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Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was Britain first interested in India?

a)

They wanted more slaves

b)

India owed them money

c)

to build ships there

d)

to set up trading ports

2.

What was Gandhi's job after graduating from college?

a)

a doctor

b)

a lawyer

c)

a congressman

d)

a teacher

3.

What made Gandhi angry and more interested in fighting for the rights of Indians?

a)

The Cultural Revolution

b)

The Salt March

c)

The Amritsar Massacre

d)

The Great Leap Forward

4.

The means to have pride in your country and a desire for your people to rule themselves.

a)

Polytheism

b)

Tribalism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Nationalism

5.

Gandhi left India to fight for the rights of other Indians in this country.

a)

South Africa

b)

South America

c)

Britain

d)

Pakistan

6.

Who led India to independence?

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

Chang Kai Shek

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

7.

What methods did Gandhi use to protest?

a)

boycotts, speeches, and military force

b)

violent protests, boycotts, and tariffs

c)

boycotts, hunger strikes, and non-violent protests

d)

hunger strikes, speeches, and embargos

8.

Gandhi was angered by British taxes. He and many followers walked many miles to the ocean for a resource. This event was called...

a)

The Long March

b)

Amritsar

c)

The Sea March

d)

The Salt March

9.

Why was India still not at peace even after gaining independence?

a)

Hindus and Christians could not agree on a type of government

b)

Muslims and Hindus could not agree on a fair government for both.

c)

Hindus and Buddhists could not agree on how to divide the land.

d)

Muslims and Hindus could not agree on the type of economy they wanted.

10.

British India was divided into these countries after independence.

a)

India and East and West Pakistan

b)

British India and Pakistan

c)

India, Afghanistan, and East Pakistan

d)

Pakistan and Afghanistan

11.

What major event occurred in India soon after it gained independence?

a)

Gandhi finally became president

b)

India entered World War II

c)

Gandhi was killed

d)

Gandhi died from starvation

12.

What is civil disobedience?

a)

a system of protesting through violence to cause change

b)

a system of protesting through non-violence to force change.

c)

a system of colonial oppression to gain natural resources.

d)

a system of protesting through the use of the United Nations.

13.

This was the final dynasty in China.

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qing

d)

Quince

14.

One of the following is NOT true about the Great Leap Forward.

a)

The government took control of farms and businesses

b)

Over 20 million people died

c)

Backyard furnaces were used to increase steel production

d)

Peaceful protestors were attacked by tanks.

15.

Who was the first communist leader of China?

a)

Deng Xiaoping

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Kim Il Song

16.

Who was the leader of the Nationalist Party that fought communists in China

a)

Chang Kai Shek

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Deng Xiaoping

17.

Who were the Red Guards?

a)

Chang Kai Shek's fighting force

b)

Nationalist teens that fought for Mao

c)

a student military group that enforced Mao's teachings

d)

a student group that protested in Tiananmen Square

18.

Who became leader of China after Mao Zedong's death?

a)

Chang Kai Shek

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Xi Xinping

d)

Barack Obama

19.

Select THREE rights that the Chinese people DO NOT have today in China.

a)

freedom of religion

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom to own your own business

d)

freedom of press

20.

What was the Long March?

a)

The Qing army marching to fight the Nationalists

b)

The communists chasing the Nationalists for 6,000 miles

c)

The Nationalists chasing the communists for 6,000 miles.

d)

The Nationalists and the communists marching to war against Japan

21.

This event involved student protests in 1989. The Chinese government sent their military in to violently attack the crowd.

a)

Amristar Massacre

b)

Tiananmen Square Massacre

c)

Cultural Revolution

d)

The Red Square Massacre

22.

What ended the Cultural Revolution in China?

a)

The Nationalists were defeated by the Mao Zedong and the communists

b)

The Great Leap Forward

c)

Mao Zedong died

d)

Mao Zedong lost the election to Deng Xiaoping

23.

Which person was told to stay in Japan and help rebuild after World War II?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

General Mills

c)

Colonel Sanders

d)

General MacArthur

24.

Which event actually occurred after World War II?

a)

The U.S. helped Japan rebuild economically and they had a peaceful relationship

b)

The U.S. occupied Japan for four decades so Japan wouldn't rebuild their military.

c)

The U.S. forced Japan to pay them back for the Pearl Harbor attack.

d)

Japan was divided along the 17th parallel and became two separate countries.

25.

After going to war with Japan, why did the U.S. help rebuild?

a)

to control its economy and put American businesses through the country.

b)

To form an alliance with Japan and declare war on Communist China.

c)

to turn an enemy into an ally and create a democratic Japan.

d)

To prevent Vietnam from becoming the most powerful country in the region

26.

What caused Japan to finally surrender and end World War II?

a)

Mao Zedong died

b)

Hitler surrendered

c)

A peace agreement was made between the nationalists and the communists

d)

the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

27.

How was the emperor's role in new government different after World War II?

a)

He became leader of the parliament.

b)

The position of emperor no longer existed.

c)

His role was mostly ceremonial.

d)

He was given control of the Japanese military.

28.

Why was the U.S. helping South Korea during the Korean War?

a)

South Korea paid the U.S. lots of money to help them fight.

b)

The U.S. wanted to contain communism.

c)

South Korea was a U.S. colony at the time.

d)

South Korea was an ally of China.

29.

What was the truce agreement that stopped the fighting in the Korean War in 1953?

a)

It made North and South Korea a united country.

b)

It required North and South Korea to form democratic governments.

c)

It left North and South Korea divided at the 38th parallel.

d)

It left North and South Korea divided at the 17th parallel.

30.

Who supported North Korea after World War II?

a)

China and Japan

b)

The Soviet Union and China

c)

The United States and Japan

d)

The Soviet Union and Japan

31.

What event started the Korean War?

a)

South Korea invaded North Korea

b)

North Korea invaded South Korea

c)

South Korea and the U.S. attacked North Korea

d)

North Korea was attacked by China

32.

What caused China to join the Korean War?

a)

The communists in South Korea asked for their help.

b)

All communist countries are required to support other communist countries.

c)

MacArthur and the U.S. forces pushed too close to the North Korean border with China.

d)

China wanted to take over the Korean peninsula.

33.

Who was North Vietnam's leader during the Vietnam War?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

General MacArthur

c)

Kim Il Song

d)

Ho Chi Minh

34.

What happened when the U.S. left Vietnam?

a)

North and South Vietnam both became democracies

b)

North and South Vietnam were united into one communist nation.

c)

North Vietnam stayed communist and South Vietnam stayed democratic.

d)

Nothing changed.

35.

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

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Great Britain

36.

Where was Vietnam divided at the end of World War II?

a)

38th Parallel

b)

28th Parallel

c)

17th Parallel

d)

27th Parallel

37.

What was the "Domino Theory"?

a)

If one southern state would repeal its segregation laws, another one would too.

b)

It was a book that the students of Vietnam were forced to study.

c)

If one country were to fall to communist control, the countries around it would soon fall.

d)

Once humans build a base on the moon, exploration of the planets would quickly follow.

38.

What was the name of the movement where Mao Zedong attempted to silence anyone that opposed him or the communist party?

a)

The Great Leap Forward

b)

The Green Revolution

c)

The Long March

d)

The Cultural Revolution

39.

This was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to see who would be the dominant world power?

a)

Great Revolution

b)

World War II

c)

The Cultural Revolution

d)

The Cold War

40.

What event led to the U.S. becoming involved in World War II?

a)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

b)

Germany bombed Great Britain

c)

Hitler invaded Poland

d)

China involved Japan

41.

This was used by Ho Chi Minh to secretly transport military equipment and troops to South Vietnam.

a)

The Long March

b)

Ho Chi Minh City

c)

Ho Chi Minh Trail

d)

Saigon Trail

42.

What was the Little Red Book?

a)

Ho Chi Minh's secretive book of plans

b)

Mao Zedong's book of teachings and speeches.

c)

Kim Il Song's collection of lyrics from his favorite songs

d)

The Japanese book of codes that planned the Pearl Harbor attack.

43.

What happened to the Nationalist Party after Mao Zedong became leader of China?

a)

The Nationalists joined the Communist Party on the Long March

b)

The Nationalists voted to have Mao removed from power.

c)

The Nationalists were pushed by the communists out of mainland China to Taiwan

d)

The Nationalist Party ended up becoming the Communist Party.