~ Ms. Booth~. Indian National Congress (INC) Hiroshima & Nagasaki

SE AsiaUnit 2

Review Game

~Ms. Booth~

What organization formed in 1885 to fight for the independence of India?

Indian National Congress(INC)

On what two cities in Japan did the U.S. drop atomic bombs to bring

WWII to an end?

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

What was the cause of the Korean War?

North Korea invaded South Korea

Do North Korean citizens elect their

leaders?

NO

What led to the events of Tiananmen

Square in 1989?

Student protestors demanding political and

human rights

Kim Jong Un is the Dictator of North Korea, which has what form of

government?

Autocratic(Communist)

What strategy did Mohandas Gandhi use

in the struggle for Indian independence?

Non-Violent Protests

Who has made several attempts to modernize China’s economy after

1976?

Deng Xiaoping

What must Japan do to get food, since the island

consists of mountains which limit agriculture?

Import food from other countries.

Who is the leader that defeated Chang Kai-Shek & established communism and the People’s Republic

of China?

Mao Zedong

What is the area that separates North &

South Korea called?

The DMZ orDemilitarized Zone

Japan was overseen by what country,

after World War II?

The United States

What is nationalism?

Having a strong loyalty and devotion to ones nation and

the desire for self-government.

Why was the Indian sub-continent partitioned in 1947, forming India and

Pakistan?

Religious differences/tensions

What was the outcome of the most

recent conflict in Vietnam?

North & South Vietnam reunited as one Communist country.

What was the economic reform policy introduced by Mao Zedong, that led

to widespread famine and was a total failure?

The Great Leap Forward

Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War?

Their desire to stop the spread of communism.

When India gained its independence, what

happened to the Muslim portions of the country?

India was partitioned into East & West Pakistan

Who was the leader of North Vietnam, that

led the Vietminh against the Americans?

Ho Chi Minh

From what country did Japan receive foreign aid to help rebuild following

World War II?

The United States

What European nation colonized and controlled

India for almost 350 years?

Britain

After WW II, South Korea formed a government with the aid of what country?

The United States

Is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North

Korea) really a democracy and a republic?

It is neither a democracy nor a republic.

It is a communist nation.

What is Mohandas Gandhi best

remembered for?

His non-violent approach to India’s struggle for independence.

Who became the Chinese leader after

the death of Mao Zedong?

Deng Xiaoping

Where were hundreds of student protestors killed by

the Chinese military?

Tiananmen Square(Referred to as the Tiananmen Square Massacre)

What is the domino theory?

The belief held by the U.S. that if one country fell to communism, that others

were surely to follow.

What were some of the specific non-violent strategies used by

Gandhi?

*Fasting * Boycotts * Peaceful Demonstrations *Marches

If an area is referred to as overpopulated, what is

meant by that statement?

It means that there are more people living in the area

than the area can support.

What was the outcome of the

Korean War?

North and South Korea were divided along the38th Parallel...(Nothing really changed.)

North Korea is Communist and South Korea is a Democracy

Under the Communist reforms of Mao Zedong,

what was true of the programs he used in an

attempt to improve China’s economy?

His economic programs were absolute failures!

They virtually ruined China.

Once Japan had surrendered and the U.S. was providing assistance

to rebuild, was the emperor of Japan allowed

to maintain his power?

NO

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