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South and East Asia Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
India was influenced by which European country? (Hint: they now have English as one of their official languages)
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
United States of America
d)
Britain
2.
______ and ______   ________ are the only two communist countries in EAST ASIA.
a)
Japan and North Korea
b)
Japan and South Korea
c)
China and North Korea
d)
India and North Korea
3.
As a result of differences in India, the Muslims moves to ______ and the Hindus to _____.
a)
Pakistan and India
b)
China and Japan
c)
Taiwan and North Korea
d)
Bhutan and Nepal
4.

Who started the Korean War?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

5.
What country colonized the Indian subcontinent?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Great Britain
d)
United States
6.

What type of government is South Korea?

a)

Communist

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Democratic Republic

d)

Socialist

7.
Where are North and South Korea divided?
a)
on the 40th parallel
b)
on the 38th parallel
c)
halfway between the countries
d)
on the coastline
8.

Protesting in China is

a)

encouraged and supported by the government

b)

not allowed under their Communist form of government

c)

protesting?... this man is just asking the tank driver for directions

9.

What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?

a)

US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.

b)

Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.

c)

Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.

d)

United States agreed to help rebuild Japan

10.

What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?

a)

work together to rebuild Japan

b)

work together to defeat the Nazis

c)

work together to defeat the Russians

d)

stop the spread of Communism into Asia

11.

How did the United States and Japan become enemies?

a)

Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941

b)

The United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan in 1941

c)

Japan invaded Poland whom the United States had an alliance with

d)

Japan signed an alliance with Nazi Germany, which the United States was at war with.

12.

How could the relationship between the United States and Japan be described after WWII?

a)

strong relationship economically, politically, and militarily

b)

weak relationship economically, politically, and militarily

c)

strong economic relationship but at odds militarily

d)

weak economic relationship but strong political and military relationship

13.

Who was General Douglas MacArthur

a)

US Military Officer in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII

b)

US Military Officer responsible for the surrender of the Nazis

c)

British military officer in charge of repairing relations between US and Japan

d)

Russian military officer responsible for planning Japanese reparations to China

14.

What form of government did General MacArthur establish for Japan after WWII?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy (Parliamentary Democracy)

b)

Presidential Democracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Communist Oligarchy

15.

What was the role of the Emperor in the new government of Japan after WWII?

a)

Symbolic Figurehead (Head of State)

b)

Head of Government

c)

Autocratic Dictator

d)

Removed from all involvement

16.

What were "Japanese Reparations"?

a)

paying for damages they caused during WWII

b)

rebuilding their economy after WWII

c)

rebuilding their military after WWII

d)

Being assisted by the United States after WWII

17.
The containment of communism was an important part of American foreign policy in the twentieth century. The idea of containing communism was involved with America's entry into which war? 
a)
World War I
b)
World War II 
c)
The Vietnam War
d)
The Gulf War
18.
After WWII, Korea was
a)
divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north.
b)
governed by an alliance of western European nations.
c)
divided into a republic in the north and communism in the south.
d)
unified for the first time in many years.
19.

This area was used by the North Vietcong to move soldiers, supplies, weapons, and use guerrilla warfare tactics against the United States military

a)

The 38th Parallel

b)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

c)

The Mao Zedong Trail

d)

The 17th Parallel

20.
The United States became involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam. What was the main reason for involvement in both of these wars?  
a)
prevention of biological warfare
b)
improve trade 
c)
containment of communism
d)
stop terrorism
21.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

The United States dropped two hydrogen bombs on North Korea effectively ending the war.

b)

The North Korean military with help from China took over the entire Korean Peninsula

c)

North and South Korea agreed to an armistice in 1953 (no treaty was signed to formally end the war) and the two countries remain divided by the 38th parallel.

d)

General Mao Zedong led South Korea to victory over Ho Chi Minh and the North Korean army

22.

Nationalism is defined as ________________.

a)

A sense of belonging that is based on a written document like a constitution

b)

A feeling of extreme pride and loyalty to their country

c)

A feeling of belonging to a group that is highly educated and wealthy

d)

Loyalty based on geographic location only.

23.
What were the objections the United States had about Ho Chi Minh’s leadership on Vietnam? 
a)
He was a communist and a threat to the United States’ interests.
b)
He would not use aid from the United Sates to rebuild the country.
c)
Most of the Vietnamese people did not like him or his politics.
d)
He seemed too inexperienced to lead a country. 
24.
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
a)
Domino theory
b)
MAD theory
c)
Containment theory
d)
China Syndrome
25.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
26.

Is Vietnam a communist country today?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Emperor Hirohito

28.

After the emperor was overthrown, what two political parties emerged in China?

a)

Republican & Democrats

b)

Nationalist & Communist

c)

Fascists & Socialsts

d)

The People for Republic of China & The Japanese Communist Party

29.

What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?

a)

More freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Food to the poor and more wealth to all Chinese, and land reforms

d)

More personal freedoms

30.

When was the Communist state of the People’s Republic of China established

a)

1900

b)

1989

c)

2008

d)

1949

31.

Why did poor peasants support the Chinese Communist Party?

a)

They wanted to work in communes

b)

It promised them food and a better quality of life

c)

They had no other option

d)

Mao Zedong said he would give them money

32.

Which country was China’s key ally throughout the mid-1900s

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

The U.K.

d)

Soviet Union

33.

What was the name of the economic plan that the Chinese government developed in order to boost China’s economy?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

The Cultural Revolution

c)

China's Betterment Plan

d)

Chinese Economic Plan for that moolah

34.

What three problems caused the Great Leap Forward to fail within a year?

a)

Lack of funds, people, and resources

b)

Too much money, food, and resources

c)

Too much government control, too much money, and the people were too eager to work

d)

Environmental disasters, poor government management, and government corruption

35.

What was the biggest consequence of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Famine, 20 million people died

b)

The economy was boosted

c)

China became a player in the international setting

d)

Chinese citizens were given more freedoms.

36.

What does this image represent?

a)

The Great Leap Forward

b)

Tiananmen Square

c)

The Long March

d)

VJ Day

37.

How successful was the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Very successful

b)

Successful

c)

Not that successful

d)

An EPIC disaster

38.

What is the name of the army of young students that Mao used to enforce policies in the 1960's?

a)

The Red Guard

b)

Hitler Youth

c)

The Youth for Communism

d)

The great Collective

39.

This image represents:

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Tiananmen Square Massacre

c)

Great Leap Forward

d)

All of the above

40.

When did Mao and the Communists take control of China?

a)

Right after WWII

b)

in the 1930's

c)

the end of WWI

d)

during WWII

41.

In China there was a time when Mao wanted to eliminate anyone that criticized his government. What is this time called?

a)

Long March

b)

The Middle Way

c)

The Great Leap Forward

d)

The Cultural Revolution

42.

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.

43.
Which of the following would happen only in a communist economy?
a)
A.The government promotes competition 
b)
The government provides incentives for innovation
c)
The government emphasizes the production of consumer goods
d)
The government controls all business activities
44.
A group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)?
a)
Civil Disobedience
b)
To comply
c)
Polytheism
d)
Moksha
45.

What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?

a)

Violent demonstrations

b)

Passing new laws in the Indian National Congress

c)

People should refuse to obey a law they felt unfair, but do it without violence.

d)

He felt it was best to go along with the British laws and do nothing.

46.

What European power was the colonial ruler of Vietnam in the 1800s and early 1900s?

a)

Great Britain

b)

The United States

c)

France

d)

Germany

47.

What was the goal of the Vietminh League?

a)

Independence for Vietnam

b)

Worldwide communist revolution

c)

To defeat the US in the Cold War

d)

To bring more industry to Vietnam

48.

What are some examples of nonviolent protest?

a)

boycotts

b)

sit-ins/walk-outs

c)

strikes

d)

attacking people you disagree with

49.

What was a goal of the student protestors in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

a)

independence for Taiwan

b)

removal of troops from South Korea

c)

access to foreign products

d)

democratic reform