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Asian government

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would be the most likely way to identify an Unlimited Government?

a)

human rights abuses

b)

government ownership of property

c)

protections of human rights

d)

separation of government powers

2.

Which Asian country is criticized for having a poor economy and many starving citizens?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

Japan

3.

Which government turned from an Unlimited Government during World War II, committing many war crimes during the war, and is now a Constitutional Monarchy today?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Vietnam

c)

China

d)

Japan

4.

What country in Southeast Asia sought independence and could not be controlled or colonized by the French, Japanese, or American military presence?

a)

Thailand

b)

Vietnam

c)

China

d)

Russia

5.

Which Asian government enforces physical punishment, such as caning, for minor criminal offenses?

a)

Thailand

b)

Malaysia

c)

Singapore

d)

South Korea

6.

All of the following are considered advantages that South Korea has over North Korea EXCEPT ____.

a)

A more advanced military

b)

Government ownership property

c)

Industrialization

d)

More access to food

7.

Which of these countries has been involved in a civil war since 2012?

a)

Iran

b)

The Philippines

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Syria

8.

Why does the United States practice Free Enterprise as its economic system and not Communism or Socialism like North Korea or China?

a)

Free Enterprise offers more economic freedom, choice, and is driven by supply snd demand.

b)

Free Enterprise is more stable because the government owns major businesses so everything is always in order.

c)

In Free Enterprise the government does not interfere at all, so companies can make or do whatever they want.

d)

In Free Enterprise the government has control of the economy so only what is needed gets produced.

9.

Which of these lists shows the correct order of countries from least free to most free?

a)

Singapore, North Korea, China, South Korea

b)

China, Singapore, North Korea, South Korea

c)

South Korea, Singapore, China, North Korea

d)

North Korea, China, Singapore, South Korea

10.

Which country in East Asia has an advanced technology industry and high standard of living?

a)

Thailand

b)

Cambodia

c)

South Korea

d)

Taiwan

11.

India was once colonized and controlled for 200 years by which empire?

a)

Empire of Japan

b)

British Empire

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Egyptian Empire

12.

The governments of both India and Pakistan both claim ownership of which region in Asia?

a)

Kashmir

b)

Tibet

c)

Thailand

d)

The Tibetan Plateau

13.

All of the following are reasons why the Vietnam War was a difficult experience for everone involved EXCEPT ____.

a)

Viet Cong and NVA soldiers lived under the threat of heavy artillery fire and bombing from American planes.

b)

The Viet Cong were highly skilled in guerrilla tactics and used unconventional warfare.

c)

The jungle was a difficult environment to live and fight in because it contained many dangers.

d)

Soldiers on both sides had to deal with extremely cold weather conditions and hypothermia.

14.

Why did the government of Cambodia under the leadership of Pol Pot commit genocide against its own citizens from 1975-1979?

a)

They wanted to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.

b)

They wanted a democratic government with free voting rights and were willing to do anything to get them.

c)

They wanted a communist country made up of peasant farmers only.

d)

The Cambodian government was preparing an invasion force to go to war with Thailand

15.

Who has been the dictator of Syria since the year 2000?

a)

Bashar al-Assad

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Sadam Hussein

d)

Pol Pot

16.

How did the Syrian civil war begin?

a)

The government used violence to stop citizens from demanding more democracy.

b)

The military is trying to violently overthrow a limited government.

c)

Citizens demanded that the government go to war with the neighboring countries of Lebanon and Iraq.

d)

Muslims and Christians began fighting for religious and cultural reasons.

17.

How do you know that a country is more developed?

a)

large cities, large population, and low GDP per-capita

b)

a very large military and police force with a low literacy rate and standard of living

c)

large farming population and high birthrate

d)

more factories and industries, advanced technology, and higher GDP

18.

The country of Thailand is led by a king who guarantees rights to all Thai citizens in the constitution. What type of government is this?

a)

a direct democracy

b)

a constitutional monarchy

c)

a religious theocracy

d)

an unlimited government

19.

A government which is led by religious leaders is called a ______.

a)

democracy

b)

oligarchy

c)

monarchy

d)

theocracy

e)

dictatorship

20.

In a ______, citizens hold political power by voting for their leaders and their laws.

a)

oligarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

e)

dictatorship

21.

______ means having power over people.

a)

economics

b)

corruption

c)

diffusion

d)

authority

22.

Managing scarce resources such as money and time is called _____.

a)

sociology

b)

political science

c)

economics

d)

geography

23.

Items such as grains, shells, coins, and paper bills have all been used as _____.

a)

rights

b)

government

c)

currency

d)

time management

e)

production