Southeast Asia Test

Question 1

What is the main climate?

Answer 1

Humid Sub Tropical

Question 2

What countries make up French Indochina?

Answer 2

Vietnam, Laos, and parts of Cambodia

Question 3

Ho Chi Minh nickname

Answer 3

Uncle Ho

Question 4

Ho Chi Minh story

Answer 4

Goes to U.S, no help
Goes to Russia and they agree to help as long as Vietnam turns into a communist country

Question 5

What was Dien Bien Phu

Answer 5

1954- Vietnamese destroy the French

Question 6

How did communism spread

Answer 6

Began in the north and heading south

Question 7

How did we help the good vietnamese people

Answer 7

They wanted supplies and money, but we gave them troops

Question 8

Why did we lose

Answer 8

Home-field Advantage
We didn’t know who we were fighting
Lack of support at home

Question 9

What is Home-Field Advantage

Answer 9

We weren’t used to the heat
Never fought in the jungle

Question 10

What were the viatnamese hiding places

Answer 10

tunnels

Question 11

Why were soldiers scared/paranoid

Answer 11

All of the Viatnamese looked the same so they couldn’t tell friend from foe

Question 12

What was happening back at home during the war

Answer 12

no support & wanted peace

Question 13

What did the U.S. do after they had lost

Answer 13

They evacuated Saigon

Question 14

Magellan Ethnicity

Answer 14

Portuguese

Question 15

When did Magellan sail for Spain

Answer 15

1519-1522

Question 16

How many ships/men

Answer 16

5 ships
285 men

Question 17

Who killed Magellan

Answer 17

Lapu Lapu in the Philippines

Question 18

How many ships/men returned home

Answer 18

1 ship
18 men

Question 19

What is the land of the free

Answer 19

Siam (Thailand)

Question 20

What is the largest Islamic country in the world

Answer 20

Indonesia

Question 21

How many islands are in Indonesia

Answer 21

17,000

Question 22

What foods is Indonesia known for

Answer 22

rice, tea, & spices

Question 23

Singapore population

Answer 23

About 5.5 million people

Question 24

Singapore is the _____ & _____ urban area

Answer 24

safest & cleanest

Question 25

2 laws in Singapore

Answer 25

No gum chewing No spitting

Question 26

Cambodia used to be a ____ country

Answer 26

communist

Question 27

What does "Red Khemer" mean

Answer 27

Communism in Cambodia

Question 28

Who was the leader of Khemr Rouge

Answer 28

Pol Pot

Question 29

How many people did Pol Pot kill

Answer 29

millions

Question 29

Khemer Rouge was like the ____ in China

Answer 29

Cultural Revolution

Question 30

Why didn't we know who we were fighting

Answer 30

Vietnamese all looked the same so we couldn't tell who was innocent or not.