6.09: Contemporary Asia

Which was an important event in the rise of the Communist Party in China?

• The Nationalists gained control of China after Japan was defeated.

• Mao Zedong became the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1930s.

• The communists established the People's Republic of China in Taiwan.

• Chiang Kai-shek established the Chinese Communist Party in 1925.

What kept nearly an entire generation of Chinese students from receiving an education?

• Chinese Civil War

• Tiananmen Square demonstrations

• Cultural Revolution

• Great Leap Forward

How is life in China today the same as it was when Mao Zedong died?

• People cannot vote in free elections.

• People can worship if and as they please.

• There is almost no economic freedom.

• The government tries to maintain a classless society.

Which was a result of Britain’s plan to decolonize India?

• The partition of India and Pakistan

• The unification of India and China

• The colonization of India by France

• The independence of Australia

Which accurately describes India's economic progress in the late twentieth century?

• economic growth resulting in a large new middle class

• economic stagnation and loss of jobs overseas

• increased agricultural output resulting in huge exports

• continued problems with its command economy

Which was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

• a single noncommunist state

• a single communist state

• a noncommunist North Vietnam and a communist South Vietnam

• a communist North Vietnam and a noncommunist South Vietnam

Which best describes Vietnam’s economy today?

• A democratic government resulted in economic reform.

• The economy is based completely on agriculture.

• Communist economic policies have ruined the economy.

• Market economy policies have led to a sizable middle class.

Which helped Japan rise to become an economic power after World War II?

• the U.S. occupation and the Korean War

• the establishment of a command economy

• a military alliance with South Korea

• a trade agreement with China

Which is true of North Korea’s economy?

• Production of military products has resulted in a strong economy.

• Many market economy policies have been put in place.

• There is private ownership of farms and factories.

• The government controls the production of goods.

In which way did North Korea and South Korea differ the most in the decades following the Korean War?

• citizens’ freedom of expression

• economic development

• family structure

• military preparedness