Unit 8 Test Flashcards
Ferdinand Marcos
This leader rewrote the Philippine constitution to allow himself to become a dictator.
_________ is a Filipino noodle dish served with small pieces of meat and vegetables.
Pancit
The Strait of _________ is an important historical trade route.
Malacca
At one time, the _________ Islands were the only source of cloves valued by Europeans.
Molucca
_______ believe natural things are part of God.
Animists
Douglas MacArthur
Ordered to leave the Philippines, this American general made good on his promise, “I shall return!”
_________ invaded the Philippines, Indonesia, and other Asian countries during World War II.
Japan
Which European country NEVER controlled Malacca?
France
Spain agreed to give _________ to the United States after the Spanish war
the Philippines
Indonesia has the world’s largest __________ population.
Muslim`
The Petronas Twin Towers are in _________, Malaysia’s capital city.
Kuala Lumpur
Phnom Penh is the capital of ________.
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
This leader’s efforts to reunite North and South Vietnam led to the first Vietnam War
Each pose of Cambodian ________ has a special meaning.
Ballet
________ are skirts worn by both Myanmar men and women.
Longyi
Water ________ is a form of theater originating in Vietnam.
Puppetry
The ________ River is the longest river in Southeast Asia.
Mekong
The ________ controls the government of Vietnam.
Vietnamese Communist Party
The southern coastlands of ________ border the Andaman Sea.
Myanmar
________ became Myanmar’s capital in 2007.
Naypyidaw
________ is the greatest of the beehive-shaped stone temples built in Cambodia by the Khmer rulers.
Angkor Wat
After three wars, Myanmar became a ________ colony.
British
Vietnam’s capital, ________, recently celebrated 1,000 years as city.
Hanoi
The ________ Forest is Asia’s largest mangrove forest.
U Minh
Myanmar is called the Land of ________.
Pagodas
King Norodom Suramarit helped ________ gain independence.
Cambodia
The ________ River is Myanmar’s main transportation system.
Irrawaddy
The ________ was (were) responsible for the deaths of as many as 3 million Cambodians.
Khmer Rouge
____________—a type of vinegared rice—is Japan’s best-known dish.
Sushi
North Korea’s capital, ____________, is on the Northwestern Plain.
Pyongyang
The Japanese ____________ prevents declaration of war.
Constitution
Korea takes its name from the ____________ Dynasty.
Goryeo
