South Korea
What is the capital city of South Korea?
Seoul
Who is the current leader of North Korea?
Kim Jong-Un
What year did India and Pakistan gain independence from British rule?
1947
Name two of the five discussed eras in Japanese history
Edo
Meiji
Taishō
Shōwa
Heisei
What was the name of the communist group that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979?
Khmer Rouge
What is the name of the area that separates North and South Korea?
What is the capital city of North Korea?
Pyongyang
What is the name of the disputed region between India and Pakistan?
Kashmir
What major event led Japan to modernize rapidly in the late 19th century?
The Meiji Restoration
What was the goal of the Khmer Rouge?
To transform Cambodia into a classless agrarian society
What are South Korea's three biggest electronics chaebols? (family-owned conglomerates)
Samsung, Hyundai, and LG
What is the official ideology of North Korea that promotes self-reliance?
Juche
How did the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 impact India-Pakistan relations?
India supported East Pakistan’s independence movement, leading to war with Pakistan and worsening relations between the two countries.
What was Japan’s role in Southeast Asia during World War II?
Japan invaded and occupied many parts of Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, to expand its empire.
What was the name of the prison where thousands of people were tortured under the Khmer Rouge?
S-21 (Tuol Sleng Prison)
What event in 1987 led to South Korea’s transition to a democracy?
June Democratic Uprising
What was the name of the 1950–1953 conflict between North Korea and South Korea?
The Korean War
What role did religion play in the partition of India and Pakistan?
Religious differences led to the division, with India being majority Hindu and Pakistan being majority Muslim, resulting in mass migrations and violence.
What was the significance of Japan’s post-war economic miracle?
Japan rapidly industrialized and became one of the world’s leading economies within a few decades after World War II.
What organization were people supposed to be unquestionably loyal to during the Khmer Rouge rule?
Angkar ("The Organization")
What is the official term for South Korea’s economic growth from poverty to an advanced economy in a few decades?
Miracle on the Han River
What is the name of the first formal agreement between North and South Korea?
July 4th South-North Joint Communiqué
What was one reason the United States was interested in South Asia during the Cold War?
To stop the spread of communism
How did Japan’s industrial growth after World War II influence other Asian economies?
Japan became a model for economic development, with countries like South Korea and Taiwan adopting similar strategies for growth.
What was the name given to the mass graves used by the Khmer Rouge?
The Killing Fields