SE Asia History Vocab Check

Mahatma Gandhi was best known for

• his invention of the light bulb
• his exploration of the Amazon rainforest
• his role in the French Revolution
• his leadership in the Indian independence movement through nonviolent civil disobedience

Boycotts are

• A type of weapon used during the Korean War

• A form of protest or denying to buy things from a country/business

• A way to fight in wars with Asia

• A form of transportation

Non-violent protests are

• Aggressive and ineffective ways for people to express their grievances
• Quiet and ineffective ways for people to express their grievances
• Violent and ineffective ways for people to express their grievances
• Peaceful and effective ways for people to express their grievances or advocate for change without resorting to violence.

Atomic bombs are

• Harmless fireworks used for celebrations.
• Devices that generate electricity from nuclear reactions.
• Tools used for gardening purposes.
• Powerful explosive devices that derive their destructive force from nuclear reactions.

Communism is

• A type of fruit
• A style of music originating in the 19th century
• A form of government based on monarchy
• A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless society where the means of production are owned collectively.

The Domino Theory states that

• If one country falls to socialism, neighboring countries will also fall like a row of dominoes.
• If one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall like a row of dominoes.
• If one country falls to capitalism, neighboring countries will also fall like a row of dominoes.
• If one country falls to democracy, neighboring countries will also fall like a row of dominoes.

The Great Leap Forward and The Cultural Revolution were programs that were practiced in

• Russia
• India
• China
• Japan

Communes are

• small communities where people worked together to produce things like crops and manufacturing items

• Cities where government leaders lived in China

• Countries that practiced dictatorship government styles

• Places where the military leaders live

Containment was a policy from the US that would

• Promote democracy worldwide
• Support military intervention
• Encourage economic development
• Prevent the spread of communism to other countries

Fighting that involves sudden attacks, ambushes that can be considered harsh

• conventional warfare
• nuclear warfare

• Atomic bombings

• guerrilla warfare