Chapter 33 Asia and the Pacific   1. In an effort to stop the spread of communism in Asia after World War II, the United States ____________     A) encouraged Japanese industry.     B) started a war with North Korea.     C) decentralized Japanese agriculture.     D) all of the above   2. The effect of trade barriers in Japan is to ____________     A) make it hard for outsiders to sell goods there.     B) increase the U.S. trade deficit.     C) protect the jobs of Japanese citizens.     D) all of the above   3. The first Soviet-style Five-Year Plan in China ____________     A) brought all industry under government control.     B) improved agriculture more than it did industry.     C) allowed individual ownership of farms.     D) was accomplished without Soviet help.   4. During the 1990s China ____________     A) regained Hong Kong from the British.     B) repeated its claim to Taiwan.     C) expanded trade with Japan and Southeast Asia.     D) all of the above   5. South Korea's government ____________     A) has always been democratically elected.     B) had hereditary leaders.     C) was not democratically elected until 1987.     D) required the approval of North Korea.   6. The Viet Cong were ____________     A) former soldiers of the French army.     B) Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam.     C) forces specially trained by the United States.     D) pro-Western forces in South Vietnam.   7. The Southeast Asian republic with the second-highest standard of living is ____________     A) Japan.     B) Singapore.     C) Malaysia.     D) Indonesia.   8. A major area of dispute between India and Pakistan has been ____________     A) nuclear testing.     B) Bangladesh.     C) the territory of Kashmir.     D) Afghanistan.   9. Which statement is true of Bangladesh?     A) It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.     B) It is one of the most densely populated nations of the world.     C) It is a colony of India.     D) all of the above   10. Currently the country with the most economic influence in the Philippines is ____________     A) the United States.     B) Japan.     C) New Zealand.     D) Australia.