SS Spring Final Exam

An economic system is a way in which people decide to organize the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

• True

• False

Why do so many of the people in India live in the Ganges River Valley?

• The river provides fertile soil for farming.

• The Ganges River is the source of salt water in India.

• There are few other places in India where people can find work.

• They live along the Ganges River to keep away from polluted industrial areas.

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

• George W. Bush

• Emperor Hirohito

What was the name of the economic plan that the Chinese government developed in order to boost China’s economy?

• The Cultural Revolution

• China's Betterment Plan

• Great Leap Forward

• Chinese Economic Plan for that moolah

What was the biggest consequence of the Great Leap Forward?

• The economy was boosted

• Famine, 20 million people died

• China became a player in the international setting

• Chinese citizens were given more freedoms.

What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?

• US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.

• Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.

• Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.

• United States agreed to help rebuild Japan

Who was General Douglas MacArthur?

• US Military Officer in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII

• US Military Officer responsible for the surrender of the Nazis

• British military officer in charge of repairing relations between US and Japan

• Russian military officer responsible for planning Japanese reparations to China

What form of government did General MacArthur establish for Japan after WWII?

• Presidential Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy (Parliamentary Democracy)

• Communist Oligarchy

The day that Japan surrendered is known as...

• VJ-Day

• D-Day

• VE Day

• USA Wins Day

What two cities did the US drop the atomic bombs on?

• Tokyo and Okinawa

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Seoul and Taiwan

• Valdosta and Hahira