Southeast Asia Quick Check
Trace the impact of Mao’s communist policies on China.
Mao persuaded students to protest in Tiananmen Square.
Mao acquired Taiwan as a new province.
Mao began the Great Leap Forward that led to famine and many deaths. ✅
Mao began the Cultural Revolution and reignited Chinese culture.
Explain how the Korean War impacted American race relations.
The U.S. passed laws to limit Korean immigration to the U.S.
The U.S. segregated Black soldiers from White soldiers during the war.
Many Koreans immigrated to the U.S. after the war.
The U.S. military integrated Black and White troops during the war. ✅
How did the Vietnam War lead to limited power for the U.S. president?
The president was prevented from fighting in Cambodia.
The president could not act alone without UN support.
Congress passed the War Powers Resolution to limit unchecked military action. ✅
The U.S. had to refrain from other proxy wars.
Evaluate why war broke out between the French and Ho Chi Minh.
The Geneva Accords were unsuccessful.
The French no longer wanted to support Vietnam.
The French were supplying arms on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Diplomatic discussions with the French were unsuccessful. ✅
Assess how the British used divide and rule policies in Sri Lanka.
They favored the Tamil over the native Sinhalese. ✅
They used scorched-earth tactics on the ethnic minorities.
They made the Tamils refugees of the nation after a military coup.
They chose Sinhalese over Tamils in bureaucratic positions.