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Unit 11 - History of Southern & Eastern Asia

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ was the communist leader of China, and _____ was the communist leader of Vietnam.

a)

Ho Chi Minh; Mao Zedong

b)

Mao Zedong; Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Mao Zedong;Ho Chi Minh

d)

General Douglas MacArthur; Ho Chi Minh

2.

How did the USA force Japan to surrender during World War II?

a)

Bombed Pearl Harbor

b)

Dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

c)

Divided the country into communist north and democratic south

d)

Eliminated the Four Olds

3.

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

a)

The United States won and communism was eliminated in Vietnam.

b)

Vietnam was split into the communist south and democratic north.

c)

Vietnam was split into the communist north and democratic south.

d)

Vietnam united as a communist country.

4.

Why did the United States get involved in the Korean War and the Vietnam War?

a)

To contain the spread democracy around the world.

b)

To encourage the spread of communism around the world.

c)

To contain the spread of communism around the world.

d)

To end World War II.

5.

Boycotts and strikes are two examples of civil disobedience used by...

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

General Douglas MacArthur

d)

Mohandas Gandhi

6.

The Cold War was a conflict between...

a)

USA & Japan

b)

USA & Vietnam

c)

USA & Korea

d)

USA & USSR

7.

Which of the following choices correctly lists the cause & effect of the events in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

a)

cause: students protesting in support of communism

effect: China remains communist

b)

cause: students protesting in support of democracy

effect: hundreds are killed by Chinese police

c)

cause: students are trying to escape from North to South Korea

effect: hundreds are jailed by North Korean police

d)

cause: Ho Chi Minh led a protest to bring democracy to Vietnam

effect: Vietnam becomes a democratic nation

8.

What was the campaign led by Mao Zedong to rid the country of people opposed to his communist ideas and erase the country of the Four Olds?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Cold War

d)

Cultural Revolution

9.

The American military leader responsible for rebuilding Japan after World War II was...

a)

Tsutomu Yamaguchi

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Harry Truman

d)

General Douglas MacArthur

10.

What was the reason for partitioning India into India and East (later Bangladesh) & West Pakistan?

a)

Government - Communist / Democracy

b)

Religion - Hinduism / Islam

c)

Language - Arabic / Farsi

d)

Economy - Market / Command

11.

What is the subject of this political cartoon?

a)

Atomic Bomb

b)

Great Leap Forward

c)

Partitioning

d)

Domino Theory

12.

What is the subject of this political cartoon?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Cultural Revolution

c)

Containment

d)

Pearl Harbor

13.

What was Mao Zedong's plan to increase agricultural & industrial production during 1958-1961 by forcing people to work on agricultural communes and produce steel?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Communist Containment

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Cultural Revolution

14.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding the Cultural Revolution?

a)

there was a rebirth of ancient Chinese literature, music, and art

b)

old ideas, culture, customs, and traditions were eliminated

c)

the literacy rate in China dropped below 40%

d)

the revolution was led by a group of students known as the Red Guards

15.

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

a)

Korea was divided into communist south and democratic north

b)

Korea was divided into communist north and democratic south

c)

Korea was unified as a communist nation

d)

Korea was unified as a democratic nation

16.

Which word BEST describes the Great Leap Forward?

a)

success

b)

failure

c)

guerilla warfare

d)

partitioning

17.

Identify the event taking place in the photo.

a)

Vietnam War protest in Washington, D.C.

b)

Citizen attempting to escape North Korea

c)

Red Guards during Cultural Revolution

d)

Protesting in Tiananmen Square

18.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding India's independence?

a)

India was a British colony.

b)

Nationalism was a cause of India's independence movement.

c)

Gandhi wanted to partition India into a Hindu nation and a Muslim nation.

d)

Gandhi used many tactics of civil disobedience to help India gain its independence.

19.

Why did communism take control in China?

a)

The communists defeated the nationalist party and promised the people better living conditions.

b)

The USSR took over China after World War II.

c)

Vietnam and Korea invaded China and Mao Zedong was forced into a communist government after being attacked.

d)

Mao Zedong was was defeated by the nationalists.

20.

*Infrastructure is destroyed after World War II

*MacArthur Constitution created a two-house parliament called the Diet

*May only fight back if attacked first


Which country is being described in the list above?

a)

South Korea

b)

China

c)

Vietnam

d)

Japan

21.

Why did the USA help rebuild Japan after World War II?

a)

The treaty ending the war forced them to fix the damage caused by the atomic bombs.

b)

They wanted to ensure that communism did not spread to Japan, so they set up a democratic government.

c)

They didn't want Mao Zedong to take Japan as a Chinese colony.

d)

This is a trick question! The USA did not help rebuild Japan after World War II.

22.

What is being described in the statement below?


If a country becomes communist, its neighbors will become communist too.

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Policy of Containmnet

c)

Cultural Revolution

d)

Domino Theory

23.

What was the name of the policy followed by the United States after World War II to prevent the spread of communism around the world?

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Containment

c)

Counter-Communism

d)

Democracy Damage Control

24.

What is being shown in the image?

a)

Policy of Containment

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Guerilla Warfare

d)

Demilitarized Zone

25.

What is the best title for the map?

a)

Cities in India

b)

Bordering Nations of India

c)

Partition of India

d)

Political Map of Asia