ASIA REVIEW Benchmark 3

What country has the largest democracy in the world? INDIA

Who started the Indian independence movement? Mohandas Gandhi

The legislator is responsible for what in a parliamentary system of government? Making and carrying out the laws

The person with the most power in a parliamentary system is the??? Prime Minister

What did India call their attempt to improve agriculture? The Green Revolution

India’s developing of industries has caused what type of environmental problems? Industrial waste in the Ganges

If one country is a region became communist, others would quickly follow….. Domino Theory

Gandhi’s main strategy for dealing with unfair British laws was to have his followers do what? Non- Violent Protest

How did the United States help rebuild Japan after WWII? Helped write constitution, established democracy, equal rights, defensive military, etc.

A highly trained work force has contributed to what country’s economic success? Japan

Japan must import _______ and food. RAW MATERIALS

What does the DMZ stand for? Demilitarized zone

Most workers in China and India are what? Farmers

On what line of latitude is Korea divided? 38 th Parallel

What does India specialize in today? Information Technology (IT)

Who was China’s Nationalist Leader? ChiangKai-shek

What is it called when a state is occupied and controlled by members of another nation? Colony

What effect did opening China up to foreign trade have on the country? Improved the economy

What country in Asia has the best economic system today and….WHY??? Japan, they have a highly educated work force with strong work ethics.

The Great leap Forward stressed what in China? Extensive commercial farming

Who won the Korean War and WHY???? No one really, both countries are still separated today.

Mao’s attempt to remove all ties to China’s cultural was known as??? Cultural Revolution

Seasonal winds accompanied with rain the blow across Southern Asia Monsoons

Who was the Communist hero of China who took power in 1949? Mao Zedong

Who were the Red Guard? Mao’s army of young people during the cultural revolution

Who did Chinese troops either arrest or kill for protesting for more freedom in Tiananmen Square? CHINESE STUDENTS

Of the countries we have studied, which is said to have a Mixed/Command Economy China & Vietnam

What program did Mao start to take attention off himself and the government’s failures. The Cultural Revolution.

What is nationalsim? Having a sense of pride in one’s country.

What is the purpose of having an exchange rate? So that countries can trade with one another

Who was Vietnam’s First Communist Leader? Ho Chi Minh

Japan’s #1 Natural Resource. FISH

The belief that if one country became Communist than all of its neighbors would also become Communist is known as what? The Domino Theory

The Soviet Union helped what country set up its new government after Japan was forced to give it up? NorthKorea

Do people living in North Korea elect their leaders? Why or Why not? No, it is a communist nation with a dictator as the ruler.

What happened at the end of the Korean War? North and South Korea were divided along the Demilitarized Zone

Japan was put under the control of what country after WWII? u.s.a.

What man was named Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific after WWII? DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Who were the Viet Cong? Farmers by day, guerrillas by night

Why was the Korean War fought? Communist North Korea invaded South Korea

What happened to the role of the emperor in Japan after World War II? His role in Japan became ceremonial in nature.

Why did India and Pakistan became two separate nations in the 1940s? Differences in religions

What was the name for the farmers who lived in South Vietnam and participated in guerilla warfare for North Vietnam at night? Viet Cong

Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam war? Because they feared that communism would spread in South Asia.

What type of government does Japan have today? Constitutional Monarchy/Parliamen tary Democracy

What type of government does North Korea have today? Communist/ Dictatorship and Autocracy

Where does most of North Korea’s money go? To the military

You are a world-class sailor. What body of water would your boat be in if you were on the EAST side of the KOREAN PENISULA? Sea of Japan

What type of economy does Vietnam have today? Mixed/Command

The communist dictatorship of North Korea has what type of economy? Command

What is the name of Japan’s parliament? The Diet

What was the result of the Vietnam War? North Vietnam took over South Vietnam.