1. In 2004 _____ destroyed many of Indonesia’s islands.

a. fire
b. a tsunami
c. earthquakes
d. bombs

2. The _____ colonized Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

a. Spanish
b. Dutch
c. French
d. British

3. _____ was elected president of the Philippines in 1965.

a. Corazon Aquino
b. Gloria Arroyo
c. Ferdinand Marcos
d. Michelle Bachelet

4. The United States resumed trade with __________ in 1995, or 22 years after the last U.S. troops left the country.

a. Burma
b. Vietnam
c. the Philippines
d. New Zealand

5. The nickname "Little Tigers" characterizes the _________ of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

a. economies
b. armies
c. religions
d. culture