East Asia Benchmark Review
Review concepts related to East Asia 2011
- 1.The ideas and beliefs of people in East Asian countries are strongly influenced by_____________
- A.
Monsoon rains
- B.
China
- C.
Christianity
- 2.The type of economy in China today is_________________
- A.
Command
- B.
Communism
- C.
Both -- they mean the same thing
- 3.A correct description of the communist government is______________
- A.
Authoritarian
- B.
Totalitarian
- C.
Both
- 4.The most important leader of Communist leader in China was ____
- A.
Gandhi
- B.
Ho Chi Minh
- C.
Mao Ze Dong
- 5.When one country takes over the government or economy of another country, this is called __________________
- A.
Communism
- B.
Imperialism
- C.
Capitalism
- 6.Name western countries that were imperial powers in East Asia.
- A.
China, Japan
- B.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey
- C.
Britain, France
- 7.Market economies include __________________
- A.
Businesses owned by individuals, not the government`
- B.
Businesses must make a profit
- C.
Both of the above
- 8.A command economy includes___________________
- A.
Government ownership of all property
- B.
People work to make a profit
- C.
Free trade
- 9.From World War II until about 1990, the Cold War was being fought. This was was about_____________________
- A.
Communist countries trying to take over the world
- B.
Non-communist countries trying to defence the world from Communism
- C.
Both
- 10.How was South East Asia affected by the Cold War?
- A.
Korea was split in a civil war. Communist North Korea tried to take over South Korea
- B.
Vietnam was split in a civil war. Communist North Vietnam tried to take over South Vietnam
- C.
Soviet Union tried to control West Germany
- 11.What continent has the largest number of countries which have democratic governments?
- A.
Europe
- B.
Asia
- C.
North America
- 12.The Communist government set up by Mao Zedong was _______________
- A.
Totalitarian
- B.
Democratic
- C.
Absolute monarchy
- 13.Confucianism is ___________________
- A.
A form of government created by Mao Zedong
- B.
A Chinese belief system that teaches good behavior and respect for family
- C.
An Indian belief system that teaches about reincarnation
- 14.What South East Asian nation suffered from war because of the Cold War?
- A.
Korea
- B.
Vietnam
- C.
Japan
- 15.The rights of Chinese were not respected by the government. This was shown in our cartoon about________________
- A.
Tiananmen Square
- B.
The Forbidden City
- C.
The Great Wall
- 16.The word "urban" means ________________
- A.
Countryside
- B.
Forests
- C.
City
- 17.The British took over India and forced China to change its laws to allow trade. This is an example of ___________________________
- A.
Imperialism
- B.
Democracy
- C.
Communism
- 18.France took over parts of South East Asia and controlled Vietnam in 1914. This is an example of _____________________
- A.
Communism
- B.
Market Economy
- C.
European Imperialism
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