SE Asia History Test Study Guide

The US intervened in Korea and Vietnam to stop the spread of:

• Communism
• Human Trafficking
• Weapons of mass destruction
• Democracy

Which country has a communist North and a democratic South today

• Germany
• Japan
• Korea
• China

Who established the People’s Republic of China in 1949?

• Ho Chi Minh
• Kim Jung-il
• Mao Zedong
• Mohandas Gandhi

Which program was designed to make farming more productive in China?

• Great Leap Forward
• Cultural Revolution
• Red Guard
• Long March

What was the period of time called when Mao Zedong tried to eliminate anyone that criticized the government?

• Great Leap Forward
• Cultural Revolution
• Middle Way
• Long March

What was the purpose of Mao’s Cultural Revolution?

• Divide China into two separate countries.
• Unite the people of China.
• Promote democracy to local governments.
• Spread Confucianism throughout the country.

Who primarily made up Mao’s Red Guard?

• Soldiers
• High School Students
• Government Leaders
• Peasants

The Red Guard did all of the following EXCEPT:

• Closed schools and universities.
• Encouraged freedom of religion.
• Imprisoned or executed opponents
• Sent millions of people to work in the countryside.

Chinese government troops attacked student protestors, and many were killed or arrested here in 1989:

• Red Square
• World Trade Center
• Tiananmen Square
• 38th Parallel

What is ‘Nationalism’?

• Loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture, or religion.
• A sense of belonging that is based on the constitution.
• A feeling of belonging to a group that is highly educated & wealthy.
• Loyalty, pride, and devotion toward one’s country.