Divisions in Asia

Multiple Choice

Which group of people helped the communists gain greater popular support in China during World War II?

• rural peasants

• the population of Southern China

• educated city dwellers

• Chinese Americans in the U.S.

Multiple Choice

Why did the United States choose to support Chiang Kai-shek in the Chinese Civil War?

• to stop the spread of communism in Asia

• because Chiang Kai-shek had the support of the rural peasant population

• because Chiang Kai-shek had a better chance of winning the civil war

• to stabilize the legitimacy of the U.N. Security Council

Multiple Choice

Why did North Korea and South Korea create two separate governments in 1948?

• The United States refused to support the United Nations' election

• The United Nations ordered separate elections

• Stalin refused to permit a national election to unite the country

• The Korean people resented being told to hold elections by the occupying forces

Multiple Choice

Why did China enter the Korean War in 1950?

• to restore peaceful division on its border

• to reclaim the land it believed belonged to China

• to protest its lack of representation on the U.N. Security Council

• to prevent a democratic government forming on its border

Open Ended

What was the outcome of the Korean War?