East Asia History

Why did Korea need help rebuilding after WWII?

• Japan had erased Korea's culture and government.

• Japan invaded after WWII and America stepped in to help but fought with the Soviet Union

• America had to fight off the Soviets that had invaded.

• Korea is so small that everyone tried to take over during WWII

After WWII the US helped rebuild Japan. As a new constitution was being written, the US made Japan agree not to to go war to settle a disagreement.

• True

• False

Reorder the following

• Communism takes over

• China was ruled for thousands of years by emperors.

• Civil War took place between the Nationalist and CCP parties.

• In 1911 citizens overthrew the emperor, but the government was weak and warlords took over.

The Great Leap Forward was based on

• the idea that every citizen should work for the good of the community and the country, not for personal gain.

• the idea that each person should work for themselves for personal gain.

• the idea that everyone worked for government.

• the idea that everyone fends for themselves and try not to starve.

(Choose two) Mao realized that his power was slipping. He created the Red Guard which

• punished anyone who opposed communism.

• destroyed anything that reminded society of life before communism

• wore all red and marched all the streets looking scary

• used the color red in everything they possibly could - clothes, furnishing, food, fashion...

Chinese students took a stand in Tiananmen Square and called for

• greater political freedom.

• better grades.

• better teachers.

• freedom to travel to better schools.

Match each country to the reason if was involved in the Korean War

• to stop communism and promote democracy

• North Korea

• to unite Korea under Communist control

• Soviet Union and China

• to protect its democracy

• United States

• to help spread communism

• South Korea

The US and the Soviets disagreed on how to help rebuild Korea. They decided to split the country with

• the 38th parallel

• the equator

• the Prime Meridian

• a highway

Who was the communist ruler of Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Harry Truman

• Mao Zedong

• Sun Yat-sen

In China the government established groups where people lived, worked the land, and ran industries. None of the people owned the land. The government collected all goods and distributed them to the people. These groups are called?

• communes

• villages

• towns

• prison camps