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SEA History 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of India's civil disobedience against Britain's laws under colonial rule?

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

Martin Luther King Jr

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

F.W. de Klerk

2.

What is civil disobedience?

a)

a method of protest by violently opposing laws that are considered to be unjust

b)

lawfully following all laws even if some believe the laws to be unjust

c)

a method or protest by peacefully refusing to obey laws considered to be unjust

d)

a form of government participation for all members of India's caste system

3.

What is being depicted in the image?

a)

Gandhi had no lasting impact on movements in the future.

b)

Gandhi's methods of non-violence influenced leaders in other movements.

c)

Martin Luther King Jr influenced Gandhi to use non-violent protest.

d)

Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr disagreed on forms of protest.

4.

Who was a communist and nationalist leader in Vietnam's independence movement?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Ho Chi Minh

5.

What method did Ho Chi Minh use in his efforts to help Vietnam gain independence?

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Non-Violent Protest

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Support from French troops

6.

What is communism?

a)

system of government that promotes democratic involvement by citizens

b)

political system that imposes rule by an absolute monarch

c)

political and economic system in which everything belong to, and is decided by, the government

d)

a government which has a king or queen who has constitutional limitations

7.

What does the term collectivization mean?

a)

collecting all goods from citizens and giving it to the government

b)

the Communist idea of abolishing private ownership and instead making all farms and industries collectively (or group) owned.

c)

taking power away from large groups and giving control of industries and farms to private owners

d)

the capitalist idea of taking all power away from private citizens and giving the power to corporations

8.

___________________ was a communist leader in China who made a communist after defeating the Nationalist Party.

a)

Sun Yixian

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Bo Dai

9.

What was the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Mao Zedong's SUCCESSFUL plan to create large communes that would make farming more productive.

b)

Mao Zedong's FAILED plan to create large communes that would make farming more productive.

c)

The Red Army retreated into the mountains with Communist followers.

d)

The Red Army retreated into the mountains with members of the Nationalist Party

10.

What are communes?

a)

privately owned farms

b)

collectively owned neighborhoods

c)

collectivized group farms

d)

corporation owned farms

11.

The ______________ was a youth movement organized by Mao Zedong's government to promote Communism and seek out opposition.

a)

The National Army

b)

The National Guard

c)

The Red Army

d)

The Red Guards

12.

What was the Cultural Revolution ?

a)

The plan of the Nationalist Party to fight against Communism and put the old government back in power.

b)

Mao Zedong's plan to take private ownership away from farms and create large collectively owned farms.

c)

Ho Chi Minh's plan to use guerilla warfare to remove all traditional ideas and practices that opposed the Communist Party.

d)

Mao Zedong's plan to use the Red Guard to remove all traditional ideas and practices that opposed the Communist Party.

13.

What is the significance of Tianenmen Square?

a)

It was the location of massive protests in favor of the Communist party where counter protesters in favor of democracy opened fire on members of the Chinese government.

b)

It was the location of massive protests against the Communist Party where the Chinese government opened fire on peaceful protesters.

c)

It was the home of all Communist Party government events.

d)

It was a square dedicated to Communist followers who were members of the Red Army or the Red Guards.

14.

What did the United States hope to accomplish by taking a lead role in rebuilding Japan after WWII?

a)

They wanted to control Japan.

b)

They wanted to make up for the death caused by the Atomic bomb.

c)

They wanted to make sure there were good trade relations with Japan and prevent Communism from reaching Japan.

15.

In rebuilding Japan, what did General MacArthur do to the constitution of Japan to ensure democratic rule?

a)

He changed nothing other than making sure a new Emperor was chosen.

b)

He completely abolished rule by monarchy and set up elections for a president.

c)

He influenced an amendment that denounced communism but left up decisions on government structure to the Japanese.

d)

He took influence from both American and Japanese culture and created a constitutional monarchy instead of an absolute monarchy with a bicameral parliament.