Revolutions and Red Stars (Unit 5: East Asia)
What 1911 event ended China's imperial rule and led to the founding of the Republic?
Correct Answer: The Revolution of 1911
What movement encouraged Africans and African descendants to unite globally?
Pan-Africanism
Who led India’s nonviolent movement against British rule?
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Which African country became the first to gain independence from colonial rule after WWII?
Ghana
Which leader is known as the "Father of Modern China"?
Sun Yat-sen
Which protest by Chinese students in 1919 helped spark a cultural and political awakening?
Correct Answer: The May Fourth Movement
Who won the Lenin Peace Prize for leading Ghana to independence?
Kwame Nkrumah
What term describes Gandhi’s method of nonviolent resistance?
Satyagraha
Which Japanese emperor was allowed to keep his throne after WWII even though Japan surrendered?
Emperor Hirohito
Who became famous for leading India through independence but was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist?
Mahatma Gandhi
Who led the Long March, which became a symbol of Communist perseverance in China?
Correct Answer: Mao Zedong
What term describes Africa's export-based economy that often caused hunger at home?
Cash-crop economy
What 1919 event in India involved British troops killing hundreds of peaceful protesters?
The Amritsar Massacre
In which African country did the Mau Mau Rebellion happen during the independence movement?
Kenya
Who fought for African unity but was criticized for aligning too closely with the Soviet Union?
Kwame Nkrumah
What horrific event in 1937 showed Japanese brutality during the Second Sino-Japanese War?
Correct Answer: The Rape of Nanjing
What racist system of segregation in South Africa finally ended in the 1990s?
Apartheid
What major religious split occurred when British India gained independence in 1947?
The Partition of India and Pakistan
What movement criticized traditional Confucian values and embraced democracy and science in China?
The May Fourth Movement
What leader modernized Turkey after WWI and is known as “Atatürk”?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
What major Cold War conflict split Korea into two very different countries?
The Korean War
What year is called the "Year of Africa" because 13 nations gained independence?
within in two years is acceptible
1960
Who became the founder and first leader of Pakistan?
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Which peaceful protest led to thousands of Indians being jailed for making salt?
The Salt March
Which Egyptian leader nationalized the Suez Canal, standing up to Britain and France?
Gamal Abdel Nasser