se asia unit 2 review game
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SE Asia Unit 2 Review Game. ~ retrieved from mrskathyrogers.wordpress.com 2010-11. 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?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SE AsiaUnit 2
Review Game
~retrieved from mrskathyrogers.wordpress.com2010-11
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 are 3 MAJOR physical features in or around S.E. Asia?
Mount Everest, Gobi Desert, Indian Ocean
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 or
Demilitarized 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
What is the natural barrier which
separates China and India?
The Himalayan Mountains
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
What river in India is considered sacred
and called the “Holy River”?
The Ganges River
Who was the leader of North Vietnam, that
led the Vietminh against the Americans?
Ho Chi Minh
In which country is the Mekong River
located?
Vietnam
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
What impact does a country’s literacy rate
have on the standard of living in that country?The standard of living is higher in
countries with a high literacy rate.
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
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
How well do you remember these topics?
Apartheid...Mandela...de Klerk...the ANCScramble for Africa...African independenceZionism...Israel independence...PalestineFall of the Ottoman EmpireCause for Operation Desert StormShariah LawGeography of SW Asia (the Middle East),
Africa, & SE Asia
MEMORY LANE...
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!!
STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!