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Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Nationalism?

a)

A sense of decent pride for one's country

b)

Feeling very proud for one's country

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Patriotism

2.

Who is Mao Zedong

a)

An Ice Cream van owner, who loves anything with apples

b)

The Leader of the Communist Porty

c)

The Leader of the Communist Party

d)

A man who led 600,000 on a hiking trail

3.

What was the Communist Party

a)

A group of engineers

b)

A group of people who gave people civil rights and gave free dollars to people who voted for the opposing option.

c)

A group who promised to improve peasants' living conditions and won the support of many Chinese people.

d)

They gave Chinese puppies

4.

What is the People's Republic China

a)

The Chinese government that was formed on October 1st, 1949.

b)

A group of Chinese leaders who loved Japan

c)

The Japanese government that was formed on October 1st, 1947

d)

The Chinase government that was formed on October 2nd, 1948.

5.
What 2 political parties rose to power in 20th-century China?
a)
Communists and Democrats
b)
Republicans and Democrats
c)
Communists and Nationalists
d)
Capitalists and Socialists
6.
Which of the two political parties won power in China, 1949?
a)
Nationalists
b)
Communists 
7.
Who became leader of the People's Republic of China in 1949?
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Chiang Kai-Shek
c)
Shi Huangdi
d)
Deng Xiaoping
8.

During the 20th century who led the Chinese communist?

a)

Sun Yixian

b)

Kim Jung il

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ho Chi Mihn

9.

The Great Leap Forward was

a)

very successful

b)

did not change much in China.

c)

was very unsuccessful

d)

all the above

10.

Which of the following describe why the Great Leap Forward was unsuccessful?

a)

People refused to move to larger farms.

b)

People wanted to be able to work for themselves and make a profit.

c)

Chinese farmers did not know how to plant crops on large plots of land.

d)

The Communist government rejected Mao's Idea and farms were never organized.

11.

This political organization __________started in China in 1911 and overthrew this dynasty ______________ (two answers)

a)

Qing Dynasty

b)

Zing ping party

c)

Chinese Democratic Committee

d)

Chinese Nationalist Party

12.

What happened in 1911 in China

a)

The Great Wall was built

b)

Japan invaded China

c)

a group of nationalists had taken over China

d)

China became a democracy

13.

What is true about the Chinese Nationalist Party

a)

It brought prosperity to all in China

b)

The government failed and the people were living in poverty

c)

Chinese people were able to vote for their leaders for the first time

d)

The new government was able to successfully provide China's citizens with the necessities

14.
The Chinese political system used the arts to...
a)
freely express themselves 
b)
allow the people to have fun
c)
make more money
d)
educate the people in what was considered right and wrong
15.
PRC is short for...
a)
People's Republic of China
b)
People Remembered by China
c)
Politics Reformed in China
d)
Propaganda Reign in China
16.
True or False: Propaganda posters caused the political message of the posters to be passed on in an almost subconscious manner
a)
True
b)
False
17.
If Korea reunifies, what does North Korea want it to be?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Communist
d)
Democratic Republic
18.
What country provided aid to North Korea during the Korean War?
a)
South Korea
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
France
19.
Who is the ruler of North Korea?
a)
Kim Jong-un
b)
Obama
c)
Park Sung
d)
Shah Khan
20.
Many of North Korea's resources are devoted to the ____________
a)
farmer
b)
military
c)
family
d)
government
21.
Hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action was known as ______.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Cold War
d)
Brinkmanship
22.
Which 1968 Democratic presidential candidate was assassinated?
a)
Richard M. Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Robert Kennedy
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
23.
What contributed to the end of Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
America's secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey.
b)
The discovery that the missles had been removed from Cuba
c)
Castor's promise to restore democracy
d)
Castro's promise to break with the Soviet Union
24.
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
a)
To embarrass America
b)
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
c)
To reduce cold war tensions
d)
To demonstrate the success of Communism
25.
MIA
a)
Intelligence for North Vietnam
b)
Military unit fight for the CIA
c)
Abused war animal agency
d)
Soldiers that went missing during war
26.
Guerrilla Warfare
a)
Fighting by small groups using tactics such as the ambush
b)
Using gorillas to fight against enemy soldiers
c)
Dressing up as gorillas and fighting while hitting your chest
27.
Lyndon Johnson did which of the following?
a)
Decreased American Involvement 
b)
Increased American Involvement
28.
What was one reason that the U.S. helped Japan rebuild after WWII?
a)
The U.S. wanted to take all of Japan's resources.
b)
The U.S. did not want Japan to drop atomic bombs on the U.S.
c)
The U.S. wanted to create a strong democracy in the region (against communist China).
29.
Why was the strategy of ‘island hopping’ crucial for the United States in the Pacific?
a)
To prevent Germany from taking control over mainland Japan
b)
To prevent Japan from using air forces to attack allied countries
c)
So the US could gain military bases and secure many small islands in the Pacific
d)
So the US could take over the Axis Powers, specifically China
30.
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII? 
a)
Germany was forced to surrender.
b)
Italy was forced to surrender.
c)
The Soviet Union was forced to surrender. 
d)
Japan was forced to surrender.
31.
What event led to the US joining WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
32.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
33.
_________________ is the indigenous religion of Japan
a)
Shinto
b)
Buddhism
c)
Ainu
d)
Confucianism
34.
What kind of government does Japan have today?
a)
Single Party Communism
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Feudalism
d)
Dictatorship
35.
Japan's government is ____________________ than China's today.
a)
more democratic
b)
less democratic
c)
more authoritarian
d)
less stable
36.
The American commander given the job of rebuilding Japan after WWII.
a)
Mohandas Gandhi
b)
General Douglas MacArthur
c)
Mao Zedong
37.
A name given to the constitution that was written by an American general after WWII for Japan.
a)
Mahatma Constitution
b)
Zedong Constitution
c)
MacArthur Constitution
38.
Event that led US to help rebuild Japan 
a)
India Independence
b)
War in Vietnam
c)
War in Korea
d)
World War II
39.
This president of the United States at the end of WWII made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
a)
FDR
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Harry Truman
40.
Choose the U.S. naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Normandy
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Maui
41.
The Japanese surrendered to the Allies after
a)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Iwo Jima
b)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Tokyo
c)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor
d)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
42.

What happened August 15, 1947

a)

Israel became a nation

b)

When the British offered India full independence of its own nation establishing the Republic of India

c)

Gandhi was killed

d)

India's Salt March

43.

Leader of the peaceful civil disobedience movement for Indian independence.

a)

Churchill

b)

Obama

c)

MLK

d)

Gandhi

44.

Refusing to buy products from a company or country in order to protest their ideals or practices

a)

Peaceful Protest

b)

Civil Disobedience

c)

Segregated

d)

Boycott

45.

When people are forced to be separated from others in society because of their race.

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Holocaust

c)

Apartheid

d)

Segregated

46.

group formed in 1906 to work for the rights of Indians attracted mainly Muslims.

a)

Muslim League

b)

League of Nations

c)

Indian National Congress

d)

Indian Muslim Association

47.

group formed in 1885 to work for the rights of Indians attracted mainly Hindus.

a)

Muslim League

b)

Nationalism

c)

Ceremonial Leader

d)

Indian National Congress

48.

When and why did Great Britain come to India

a)

In the 1601, Great Britain came to India through the East India Trading Company to set up trading forts.

b)

In 1901 Great Britain came to India as missionaries to convert Hindu's to Christianity.

c)

in 1492, Great Britain was trying to expand their world wide power and took over India's government through a bitter war that lasted many years.

d)

India asked Great Britain to come to their aid in 1601, because their economy was failing and there was a bitter rivalry between Pakistan and the Indian people

49.

By 1760 Great Britain had gained

a)

only political power but never gained economic power

b)

nothing and were forced out by the government of India

c)

political and economic power over India.

d)

the friendship and adoration of the Indian people

50.

At first Great Britain was only looking to do what when they came to India?

a)

To trade goods like spices, sugar, vanilla

b)

To find a short passageway to China and trade slaves

c)

To attain elephants for Great Britain's circuses

d)

They came to India for building materials from the vast rainforest

51.

Indians were also ________________ ___________ by the British on goods that were found in their own country.

a)

allotted food

b)

supplied heavily

c)

protected much

d)

taxed heavily

52.

In the 1800s, a feeling of _______________________ began to surface in India.

a)

nationalism

b)

distress

c)

hatred

d)

communism

53.

After WWI, the British Parliament promised that Indians would be able to have this

a)

their own country

b)

become British citizens

c)

land in the Middle East

d)

more control of their government

54.

In 1919, British soldiers starting shooting a large group of Indians because they were gathering illegally.

During this terrible tragedy, over 400 people were killed and 1200 were injured. Where did this happen?

a)

The streets of London

b)

Pakistan

c)

Temple of Amritsar

d)

Temple of Doom

55.

After Gandhi returned to India in 1914, he saw

a)

that Indians were being segregated and oppressed by British authorities

b)

that Indians were prospering and being treated equally

c)

that Indians were better educated and mostly became Christians or Muslims

d)

that he could be president

56.

Gandhi encouraged his followers to practice _________________ __________________ against the British in order to bring about social change

a)

fight hard

b)

violent protest

c)

law and order

d)

nonviolent protest

57.

After India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947, what two religious groups were in disagreement over land and existing borders

a)

Muslims and Hindus

b)

Muslims and Christians

c)

Christians and Hindus

d)

Hindus and Buddhist

58.

The partition of India led to genocide. What does genocide mean?

a)

different people groups agreeing

b)

Widespread killing of a people group

c)

Cleaning of the country of pollution

d)

Process of dividing the land