What two countries have the largest populations in Asia?
India and China
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What is the relationship we had with Russia following WWII
A tense one. We were engaged in the Cold War
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Is Asia a country, continent or region?
Continent
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Who was the Chinese Leader we learned about?
Mao Zedong
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Where is the longest river in Asia?
China
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How many castes are there?
5 or 4 plus the untouchables
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What two wars did we actively fight in Asia?
Korean War and Vietnam War
200
What language is spoken in Asia?
TRICK QUESTION! Many languages are spoken in Asia
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Who is the current leader of North Korea?
Kim Jung-un
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Which country have we talked about in our Asia, Europe and Middle East unit?
Turkey
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What policy was instituted in China to help with the population problem?
one-child policy
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What happened in Cambodia as a result of the Vietnam War?
the Cambodian Genocide
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What is communism?
A form of government that attempts to equalize everything by putting extreme control in the hands of the government
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Who was the past leader of North Korea?
Kim Jung-il
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What is the scientific word used to say that there are lots of types of animals and plants in Asia?
Biodiversity
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What religions are commonly practiced in Asia. List at least three.
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism
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How did the Korean War end?
It didn't end really. We signed an armistice.
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What made the Vietnam War so different than wars we had fought in the past?
It was fought in a different way, not on battlefields and it was the first war that was widely photographed and video taped and reported on in the United States
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Who was the leader of communist North Vietnam during the Vietnam war?
Ho Chi Minh
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What naturally occurring illegal substance is in Asia?
Opium
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What are the difference in population make-up between India and Japan?
Japan has a large elderly population and dwindeling young population whereas India has a large young population and very few elderly people.
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Why did the Korean War start?
North Korea with the help of China and the Soviet Union invaded South Korea. The United States then had to get involved because of the UN agreement
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Where were college students shot in the United States while protesting the Vietnam War?