The most practiced religion of South and East Asia
What is Islam ?
100
the demand for self-rule and strong love for one's country
What is nationalism ?
100
This Asian country creates the most pollution?
What is China?
100
The political and economic system in whch major productive resources in a society are owned by the public or the state and wealth is divided among citizens equallly
What is communism?
100
India was called this because she was Great Britain's most profitable colong from 1800's to WWII
What is Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire?
200
the majoirty of people in India follow this religion
What is Hinduism ?
200
This term refers to a country that is not under the countrol of another's rule
What is Independence?
200
Inefficient cooking fuels, forest fires, exhaust from automobiles, fumes from industry create this phenomenon
What is Asian Brown Cloud?
200
Where specifically did brutal crushing of pro-democracy demonstrations in 1989 occur when troops and polic killed several hundred unarmed people
What is Tiananmen Square in Beijing China?
200
Refusal to buy a product in order to protest unfair treatment
What is a boycott?
300
the belief that a person's soul is reborn into another life
What is reincarnation?
300
a leader of India's independence movement who used a policy of non-violent non-cooperation against the British
Who was Mohandas Gandhi?
300
These two Asian country's air pollution causes illness and death, lung cancer, acid rain, breathing problems
What is China and India?
300
He was the founder of modern CHina and one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century
Who was Mao Zedong?
300
This term refers to the reason for foreign involvment in other countries specifically Korea and Vietnam
What is Containment of Communism?
400
the philosophy which emphasizes respect for elders and being polite
What is Confuciusism?
400
This event happened because of Gandhi's belief in non-violent protest
What is Indian Independence from Britain in 1947?
400
Removal of forests upstream, draining of lowland swamps that act as a sponge and heavy monsoon rains and climate shift cause events along these two rivers
What is China's Huang He and Yangtze River?
400
This action was an attempt to rapicly industrialize China's peasant economy
What is The Great Leap Forward?
400
He was the leader of Vietnam's fight for independence from France
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
500
this is the most holy river to the followers of Hinduism and where is it located
What is Ganges River in India ?
500
untreated sewage dumped into river, human and animal remains, fertilizers and industrial waste
What is Main causes of water pollution in Ganges River?
500
unsafe drinking water caused by bacteria affects people along which two rivers
What is India's ganges River and China's Yangtze River?
500
This campaign was launched by Mao Zedong to rid himself of his rivals but ended up destroying China's social fabric.
What is the Cultural Revolution?
500
The United States feared the spread of communism in Asia if Vietnam were allowed to become communist. Even after the US involvement this still happened