three Gorges Dam

• Many people were displaced

• There was contamination from local factories

• It was expensive to build

• It prevented flooding

What professional soldiers were employed by the landowners of feudal Japan?

• Ninjas

• Hokkaido

• Ashikaga

• Samurai

Which surprise attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy on December 7, 1941 led to direct US involvement in World War 2?

• Pearl Harbor

• Corregidor Attack

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

• Invasion of Attu

What is the process of westernization?

• A non-western nation adopting cultural features of western cultures

• A movement of population within a country toward the west.

• A general regression in technological practices

• Assimilation of western culture and replacement of traditional values

What feature was designed to protect China from invaders?

• Kunlun Mountains

• The Great Wall

• The Three Gorges Dam

• The Terracotta Army

Who was the leader of the nationalist party of China and later the leader of Taiwan?

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-Shek

• Chou Enlai

• Xi Jinping

Which leader gained control of the Chinese mainland by 1949?

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-Shek

• Xi Jinping

• Deng Xiaoping