Which action was taken by Deng Xiaoping to improve the economy of China?

encouraging some capitalist practices

The communists were successful in the Chinese civil war because the...

Peasants supported the communists

What was one result of the Green Revolution for India?

greatly increased its food production

First Prime Minister of India after Partition in 1947

What did the Green Revolution involve?

the expanded use of fertilizers

Sri Lanka has continuing conflicts between

Sinhalese Buddhists & Tamil Hindus

What is the Household Responsibility System?

Farmers being allowed to sell goods in markets

Increased urbanization led to --

overcrowded, congested, and polluted areas

What is collectivization?

The creation of communal farms to replace family enterpise

During the 1980’s and 1990’s the economic policies of Deng Xiaoping led directly to...

an increase in trade with the West

What started the Korean War?

The North Korean Invasion of South Korea.

What happened in Tiananmen Square?

The Chinese Army massacred student protesters.

How much money on goods/services a country makes in a year

The Partition of India was when...

British India split into India and Pakistan

empty buffer zone made to keep two countries from fighting

Indira Gandhi was assassinated because

her army massacred Sikhs at their Golden Temple.

A river separating North Korea from most of China

The United States "played the China card"...

to isolate the Soviets between NATO and a hostile China.

The Indian constitution outlawed Caste discrimination and

Created job quotas for lower castes

What was China’s cultural revolution about?

Take out China‘s “bourgeois“ tendencies.

Why was the Green Revolution a problem

Machines too expensive for small farmers

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1
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the leader of
The Salt March
The Indian National Congress
The Partition
The Indian Muslim League
2
What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958) and collectivization?
fall of Communism in China
breakup of the Soviet Union
independence of Kenya from Great Britain
massive famine in China
3
What is the borderland called that Hindu Indians and Muslim Pakistanis fight over?
Yugoslavia
Kashmir
Cyprus
Jerusalem, Israel
4
Which action was taken by Deng Xiaoping to improve the economy of China?
practicing glasnost
discouraging foreign investment
encouraging some capitalist practices
organizing the Red Guard
5
Mao's Little Red Book was...
A stupid name for a book that wasn't actually red
A book of quotes from Mao
Mao's Diary
The instruction manual for the farming equipment
6
Where did Mother Teresa begin her charity?
The South
The poorest parts of Calcutta
Los Nietos Middle School
In the United States
7
The communists were successful in the Chinese civil war because the...
The west did not support the nationalists
Communists were better supplied
Peasants supported the communists
Communists had the support of the U.S.
8
What was one result of the Green Revolution for India?
started using more solar energy
greatly increased its food production
started a recycling program
increased its amount of arable land
9
What was the time of rapid economic growth in Japan called?
the Economic Miracle
the Economy Boom
the Great Depression
the Economic Climb
10
Why did peasants support Mao Zedong?
He overthrew the Qing Emperor
He gave them control of factories
He overthrew the Kuomintang
He gave them land
11
The famous Buddhist and political leader the Dalai Lama fled to India from _____________.
Tibet
Siberia
Outer Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
12
Nehru was.....
First Prime Minister of India after Partition in 1947
A man most famous for having a jacket named after him
First Prime Minister of Pakistan after Partition in 1947
Not a very important man in India's history...
13
What were the students at Tiananmen Square demanding?
Democracy
Repression
A dictatorship
Communism
14
Who said "I don't care if a cat is black or white as long as it catches mice?"
Syngman Rhee
Shinzo Abe
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
15
What did the Green Revolution involve?
encouragement of home gardening
speading of renewable power sources
the expanded use of fertilizers
less use of technology
16
Sri Lanka has continuing conflicts between
Hutus and Tutsis
Sinhalese Buddhists & Tamil Hindus
Dravidian animists and Hindu rebels
Urdu separatists and Kashmir Rebels
17
Women in India have more rights than men.
True
False
18
What is the Household Responsibility System?
Another word for Iron Rice Bowl
Farmers being allowed to sell goods in markets
Another word for collectivism
The privatization of state enterprises
19
After being pushed back to the Pusan Perimeter, where did MacArthur invade?
Inchon
The DMZ
The 38th Parallel
The Yalu River
20
Which international governing body intervened in the Korean War?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
World Bank
NATO
21
Increased urbanization led to --
overcrowded, congested, and polluted areas
demands to end power of political machines
legislation limiting immigration to urban areas
philanthropists helping the poor
22
What is collectivization?
A system imposed by communist to collect taxes more quickly
Confiscated land and distributed it equally among peasants
A policy that sent intellectual elites to work on farms
The creation of communal farms to replace family enterpise
23
the Chinese youth that pushed the Cultural Revolution
Korean War
Domino Theory
Red Guards
Two Chinas
24
During the 1980’s and 1990’s the economic policies of Deng Xiaoping led directly to...
an increase in trade with the West
an expansion of China’s colonial empire
a return to a strict communist economy
the success of the commune system
25
What started the Korean War?
Soviet invasion of North Korea
The North Korean Invasion of South Korea.
The Chinese Invasion of North Korea.
South Korea's Invasion of North Korea.
26
How was the Korean War ended?
North Korea Surrended
Peace Treaty
Armstice
South Korea Surrendered
27
What happened in Tiananmen Square?
The Chinese Army massacred student protesters.
Student protesters overthrew the Communist Government.
The United States supported Chinese student protesters.
The Chinese Army protested against the Communist Government.
28
What was the repercussions of the Cultural Revolution?
Very good
Partially good
Chaos
No changes
29
What is GDP?
How much money the government makes from taxes
How much money the government sends to other countries
How much money on goods/services a country makes in a year
How much money on goods/service a country makes in a month
30
The Partition of India was when...
The UK took over India
British India split into India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan formed one country
India became independent from France
31
Demilitarized Zone:
A zone where construction happens
A dangerous place where most fighting happens
An empty buffer zone created as a place for fighting
empty buffer zone made to keep two countries from fighting
32
Indira Gandhi was assassinated because
She agreed to let Punjab be free.
she agreed to split India and Pakistan.
her army massacred Sikhs at their Golden Temple.
her government was corrupt.
33
To where did Jiang Jieshi flee when the Guomindang lost?
Russia
U.S.
Taiwan
India
34
Policy in Communist China that limited families to only having one child?
One-Child Policy
An Aging Population
World Population Flows
Demographic Transition
35
The Yalu river is
A glacier
A mountain range
A river separating North Korea from most of China
The largest Rice farm location in Asia
36
What is the name of the small perimeter where U.S. forces were trapped in South Korea?
Korean Conflict
Pusan Perimeter
Forgotten War
Inchon Invasion
37
Which is not one of The Four Asian Tigers?
Singapore
Taiwan
Hong Kong
North Korea
38
The United States "played the China card"...
to isolate the Soviets between NATO and a hostile China.
to attempt to bring down the Chinese leadership.
to gain access to Chinese markets for American goods.
to explore communism and welcome it into American life.
39
During the Cold War, one of the nonaligned nations was
Cuba.
Poland.
India.
Japan.
40
Which country entered Korean War when MacArthur got to close to Yalu River?
Russia
China
Vietnam
North Korea
41
The Indian constitution outlawed Caste discrimination and
Marriages must be approved by a panel of elected judges
Created job quotas for lower castes
Equality now exists in rural areas
Brahman were given huge salaries by government
42
As India approached Independence violence broke out between
Hindus and Muslims
Jain and Buddhists
Sikhs and Bhramins
Jews and Christians
43
Large farms made by Mao Zedong were known as...
IDK
Communes
Big Farms
He didn't have big farms
44
What was China’s cultural revolution about?
Cause people to see the problems.
Open peoples minds to change.
Making people have a common goal.
Take out China‘s “bourgeois“ tendencies.
45
Dalits often work as
Toilet cleaners
Teachers
Priests
Soldiers
46
Why was the Green Revolution a problem
Caused a famine
Led to too many small farms
Got rid of Famine
Machines too expensive for small farmers
47
What was the boundary between North and South Korea BEFORE the Korean War?
The Iron Curtain
The 38th Parallel
The 49th Parallel.
The Demarcation Line Line
48
This Indian Political Party is associated with Hindu Nationalism
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
Indian National Congress (INC)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
49
During the Great Leap Forward, peasants were told to make...
Weapons
Steel
Plastics
Revolution
50
Who was Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
First president of Pakistan
First president of India
First Asian Minister of Parliament
First Mughal Emperor

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