Unit 8 Test

India broke free from this country's rule in 1947.

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• United States

Who urged nonviolent protests to gain India’s independence?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Douglas McArthur

The plan for civil disobedience during the fight for India’s independence included

• Violent Demonstrations all over the country until India was free.

• people following the laws in order not to make the imperial government angry.

• people working for independence by passing laws in the Indian National Congress.

• People refusing to obey a law they felt was unfair, but do it with non-violence.

When independence finally came to India in 1947, why were the Indians still unhappy and the country in chaos?

• India was not allowed to have its own military.

• The untouchables demanded equal rights and employment.

• Most people in India wanted to remain a colony.

• The country was divided along religious lines. (Hindus vs Muslims)

Who created a guerilla army to fight the French for Vietnam’s independence?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Douglas McArthur

Who established the People’s Republic of China in 1949?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Deng Xiaoping

One of the biggest consequences of the Great Leap Forward was a devastating flood.

• huge famine

• government genocide

• political uprising.

• devastating flood

Today, what country has a communist north and a republican south?

• Vietnam

• Korea

• Japan

• Indonesia

Which statement below explains one way that the Korean War and the Vietnam War were alike?

• American troops fought against Russian and Chinese forces.

• American troops were under the direction of the United Nations.

• The United States entered the wars to stop the spread of communism.

• The United States supported the wars with money and supplies but not with troops.

What is the Domino Theory?

• Political decisions must be made slowly, like a game of dominoes.

• International politics is a game, and there are always winners and losers.

• If one country in a region becomes communist, then others nearby will quickly follow.

• Sometimes governments have to take a chance just like in a game.