East Asia
Which two ideologies were at the center of the conflict during the Korean War?
Communism and Democracy/Captalism
Which Southeast Asian nation was never colonized?
Thailand
How did neighboring Arab nations respond to Israel's declaration of Independence?
Continual conflict
Colonial economies were primarily structured to benefit who?
The empire/colonizers
The first British colony in Australia was established to do what?
House convicted prisoners (penal colony)
What was Mao Zedong's social and economic campaign in China called?
The Great Leap Forward
Which nation seized control of the majority of Southeast Asia during World War II?
Japan
What is the largest lake in Asia?
The Caspian Sea
As of April 2023, which country is officially the most populous in the world?
India
Name one of the three U.S. dependencies in the Pacific.
American Samoa, Guam, or Northern Mariana Islands
What was the main goal of European powers intervening in China during the late 1800s?
After the French withdrawal in 1954, what type of government took control of North Vietnam?
Communist
What was the term for a territory controlled by an Allied power after World War I?
Mandate
What are the three "G's" that motivated European explorers?
God, Gold, and Glory
True or false:
Most Pacific Islands gained independence peacefully.
True
During the Korean War, which country provided significant military support to North Korea?
China
What specific foreign policy led the United States to enter the Vietnam War?
Containment
Syria and Egypt
What was the name of the massive private business out of England that had a royal charter allowing them exclusive trading rights in India?
The British East India Company
Today, both Australia and New Zealand are independent nations, but remain members of _______________.
The British Commonwealth of Nations
List three of the six main countries that colonized in Asia.
Portugal, Spain, France, England, The U.S., the Netherlands
This group was responsible for what is known as "the killing fields"
Khmer Rouge
Why did the borders of the post-WWI mandates cause so much long-term conflict in the Middle East?
The borders of the mandates ignored religious and ethnic divisions.
In what year was the British East India Company founded?
1600
This group of islands was claimed by colonizers to provide supply stations as it falls about halfway between Asia and North America.
Micronesia