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South and Eastern Asia Test Review!!!

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How were Indians treated under British rule?

a)

Regular Citizens

b)

Well Respected

c)

Government Officials

d)

Second Class Citizens

2.

How did Indians protest for their independence from Great Britain?

a)

With Weapons

b)

With non-violence

c)

They broke into Great Britain businesses

d)

The had slogans dropped from planes

3.

What political party was organized to fight for the rights of Indians and to spread nationalism for Indian Independence?

a)

Indian Independence Rally

b)

Indian National Congress

c)

The Wave of India

d)

The Indian Party

4.

What individual was a key figure in India achieving its independence in 1947?

a)

Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi

b)

General Douglas MacArthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

General Tojo

5.

Before WWII, what foreign power controlled Vietnam?

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

Spain

d)

Great Britain

6.

What individual was instrumental in the independence movement for Vietnam?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Ho Chi Minh

7.

Why did the Vietnam war start?

a)

Japan need help rebuilding after WWII

b)

The U.S. wanted to promote Communism

c)

The North invaded the South to make one Communist country

d)

The South wanted to unite with the North

8.

Why did the United States get involved in World War II?

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.

9.

What policy was put in place by the USA to keep communism from spreading?

a)

Containment Policy

b)

Container Policy

c)

Communist Pary

d)

Colonialism

10.

What describes a time in China, under Mao's control, where educated people were punished, exiled or executed for speaking out against him?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Apartheid

c)

Tianamen Square Massacre

d)

Cultural Revolution

11.

What is the name of the theory that if one country becomes communist, country after country would fall too?

a)

Container Policy

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Cracker Theory

d)

Democracy Theory

12.

_____ 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

13.

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

14.

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.

15.

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.

16.

The Cold War was a conflict between...

a)

USA & Japan

b)

USA & Vietnam

c)

USA & Korea

d)

USA & USSR

17.

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

18.

What was Mao Zedong's plan to increase agricultural & industrial production during 1958-1963 by forcing people to work on agricultural communes and produce steel?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

Communist Containment

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Cultural Revolution

19.

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

20.

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 helped them.

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.

21.

True or False: After the Tiananmen Square Massacre, people were given more economic rights.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How were Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh different in how they gained independence?

a)

Gandhi was violent; Ho Chi Minh was non-violent

b)

Both Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh used violence

c)

Gandhi was non-violent; Ho Chi Minh was violent

d)

Both Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh were non-violent

23.

What was the name of the children that were Mao Zedong's army in the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Young military

b)

Communist Guards

c)

Student Revolt

d)

Red Guards

24.

True or False: The US made Japan a democracy while helping them rebuild after WWII

a)

False

b)

True

25.

What was the outcome of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

It was a success and the economy grew

b)

It was a failure, but the people loved it

c)

It was a failure, many died, and the economy suffered

d)

It was a success, Mao was made a hero, and China ruled!