Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What was the force that drove
Western countries to seek possessions of Southeast Asia? note*** demand means “the desire
for”
a. | demand for Asian military
products | c. | demand for Asia
technology | b. | demand for Asian products | d. | demand for Chinese food |
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What do they call these lands
that border the Pacific Ocean?

a. | the
Badlands | c. | the Pacific
Rim | b. | the Far East | d. | the Near East |
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Which statement is
true?
a. | The Europeans established trading
posts to trade with Asians and the rest of the world | c. | The European states wanted to control Germany so they surrounded them in the
Pacific Rim | b. | The main reason that motivated European invasion was to establish military
bases | d. | There were many casinos and vacation spots in Southeast
Asia that Europeans liked |
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Which statement is true about
the lands in the Pacific Rim?
a. | the land is polluted with industrial
waste | c. | it is dry and not very good for
farming | b. | most of the lands have been urbanized and turned into
cities | d. | it is perfect for plantation
agriculture |
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What was the main area settled
by the Dutch?
a. | West
Indies | c. | South
Indies | b. | East Indies | d. | North Indies |
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After the British took over the
Malayan Peninsula a problem developed with China. What was the issue?
a. | emigration to
China | c. | theft of trade
secrets | b. | immigration from China | d. | China military expansion |
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Which country took over
Malaysia and Burma?
a. | France | c. | Italy | b. | Germany | d. | Briton (England) |
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Singapore is an important
economic city even today. Which country took over Singapore and established it as a port and trading
center?
a. | England | c. | Germany | b. | France | d. | Netherlands |
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Which country took control of
Indochina?
a. | England | c. | Germany | b. | France | d. | Netherlands |
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10.
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Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
together are called........
a. | the
Philippines | c. | Indochina | b. | India | d. | Dutch East
Indies |
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11.
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Missions of people migrated to
the Pacific Rim after European colonialization. Why?
a. | work in mines and
plantations | c. | better education
opportunities | b. | welfare and other social services | d. | Spanish Missions |
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12.
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Of all the countries in the
Pacific Rim, which one remained independent?
a. | Laos | c. | Cambodia | b. | Indo China | d. | Siam |
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13.
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King Mongkut modernized Siam
and reformed society. He even outlawed slavery, a common practice in Asia.
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How did the United States
acquire the Philippines as a colony?
a. | The U.S. bought the Philippines from
Spain | c. | The U.S. bought the Philippines from
Germany | b. | Spain ceded it after the Spanish American
war | d. | The Philippines invited the U.S. to take over the
country |
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What was the name of the
Philippine nationalist who fought the Americans?
a. | King
Mongkut | c. | Emilio
Aquinaldo | b. | Queen Liliuokalani | d. | Rome Magno |
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Which business did Americans
establish in Hawaii that accounted for 75% or the wealth in Hawaii by the
mid-1800s?
a. | salt
mines | c. | rice
fields | b. | copper mines | d. | sugar plantations |
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What was the name of the Queen
who tried to restore control of the Hawaii?
a. | Queen
Liliuokalani | c. | Queen
Latifa | b. | Queen Elizbeth II | d. | Queen Cogswell |
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Who removed the queen from
power in Hawaii?
a. | the Hawaiian
army | c. | the Hawaiian anti royalist
party | b. | American plantation owners | d. | the Socialists |
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19.
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In which year did the United
States annex the Republic of Hawaii
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Multiple Response Identify one
or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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20.
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Which countries claimed parts
of the Pacific Rim? (click all that apply)
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21.
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Which three things improved as
a result of European colonialism? (pick 3)
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