Where did the Japanese attacked the United States on Dec. 7,1941?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
100
This European country colonized India in the 1700's.
What is Britain?
100
He was the leading American General in the Pacific in WWII.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
100
He led the Communist Party of China against the Nationalist.
Who is Mao Zedong?
100
This country fell to communism after WWII, when Chiang Kai -Shek and the nationalist where driven to the island of Taiwan.
What is China?
200
What type of government did the U.S. help Japan establish after WWII?
Democratic (constitutional monarchy)
200
He led the India independence movement.
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
200
Gen. MacArthur's famous quote was, "I shall return!" What country was he promising his return?
What is the Philippines?
200
What was Mao trying to accomplish in the Great Leap Forward of the 1950's?
What is industrialize China?
200
This country fell to communism after WWII, when communist led a revolt from French occupiers and fought against the US in a long war. The country was unified under communism in 1975.
What is Vietnam?
300
The invested so much in Japan after the war because they wanted to make Japan a __________________ for the future.
What is trade partner or ally?
300
The type of civil disobedience that Gandhi encouraged Indian citizens to use to promote change in their nation.
What is non-violent protest?
300
Gen. MacArthur led UN coalition troops in 1950 to help defend ______________ from its communist neighbor.
What is South Korea?
300
The Red Guard was Mao's youth who terrorized China imprisoning and murdering citizens who would not follow what failed plan?
What is Cultural Revolution?
300
This country fell to communism, after WWII when a treaty allowed the Soviet Union to have control of the area above the 38th parallel.
What is North Korea?
400
How did the U.S get Japan to surrender to end WWII?
What is drop the atomic bomb?
400
What did India gain in 1947?
What is independence?
400
Because UN troops pushed the North Koreans so far back in the Korean War, what communist neighbor got involved in the war and caused it to end in a stalemate?
What is China?
400
China was indirect participant in what war that lasted from 1945-1990?
What is the Cold War?
400
He was the leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, and he declared independence from the French.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
500
The deadliest battle in the Pacific during WWII fought over a small island near Japan.
What is Iwo Jima?
500
One of Gandhi most famous protest was a 240 mile march to the sea. It is known as
What is The Salt March?
500
Despite his success in the Pacific, MacArthur was relieved of his duties by President Truman because they disagreed on the strategy of the Korean War. What did MacArthur want to do?
What is attack China?
500
In 1989, Chinese military killed hundreds of protesters in Beijing who wanted more freedom for Chinese citizens. What was this event called?
What is Tiananmen Square?
500
The was the theory that the United States had that if one country fell to communism then another would and another would and so on, and so on.