History of Asia FMQ's 1,2,6

Considering the United States’ post-World War II goals and mindset, which aspect of post-war Japan did the United States probably have the MOST influence on?

• support for nuclear nonproliferation   

• the weakening of the Japanese military    

• Japan gaining an elected legislature   

• Japan’s emperor no longer being considered a god    

Why did Mao Zedong begin the Great Leap Forward program?

• He wanted to increase the amount of food grown by Chinese peasants.

• He wanted China’s economy to match the United States.

• He wanted to maintain the quality of products made in China.

• He wanted China to develop a communist government.

What did Gandhi urge Indians to do during World War II?

• Gandhi did not want Indians to take sides during the war.

• Gandhi took no position on World War II.

• Gandhi felt everyone should help the British war effort.

• Gandhi urged Indians to work for the Japanese.

What world events may have inspired the Tiananmen Square protestors?

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• American involvement in the Vietnam War

• the division of Korea into North and South Korea

• Japan becoming a constitutional monarchy

• the collapse of several western Communist governments

Why did many Indians wish to leave the British Empire by the late nineteenth century?

• They were unhappy with their lack of access to the best education and jobs.

• They wished to join the French empire instead.

• They were unhappy about belonging to a country with a monarchy.

• They wished to divide into separate Hindu and Muslim states.

What became of United States efforts to prevent Ho Chi Minh from taking over the country of Vietnam and reuniting it as one country?

• The U.S. is still working to prevent Vietnam from becoming a communist country.

• Vietnam remains permanently divided, with the North communist and the South democratic.

• American efforts ended in 1975 and Vietnam was united under the government designed by Ho Chi Minh.

• Vietnam became a western style democracy under a government designed by the U.S.