History
This SE Asian Nation was the only one not colonized by a European power.
Thailand
This is when a country has more exports than imports.
Trade Surplus
Brunei,Thailand & Malaysia have this type of government.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
A ruling family who controls a country for a long period of time.
Dynasty
These huge surges of water can be caused by underwater earthquakes.
These were Communists in South Vietnam that fought against U.S. and South Vietnamese forces.
Viet Cong
The name for the government system where property is owned collectively and labor is organized in a way that is supposed to benefit all people.
What is Communism?
This Chinese leader helped found the people's republic of China. He also may be responsible for more deaths than any other person in history.
Who is Mao Zedong?
The name for a genre of popular music originating in South Korea
What is K-Pop?
This is only country in East or Southeast Asia that has an emperor.
What is Japan?
A warrior who was a member of a powerful military caste in Japan.
Samurai
The highest plateau in East Asia.
Tibetan Plateau
Having a population all belonging to the same ethnic group.
Homogenous
The Korean war was fought by North and South Koreans, but which two other countries were involved on opposite sides of the conflict?
Who are the U.S. and China?
This country is known as the Hermit Kingdom
North Korea
Name the two most important rivers in China.
Yangtze and Yellow.
This country made the news recently for passing laws that could make practicing homosexuality punishable by death.
Who is Brunei?
The capital of the Republic of China
Taipei
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on these two cities to force the Japanese to surrender.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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What makes East Asia a region?
What makes Southeast Asia a region?
East Asia - Shared physical geography, shared cultural ancestry
Southeast Asia - Shared Physical Geography & Climate, Similar Cultures, Shared history of Colonization