Unit 5 Pop Quiz

In Southeast Asia, recent political conflicts and the establishment of communist governments in some nations have...

• contributed to the spread of market economies

• decreased international trade in some countries

•  increased the support of the United States

• created an economic alliance among Asian countries

Which of the following current conditions in Vietnam can be BEST explained by the events in the timeline?

• Vietnam remains a communist system of government

• France maintains control over the Vietnamese economy

• Electrical machinery is Vietnam's most valuable export.

• Buddhism is the most popular Vietnamese religion

What is the following image an example of?

• deep sea fishing

• foraging

• hiking

• terrace farming

Was the Great Leap Forward by Mao Zedong good for China?

• No! It caused a food shortage and lots of people starved to death

• Yes! Lots of food was produced

Hong Kong is very successful because...

•  It is situated close to China’s capital and transportation highways

•  It maintains a free-trade policy and has no tariffs on imports

• It continues to be governed by the British, as a colonial outpost

• Its industries are controlled by the government’s communist party

With North Korea's Communist government and command economy, what generalization can we make?

• Governments do not affect the economic development of countries

• Governments affect the economic development of countries

• North Korea has a democracy and a free enterprise economy,

North Korea's communist government impacts the country's GDP by -

•  the government controls the amount of money people earn

• South Koreans take many of the higher paying jobs.

• China has more technology industries and global markets

• The government does not produce enough food for the people.

Which is a similarity between the past policies of USSR and the current People’s Republic of China?

•  both government sought to promote human rights

• both governments increased their nuclear weapons

•  both economies were based on agriculture

• both nations were controlled by communist governments

Under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Party, which island nation became the Republic of China?

• Soviet Union

• United States

• Taiwan

•  Japan

The Silk Road, trade routes between Europe and Asia, is an example of how…

• nations of the world have become increasingly interdependent

•  people are interested in visiting other cultures

• global interaction is dependent upon technology

•  travel between cultures has always been dangerous