South And East Asia History Common Assessment Question Preview (ID: 46517)
7th Grade Social Studies Test April 2019.
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What type of government did the US help to establish in Japan after WWII?
a) a. An autocracy in which the emperor maintained complete power
b) b. A presidential democracy modeled closely on the Electoral College
c) c. A military dictatorship led by a general selected by the United States
d) d. A constitutional monarchy in which the emperor became a figurehead
What was the impact of the Amritsar Massacre?
a) a. Many Indians joined the British military to fight in World War I
b) b. The British granted India more local control over government
c) c. The United States demanded Britain give up control of India
d) d. Mohandas Gandhi organized a civil disobedience campaign
What was a part of Mohandas Gandhi’s strategy of civil disobedience in India?
a) a. Starting riots in major cities
b) b. Destroying British railroads
c) c. Kidnapping government officials
d) d. Refusing to obey unjust laws
Which conflict drained Great Britain’s resources and made it difficult for it to maintain control of India?
a) WWI
b) The Cold War
c) WWII
d) The Gulf War
Which of the following contributed to the growth of nationalism in India?
a) a. The country’s occupation by China
b) b. The country’s occupation by Great Britain
c) c. The spread of Christianity in the country
d) d. The spread of Buddhism in the country
What connection can be drawn between US involvement in the Vietnam and Korean Wars?
a) a. In both instances, the United States acted in violation of major international peace agreements
b) b. Both were proxy wars of the larger conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union
c) In both instances, the United Nations condemned the involvement of the United States
d) d. Both were efforts by the United States to acquire territory in the Pacific region
What led the United States to enter the Korean and Vietnam Wars
a) the spread of communism
b) defense treaties with each nation
c) the use of nuclear warfare
d) unlawful aggression against peaceful nations
What was the goal of Ho CHi Minh's Viet Minh?
a) annexation by china
b) an independient Vietnam
c) Colonial self rule of French Indonesia
d) Membership in the Soviet Cominform
What was one of the United States’ main goals when helping Japan rebuild after World War II?
a) a. Guaranteeing United States scientists had continued access to the sites of the nuclear explosions in Japan
b) b. Guaranteeing that Japanese citizens who fought against the United States were punished
c) Guaranteeing that property of the United States businesses seized by the Japanese was returned
d) d. Guaranteeing that Japan would not pose a future military threat to the United States
Why did the United States take part in the Korean War?
a) a. To establish a colony on the Korean peninsula
b) b. To defend South Korea against communist aggression
c) c. To aid its Chinese allies against an aggressive neighbor
d) d. To prevent North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons
How did the Chinese government respond to student protests in Tiananmen Square?
a) the red guards
b) the gang of four
c) the five man group
d) the cultural revolution group
During the rule of Mao Zedong, which group was known for breaking into the homes of people they considered bourgeois and destroying artworks, antiquities, and genealogical records?
a) It instituted a series of democratic reforms
b) It created a student-led revolutionary council
c) It sent tanks and troops to attack the protesters
d) It incorporated capitalist elements into its economy
Which of the following was NOT attributed to the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution?
a) Enforcement of equal pay for equal work
b) Destruction of Chinese national treasures
c) Execution of intellectuals and political protesters
d) Persecution of unproductive farmers and workers
Indian independence: Civil disobedience:: Vietnamese independence: __?__
a) non-violent protests
b) refusal to pay french taxes
c) boycotts and sit ins
d) Guerilla warfare
Student protesters in Tienanmen Square chiefly sought which of the following?
a) democratic reforms
b) better working conditions
c) stricter collectivization policies
d) membership in the red guard
All of the following are methods of nonviolent protests used by Mahatma Gandhi as part of the Indian independence movement EXCEPT:
a) refusing to pay taxes to the British Crown
b) Organizing marches to protest unfair laws
c) sabotaging political prisons
d) boycotting British produc
Which of the following developments associated with twentieth-century Chinese history occurred first?
a) The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
b) The Red Guards rise to political power
c) The Great Leap Forward economic program
d) The founding of the Communist Party of China
Which of the following completes the box below for the reason why the United States involved itself in the conflict? Vietnam won independence from the French in 1954 -- Civil War broke out between North and South Vietnam -- ________________
a) The United States wanted to gain a colony in Southeast Asia and hoped to conquer Vietnam
b) Ho Chi Minh was a brutal dictator who maintained control through torture and genocidal killings
c) The United States wanted to prevent North Vietnam’s communist government from taking control of South Vietnam
d) The United States heavily invested in the Vietnamese economy and they feared that a long war would disrupt trade
How did the domino theory affect U.S. policy in Vietnam?
a) It led directly to United States involvement in a Vietnamese civil war
b) It led directly to the United States’ decision to pull its combat forces out of Vietnam
c) It led the United States to insist on a coalition of allies to back them up as they fought the war
d) It led the United States to hope that if North Vietnam became a democracy, other countries would follow
In 1966, Mao Zedong initiated the Cultural Revolution to do what?
a) adopt aspects of western culture
b) purge china of anti-communist and capitalist elements
c) redistribute wealth from owners to workers
d) promote distinctly Chinese arts and industries
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