Ch. 6 (6.3-6.4) Review

Which northeast Asian country is located on a peninsula?

• Korea

• Japan

• Taiwan

• Philippines

Which of the following was a result of World War II? Select all that apply.

• Japan was opened for trade.

• Korea was divided into two countries.

• Vietnam was divided into two countries.

• Thailand remained under European control.

The people of North Korea have no real freedoms because ____.

• Americans dropped an atomic bomb to end WWII.

• they are patriotic and work hard to keep Communist rule from getting into their country.

• the Soviet Union set up a Communist government there after WWII.

• the U.S. set up a free republic.

Where did the United States set up a free republic after WWII?

• North Vietnam

• South Vietnam

• North Korea

• South Korea

Which group of people have a relatively successful way of life today?

• South Koreans

• North Koreans

• North Vietnamese

• South Vietnamese

"Land of the Rising Sun" is the nickname of which country?

• Pearl Harbor

• Japan

• Tokyo

• Thailand

Which of the following are island nations? Select all that apply.

• Japan

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

• Thailand

When and why did Japan open its borders to trade?

• U.S. military bombed two major Japanese cities in 1945.

• U.S. Navy convinced Japan to open its borders in 1854.

• Mt. Fuji erupted in 1707.

• Communists attacked South Vietnam in 1975.

What is important about the Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base in Hawaii in 1941?

• It forced Japan to open its borders to trade.

• It caused an earthquake which triggered the eruption of Mt. Fuji.

• The Japanese killed 2,000+ Americans and the U.S. officially entered WWII.

• Communists attacked South Vietnam.

Which two Japanese cities were flattened by atomic bombs at the end of WWII?

• Tokyo

• Singapore

• Nagasaki

• Hiroshima