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SE Asian History Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After WWII, North Korea was occupied by the ____________ and had a ____________ government.

a)

U.S.S.R./Communist

b)

U.S.S.R./Democratic

c)

U.S.A./Communist

d)

U.S.A./Democratic

2.

After WWII, South Korea was occupied by ____________ and had a ____________ government.

a)

U.S.S.R./Communist

b)

U.S.S.R./Democratic

c)

U.S.A./Communist

d)

U.S.A./Democratic

3.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
4.

What were the results of the Korean War?

a)

The two sections of Korea reunited

b)

North Korea & South Korea remained divided

c)

The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea

d)

China set up a communist government

5.

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Emperor Hirohito

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

The U.S. got involved in Korea and Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

a)

containment

b)

Good Neighbor policy

c)

isolationism

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

10.

Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Douglas MacArthur

11.
Vietcong
a)
South Vietnam force
b)
North Vietnam force
c)
North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam
d)
Another name for Communists
12.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
13.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
14.
What country provided aid to North Korea during the Korean War?
a)
South Korea
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
France
15.
What is Communism?
a)
people taking a chance to start a new business
b)
the government having complete control of politics, social/cultural rules, businesses, and property
c)
free enterprise and economic growth encouraged by the government
d)
a democratic government with personal freedoms and economic opportunities
16.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
c)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
17.
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
b)
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
c)
Stalemate, with the boarder remaining at the 38th parallel
d)
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
18.
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
a)
Ngo Dihn Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
President Kennedy
d)
Sui Chin
19.
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh want?
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Socialism
d)
Monarchy
20.
Along what parallel did the Geneva Accord divide Vietnam 
a)
38th
b)
17th 
c)
17-38th 
d)
45th 
21.

True or False: The Great Leap forward in China was a huge success, helping the economy grow.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which conflict happened first?

a)

the Korean War

b)

the Vietnam War

23.

Which conflict lasted longer?

a)

the Korean War

b)

the Vietnam War

24.

How did China change when Mao Zedong's Communist Party took control?

a)

Businesses and farms came under state ownership

b)

All schools closed

c)

The Red Guard opened special detention camps

d)

Businesses and property were returned to original owners

25.

What was one result of the Great Leap Forward that Mao promoted in China?

a)

Millions of people died of starvation

b)

More farm machinery was purchased to elevate production

c)

Fewer people moved to the countryside for agricultural work

d)

More people moved into cities to work in larger factories

26.

What was the role of the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Attack and punish those who disagreed with Mao's vision of communism

b)

Reward those who spoke out against corruption in China

c)

Fight against the Soviet Union in China

d)

Fight against the United States in North Korea.

27.

During the Cultural Revolution Mao wanted to transform China into a classless society of _____________ and ____________.

a)

farmers

b)

workers

c)

landowners

d)

scholars

28.

The protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 turned violent as the Chinese Government pushed back against calls for

a)

democracy

b)

nationalism

c)

communism

d)

socialism

29.

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

30.

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.

31.

When Mao died in 1976, who became the leader of China?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Sun Yixian

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Den Xiaoping

32.

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

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

The U.K.

d)

Soviet Union

33.

India wanted ______ from the British.

a)

Independence

b)

Diamonds

c)

Crops

d)

Money

34.

What country ruled over colonial India?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

35.

Who became leader of the Indian National Congress and Indian independence in 1920?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

King George

d)

Indira Gandhi

36.

The majority of India's population is made up of...

a)

Christians

b)

Buddhists

c)

Hindus

d)

Muslims

37.

When did Japan attack the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?

a)

Dec. 7, 1940

b)

Dec. 7, 1941

c)

Dec. 7, 1942

d)

Dec. 7, 1943

38.

What military strategy was used in order to take control of Japanese territories in Asia during WWII?

a)

Scorched Earth

b)

Slash and Burn

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Trench Warfare

39.

Which Japanese city was bombed first with an atomic bomb?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo

d)

Honshu

40.

Which Japanese city was bombed second with an atomic bomb?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo

d)

Honshu

41.

Which American general helped establish the Japanese constitution?

a)

George Patton

b)

Omar Bradley

c)

Ulysses Grant

d)

Douglas MacArthur

42.

The United State occupied Japan from 1945 to ____.

a)

1951

b)

1952

c)

1953

d)

1954

43.

What type of government was established in Japan after WWII?

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

44.

Today, Japan is a very ______ country economically.

a)

Poor

b)

Disastrous

c)

Successful

d)

Underachieving

45.

The British set up the East India Trade Company in India in which century?

a)

1600s

b)

1700s

c)

1800s

d)

1900s

46.

Indians fought for the British in WWI.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

After studying law in England, Gandhi lived in worked in which African country before moving to India?

a)

Egypt

b)

Algeria

c)

South Africa

d)

Kenya

48.

Gandhi used ______ ways to protest the British government's unjust laws.

a)

Violent

b)

Nonviolent

49.

The Republic of India was established in which year?

a)

1944

b)

1945

c)

1946

d)

1947

50.

After India was split, which country was created for the Muslims who lived in India at the time?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Pakistan

c)

Turkmenistan

d)

Bangladesh