Independent Southeast Asia

Which country occupied nearly all of southeast Asia by 1942?

• Myanmar

• Japan

• China

• Soviet Union

Which three southeast Asian nations made up French Indochina?

• China, India, Japan

• Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines

• Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

• Indonesia, Thailand, East Timor

A democratic government was established in South Vietnam, supported by the U.S.

• True

• False

The U.S. feared that communism would spread across all of southeast Asia if Vietnam fell to communist forces was called the

• Containment Theory

• Domino Theory

• Monopoly Theory

• Marshall Plan

Trying to stop communism from spreading was called

• containment

• civil war

• coup d'etat

• Khmer

The ____ War was criticized by American citizens and resulted in both peaceful and violent protests.

• Korean

• Civil

• Vietnam

• Spanish-American

Name the communists in Cambodia that killed over 1.5 million people.

• Viet Cong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Khmer Rouge

• Soviet Union

Most southeast Asian nations are democracies, in name and in practice.

• True

• False

In Myanmar, the military _____ allowed elections, but took over the government anyway.

• junta

• leader

• king

• sultan

Since 2021, which country in southeast Asia is engaged in civil war?

• Thailand

• Myanmar

• Laos

• Indonesia