Pro-democracy protests draw tens of thousands in Hong Kong
Sep. 29, 2014
Q: Protesters demanding to freely choose their next leader were met by tear gas, pepper spray and arrests in the streets of Hong Kong over the weekend. Hong Kong is in which nation on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Communist Party leaders in China are concerned about calls for democracy spreading to cities on the mainland, threatening their grip on power. In 1989, student protests for democracy were crushed in China's capital . . .
A. Seoul
B. Beijing
C. Shanghai
D. Taipei
Q: Promising a great deal of autonomy for the 426-square-mile region and rights including freedom of assembly and free speech, Beijing regained control of Hong Kong in 1997 from which country?
A. Japan
B. Russia
C. United Kingdom
D. United States
Q: The “Occupy Central” demonstrations have been opposed by tycoons in the international financial center. Hong Kong first became a top trading port because of its outstanding deepwater harbor on which body or water?
A. South China Sea
B. East China Sea
C. Yellow Sea
D. Taiwan Strait
Q: Like the U.S. “Occupy Wall Street” demonstrations, Hong Kong's “Occupy Central” protest targets a financial district. China ranks second behind the United States in which category?
A. Size of economy
B. Number of billionaires
C. Number of prisoners
D. All of the above
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