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Which country is an autocracy?
China
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
North Korea
A system where all economic decisions are made by the government
A. democracy
B. anarchy
C. communism
C. communism
A city in Japan on which the US dropped an atomic bomb during World War II.
A. Osaka
B. Hiroshima
C. Sapporo
B. Hiroshima
Both Vietnam and Korea are found on which continent?
A. Europe
B. Australia
C. Asia
D. South America
C. Asia
Which country is a presidential democracy?
China
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
South Korea
Which of the following statements provides the best evaluation of the effectiveness of the Great Leap Forward?
A. It was mildly successful in jumpstarting China’s economy and providing food to Chinese peasants.
B. It was a total failure in which millions of people died of starvation from famine.
C. It was completely successful in transforming China’s economy to how we know it today
B. It was a total failure in which millions of people died of starvation from famine.
An atomic bomb is
A. a type of nuclear weapon causing mass destruction
B. a type of chemical warfare
C. a large collection of guns
D. a type of biological weapon
A. a type of nuclear weapon causing mass destruction
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
A. North Korea remained Communist while South Korea remained democratic.
B. China and the Soviet Union were forced to withdraw from Southeast Asia
C. South Korea gained a significant amount of territory on the Korean Peninsula
A. North Korea remained Communist while South Korea remained democratic.
In which country do average citizens have the LEAST control over their government?
China
India
Japan
South Korea
China
n 1989 people gathered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China to protest. What was it they were trying to gain?
A. better access to education
B. a more democratic government
C. a better communist leader
B. a more democratic government
Which conflict drained Great Britain's resources and made it difficult for it to maintain control of India?
A. World War I
B. the Cold War
C. World War II
D. the Gulf War
C. World War II
The United States became involved in the wars in Korea and Vietnam for a similar reason. What was this reason?
A. The US had supported the communist governments in those nations
B. The US felt badly after dropping bombs here during WWII
C. The US feared the spread of communism and wanted to try to contain it
C. The US feared the spread of communism and wanted to try to contain it
Refusing to use and/or buy products associated with a company or group is a form of ________.
A. embargo
B. tariff
C. quota
D. boycott
D. boycott
The government of India is
a monarchy.
an oligarchy.
a democracy.
an autocracy.
A Democracy
What was Mao Zedong’s goal in starting the Cultural Revolution?
A. He wanted to destroy the Red Guard and anything associated with it.
B. He wanted to destroy anything associated with old China and any opposition to himself and his ideas.
C. He wanted to move China’s culture into the twentieth century in terms of technology.
B. He wanted to destroy anything associated with old China and any opposition to himself and his ideas.
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
A. North Korea remained Communist while South Korea remained democratic.
B. China and the Soviet Union were forced to withdraw from Southeast Asia
C. The Korean Peninsula was unified under a single, democratic government
D. South Korea gained a significant amount of territory on the Korean Peninsula
A. North Korea remained Communist while South Korea remained democratic.
The North Korean government is run by a single individual who makes all decisions regarding governing. North Korea can BEST be characterized as
an oligarchy.
an autocracy.
a theocracy.
a democracy.
an autocracy
I think the candidate from the Wombat Party would make a better president than the candidate from the Kangaroo Party. I am happy that my eighteenth birthday is before this year's election, so I will be allowed to vote.
In which type of government system does the speaker participate?
an autocracy
a democracy
a dictatorship
an oligarchy