[KAS 2] Panel I - Tugon sa mga Hamon sa Kasaysayan (Timog Silangang Asya)

Over what issues did India and Pakistan divide in 1947?

Conflicts in religion, particularly between the Hindus and the Muslims residing in one location together.

How was the Green Revolution able to improve India's economy during Indira Gandhi's reign?

India became more a more self-sustaining country.

Why is rural development in a state of "lag" despite region efforts in South Asia?

Economic decline, agricultural struggles, and continuous population growth of the area.

When was the partition of India and Pakistan?

1947

When was Bangladesh created as a separate Muslim State?

1971

The Sikhs assassinated Rajiv Gandhi.

FALSE It was the Tamils who assassinated Rajiv Gandhi.

Which region in India (and Pakistan) became the focal point of conflict during the Hindi-Muslim partition?

Kashmir

Which was identified as East Pakistan before their independence during the 70s? (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan)

Bangladesh

Which country was called Ceylon before its independence in 1948? (Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka

Who was India's first prime minister that followed on Gandhi's principles?

Jawaharlal Nehru

Who was the daughter of India's first prime minister who was assassinated by the Sikhs?

Indira Gandhi

Who was the successor of India's first woman prime minister who had made peace with the Sikhs but was also assassinated afterwards? (V.P. Singh, Rajiv Gandhi, A.B Vajpayee)

Rajiv Gandhi

What was the most dominant religion in India during their partition during the 50s? (Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism)

Hinduism

Nehru had been the symbol and architect of the new India and its dominant political figure for more than a generation.

TRUE

The Caste system has been completely abolished and deemed unnecessary.

FALSE, the Caste system still remains recognized as a powerful force in rural areas of India.

What are the recurring problems that India still experiences as of today?

Poverty, Population Growth, and Communal Divisions

The Green Revolution caused India to be self-sufficient in 1975.

TRUE

Which country was given independence in 1923 with Indian influence still remaining influential in their region? (Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan)

Nepal

Afghanistan remains under the control of the Taliban showing little to no signs of stopping.

TRUE

Who was India's prime minister during 2014 who clallegend Manmohan Singh and still remains the country's PM up until now?

Narendra Modi

Why did Vietnam invade Cambodia in 1978?

To overthrow the Khmer Rouge

Why was Laos heavily bombed by the U.S.?

To disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail (supply route to Viet Cong)

A meeting of 29 Asian/African nations to promote decolonization, nonalignment, and resist Cold War polarization.

Bandung Conference

When was the ASEAN founded?

1967

The Geneva Accords created a temporary partition of Vietnam at the 38th Parallel.

FALSE, the partition was drawn at the 17th parallel.

When did the Pathet Lao also known as the Lao People's Liberation Army, take over Laos?

1975

Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declared Indonesian independence in 1949.

FALSE, Indonesian independence was declared in 1945 but the Dutch only recognized it in 1949.

Vietnamese victory in this battle led to French withdrawal. (Tet Offensive, Battle of Hue, Battle of Dien Bien Phu)

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

These three countries share the island of Borneo.

Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia

Myanmar moved its capital from ____________ to Naypyidaw.

Yangon

Leader of the Khmer Rouge. Enforced radical agrarian communism, killing up to 4 million Cambodians in the "Killing Fields."

Pol Pot

Burmese nationalist leader who negotiated independence from Britain. Assassinated before Burma’s independence in 1948.

Aung San

Who founded the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma?

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi

TRUE

North Korea’s official state ideology, developed by Kim Il Sung in the 1950s.

Juche

The Dutch ruled both Singapore and Malaysia from the 19th Century to the early 20th Century.

FALSE, Singapore and Malaysia were both occupied by the British.

An opium producing zone located in Burma, Laos and Thailand. (Golden Triangle, Golden Crescent, Andean Region)

Goldent Triangle

Indonesian dictator who was backed by the U.S. He massacred Communists but stabilized the economy. Ousted in 1998 protests. (Sukarno, B.J. Habibie, Suharto)

Suharto

The first president of South Korea. Anti-Communist dictator who was educated in the U.S., but his corrupt rule led to his overthrow in 1960. (Park Chung-hee, Syngman Rhee, Kim Dae-jung)

Syngman Rhee

Who commanded UN forces in Korea?

General Douglas MacArthur