Indonesia, Korea and Vietnam Study Guide
Directions: Complete the following study guide on your OWN paper for 5 points extra credit on the test.
Indonesia
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What is the relative location of Indonesia? Indonesia is an archipelago in Oceania and SE Asia.
Name the capital of Indonesia. Jakarta
What is the population of Indonesia? 234.5 Million Major ethnic groups? Javanese, Madurese
What is the major religion? Islam 80% and 20% Buddhism and Hinduim
Explain how Indonesia might be considered a developed country? Use the literacy rate, and infant mortality rate to justify your stand. The literacy rate at
90% and high infant mortality rate of nearly 30 infants per 1,000 suggests that this is a developing nation.
What type of government does Indonesia have and who is in charge of the government? (what position-not person)
How is the government of Indonesia similar to the United States?
What environmental issues does Indonesia have and what are the causes?
How is manufacturing and pollution a trade off in Indonesia?
What are the key exports? What is the most important agricultural product?
Korea and Korean War
Why do some folks refer to the Korean War as the forgotten war?
How did WWII change Korea?
How did North and South Korea develop?
What happened on June 25, 1950?
Complete the chart below on your own paper. If you complete this correctly it should take at least a half of a page.
North Korea
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Type of government, name of leader
Type of economy and what the economy is based on.
What type of assistance does N. Korea need and why?
Infant mortality rate
Literacy rate
Is this country developed or undeveloped. Explain what you base
your answer on.
How is the labor force divided?
What are their ecological issues?
What is the media like on North Korea?
Explain the issues related to nuclear arms?
What is the capital of North Korea?
Language?
Life expectancy men? Women?
South Korea
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Type of government, name of leader
Type of economy and what the economy is based on.
Infant mortality rate
Literacy rate
Is this country developed or undeveloped. Explain what you base
your answer on.
How is the labor force divided?
What are their ecological issues?
What is the media like on North Korea?
Explain the issues related to nuclear arms?
What is the capital of North Korea?
Language?
Life expectancy men? Women?
. What is the DMZ add what do the initials stand for? How is the 38th parallel related to the DMZ?
How is the DMZ an ecological find? Animal preserve?
What new forms of transportation were first used in the Korean War?
What is the Cold War?
Explain the Domino Theory.
Vietnam and Vietnam War
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Who controlled Indonochina in 1886?
What countries make up Indochina?
Who is HO Chi Minh?
What theory was Dwight D Eisenhower known for? Explain this theory.
What incident led to US involvement in Vietnam?
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Who was William Westmoreland?
What issue made the Vietnam War undesirable?
What problems did US soldiers have in Vietnam?
List three battles that occurred in Vietnam-1965, 1968
How long did the Vietnam War last, what years and how many Americans died?
How was Lyndon Johnson’s presidency affected by the Vietnam War?
Which of Johnson’s advisors supported escalation of the war?
What battle in Vietnam marked the turning point in US involvement-when the US decided to get out?
Who was Robert McNamara?
What was the Tet Offensive?
Who were the Viet Cong?
What was Agent Orange?
What is guerilla warfare?
What type of government does Vietnam have today? Economy?
How do most people make their living?