ASEAN Background & Development

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Southeast Asia needed a regional organization?

• To facilitate and benefit from the regional integration process

• To enable the Southeast Asian countries to continue their cooperation with their former colonial powers

• To help promote the region to the rest of the world and establish international cooperation

• To fill the void in political power left by the colonial powers and ensure the region's stability

Which Southeast Asian countries were members of SEATO?

• Malaya

• Thailand

• Indonesia

• Philippines

• Vietnam

The Association of Southeast Asia (ASA) was established by which countries?

• Philippines

• Singapore

• Brunei

• Thailand

• Malaya

Which Southeast countries were members of the Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC)?

• Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, North Vietnam

• Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam, Burma

• Burma, South Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

• Thailand, Malaysia, South Vietnam, Philippines

One of the factors that enabled the creation of ASEAN was...

• The end of the Second World War

• The success of SEATO in opposing the communist threat in Southeast Asia

• Leadership changes in Indonesia and Philippines

• The end of the Cold War between the democratic and communist powers

The 'Founding Fathers' of ASEAN were the heads of government of original member countries

• True

• False

Who were the founding members of ASEAN?

• Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand

• Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand

• Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

• Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand

When was ASEAN established?

• 16 September 1963

• 9 September 1969

• 28 February 1968

• 8 August 1967

• 50 January 1966

Which country joined ASEAN one week after gaining independence?

• Brunei

• Burma

• Cambodia

• Laos

• Vietnam

ASEAN was established with the signing of the...