Question 1

Why were the reforms of Reza Shah Pahlavi less successful than those of Kemal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persia lacked sufficient resources to finance Pahlavi's reform efforts. 
B)  There were too few European-educated elites in Persia to carry out secular changes. 
C)  Persia's religious leadership rejected his Marxist approach. 
D)  The German militarily interfered with Pahlavi's rule. 
A)  Persia lacked sufficient resources to finance Pahlavi's reform efforts. 
B)  There were too few European-educated elites in Persia to carry out secular changes. 
C)  Persia's religious leadership rejected his Marxist approach. 
D)  The German militarily interfered with Pahlavi's rule. B

Question 2

Mustafa Kemal took the surname Atatürk, which meant

Accepted Answer

A)  "defender of the people." 
B)  "fighter of infidels." 
C)  "father of the Turks." 
D)  "leader." 
A)  "defender of the people." 
B)  "fighter of infidels." 
C)  "father of the Turks." 
D)  "leader." C

Question 3

In the first decades of the twentieth century, the British offered Indians several compromises to full self-rule. What were the British intentions?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
In 1917 the British announced a policy in India that gave Indians partial self-rule. The British created a dual administration, in which the British retained authority over taxes, police, and law courts but Indian officials (who were elected) were put in charge of agriculture and health. This attempt to address the many Indian demands for more autonomous rule largely failed. It was followed by the creation of emergency measures such as the Rowlatt Acts.

Question 4

How did the Indian nationalist movement change under Mahatma Gandhi's leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  It became more violent and more militant. 
B)  Its appeal was restricted to the poor. 
C)  Its appeal was restricted to elites. 
D)  It appealed to Indians of all social classes. 
A)  It became more violent and more militant. 
B)  Its appeal was restricted to the poor. 
C)  Its appeal was restricted to elites. 
D)  It appealed to Indians of all social classes.

Question 5

In the first decades of the twentieth century, the Western ideologies of nationalism and Marxism were used by many Asians as weapons against Western imperialism. Why were these two ideologies useful in the struggle against imperialism? How does the history of China in this era exemplify this?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Some Asian

Question 6

How did the Rowlatt Acts allow the British to rule India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through "emergency measures" 
B)  Along the lines of Hindu morality 
C)  By strictly capitalist interest 
D)  According to new liberal ideals 
A)  Through "emergency measures" 
B)  Along the lines of Hindu morality 
C)  By strictly capitalist interest 
D)  According to new liberal ideals

Question 7

Who was responsible for the wholesale slaughter of Armenians during World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allied soldiers 
B)  The Turkish government 
C)  Serbian nationalists 
D)  Russian Bolsheviks 
A)  Allied soldiers 
B)  The Turkish government 
C)  Serbian nationalists 
D)  Russian Bolsheviks

Question 8

From 1911 until 1949, China was in a state of chaos. Why was it so difficult to rebuild a stable Chinese state after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

The miserable lot of the peasants, the c

Question 9

What were the external factors that gave rise to ultranationalists in Japan?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
As the Mei

Question 10

Mustafa Kemal declared that Turkish law was going to be based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  European secular law 
B)  Sacred shari'a law 
C)  The new Soviet law code 
D)  Traditional Turkish customs 
A)  European secular law 
B)  Sacred shari'a law 
C)  The new Soviet law code 
D)  Traditional Turkish customs

Question 11

Why did the Arabs feel betrayed by the British and the French at the end of World War I?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Britis

Question 12

Which of the following was true of the mandates system in the League of Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  It demonstrated that the West was committed to the modernization of its colonies. 
B)  It showed that the Europeans were committed to maintaining the imperial system. 
C)  It was generally well-received in Asia. 
D)  It was included at the request of Indian nationalists. 
A)  It demonstrated that the West was committed to the modernization of its colonies. 
B)  It showed that the Europeans were committed to maintaining the imperial system. 
C)  It was generally well-received in Asia. 
D)  It was included at the request of Indian nationalists.

Question 13

What challenges did Reza Shah Pahlavi face as he attempted to reform Persia?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Persia was

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions:
-Majlis

Accepted Answer

A) A committee created by the League of Nations to oversee the developed nations' fulfillment of their international responsibility toward their decrees. 
B) The 1916 secret agreement between Britain and France that divided up the Arab lands of Lebanon, Syria, southern Turkey, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. 
C) A 1917 statement by the British foreign secretary that supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. 
D) The 1923 treaty that ended the Turkish war and recognized the territorial integrity of a truly independent Turkey. 
E) The national assembly established by the despotic shah of Iran in 1906.
F)A Jewish collective farm, first established by Zionists in Palestine, on which each member shared equally in the work, rewards, and defense.
G)A 1916 alliance between the Hindus leading the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.
H)Loosely translated as "soul force," which Gandhi believed was the means of striving for truth and social justice through love, suffering, and conversion of the oppressor.
I)A Chinese nationalist movement against foreign imperialists and warlord rule; it began as a 1919 student protest against the decision of the Paris Peace Conference to leave the Shandong Peninsula in the hands of Japan.
J)An intellectual revolution beginning in 1916 that attacked traditional Chinese, particularly Confucian, culture and promoted Western ideas of science, democracy, and individualism.
K)Giant conglomerate firms established in Japan beginning in the Meiji period and lasting until the end of World War II.
L)The 6,000-mile retreat of the Chinese Communist army in 1934 to a remote region on the northwestern border of China, during which tens of thousands lost their lives. 
A) A committee created by the League of Nations to oversee the developed nations' fulfillment of their international responsibility toward their decrees. 
B) The 1916 secret agreement between Britain and France that divided up the Arab lands of Lebanon, Syria, southern Turkey, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. 
C) A 1917 statement by the British foreign secretary that supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. 
D) The 1923 treaty that ended the Turkish war and recognized the territorial integrity of a truly independent Turkey. 
E) The national assembly established by the despotic shah of Iran in 1906.
F)A Jewish collective farm, first established by Zionists in Palestine, on which each member shared equally in the work, rewards, and defense.
G)A 1916 alliance between the Hindus leading the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.
H)Loosely translated as "soul force," which Gandhi believed was the means of striving for truth and social justice through love, suffering, and conversion of the oppressor.
I)A Chinese nationalist movement against foreign imperialists and warlord rule; it began as a 1919 student protest against the decision of the Paris Peace Conference to leave the Shandong Peninsula in the hands of Japan.
J)An intellectual revolution beginning in 1916 that attacked traditional Chinese, particularly Confucian, culture and promoted Western ideas of science, democracy, and individualism.
K)Giant conglomerate firms established in Japan beginning in the Meiji period and lasting until the end of World War II.
L)The 6,000-mile retreat of the Chinese Communist army in 1934 to a remote region on the northwestern border of China, during which tens of thousands lost their lives.

Question 15

What were Theodor Herzl's beliefs with regard to Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A)  That Zionism was a grave threat to European Judaism 
B)  That the security of Jews could be obtained only if they moved to the United States 
C)  That all of Palestine should be given to the Jews 
D)  That only a Jewish state could guarantee Jews their dignity and security 
A)  That Zionism was a grave threat to European Judaism 
B)  That the security of Jews could be obtained only if they moved to the United States 
C)  That all of Palestine should be given to the Jews 
D)  That only a Jewish state could guarantee Jews their dignity and security

Question 16

What was the stated intention of the mandates system?

Accepted Answer

A)  To allow Western nations to trade mandates with each other 
B)  To fully absorb the mandates into European countries 
C)  To completely free mandates of any European presence 
D)  To prepare the mandates to be self-governing 
A)  To allow Western nations to trade mandates with each other 
B)  To fully absorb the mandates into European countries 
C)  To completely free mandates of any European presence 
D)  To prepare the mandates to be self-governing

Question 17

The British commander who ordered what became known as the Amritsar Massacre acted because Indians had gathered

Accepted Answer

A)  on the day all public meetings had been banned. 
B)  to hear Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi speak. 
C)  to protest British repression. 
D)  in open defiance of the Rowlatt Acts. 
A)  on the day all public meetings had been banned. 
B)  to hear Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi speak. 
C)  to protest British repression. 
D)  in open defiance of the Rowlatt Acts.

Question 18

Mustafa Kemal believed the restoration of Turkey should be based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marxism-Leninism 
B)  Islamic fundamentalism 
C)  A constitutional monarchy 
D)  Modernization and secularization 
A)  Marxism-Leninism 
B)  Islamic fundamentalism 
C)  A constitutional monarchy 
D)  Modernization and secularization

Question 19

In the 1920s and 1930s, Japanese ultranationalists could be characterized by the fact that they

Accepted Answer

A)  embraced large corporations. 
B)  sought to coexist with Marxists. 
C)  attempted to break from old cultural traditions and practices. 
D)  were violently anti-Western. 
A)  embraced large corporations. 
B)  sought to coexist with Marxists. 
C)  attempted to break from old cultural traditions and practices. 
D)  were violently anti-Western.

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions:
-Permanent Mandates Commission

Accepted Answer

A) A committee created by the League of Nations to oversee the developed nations' fulfillment of their international responsibility toward their decrees. 
B) The 1916 secret agreement between Britain and France that divided up the Arab lands of Lebanon, Syria, southern Turkey, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. 
C) A 1917 statement by the British foreign secretary that supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. 
D) The 1923 treaty that ended the Turkish war and recognized the territorial integrity of a truly independent Turkey. 
E) The national assembly established by the despotic shah of Iran in 1906.
F)A Jewish collective farm, first established by Zionists in Palestine, on which each member shared equally in the work, rewards, and defense.
G)A 1916 alliance between the Hindus leading the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.
H)Loosely translated as "soul force," which Gandhi believed was the means of striving for truth and social justice through love, suffering, and conversion of the oppressor.
I)A Chinese nationalist movement against foreign imperialists and warlord rule; it began as a 1919 student protest against the decision of the Paris Peace Conference to leave the Shandong Peninsula in the hands of Japan.
J)An intellectual revolution beginning in 1916 that attacked traditional Chinese, particularly Confucian, culture and promoted Western ideas of science, democracy, and individualism.
K)Giant conglomerate firms established in Japan beginning in the Meiji period and lasting until the end of World War II.
L)The 6,000-mile retreat of the Chinese Communist army in 1934 to a remote region on the northwestern border of China, during which tens of thousands lost their lives. 
A) A committee created by the League of Nations to oversee the developed nations' fulfillment of their international responsibility toward their decrees. 
B) The 1916 secret agreement between Britain and France that divided up the Arab lands of Lebanon, Syria, southern Turkey, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. 
C) A 1917 statement by the British foreign secretary that supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. 
D) The 1923 treaty that ended the Turkish war and recognized the territorial integrity of a truly independent Turkey. 
E) The national assembly established by the despotic shah of Iran in 1906.
F)A Jewish collective farm, first established by Zionists in Palestine, on which each member shared equally in the work, rewards, and defense.
G)A 1916 alliance between the Hindus leading the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.
H)Loosely translated as "soul force," which Gandhi believed was the means of striving for truth and social justice through love, suffering, and conversion of the oppressor.
I)A Chinese nationalist movement against foreign imperialists and warlord rule; it began as a 1919 student protest against the decision of the Paris Peace Conference to leave the Shandong Peninsula in the hands of Japan.
J)An intellectual revolution beginning in 1916 that attacked traditional Chinese, particularly Confucian, culture and promoted Western ideas of science, democracy, and individualism.
K)Giant conglomerate firms established in Japan beginning in the Meiji period and lasting until the end of World War II.
L)The 6,000-mile retreat of the Chinese Communist army in 1934 to a remote region on the northwestern border of China, during which tens of thousands lost their lives.

Exam 29: Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

Why were the reforms of Reza Shah Pahlavi less successful than those of Kemal?

Mustafa Kemal took the surname Atatürk, which meant

In the first decades of the twentieth century, the British offered Indians several compromises to full self-rule. What were the British intentions?

How did the Indian nationalist movement change under Mahatma Gandhi's leadership?

In the first decades of the twentieth century, the Western ideologies of nationalism and Marxism were used by many Asians as weapons against Western imperialism. Why were these two ideologies useful in the struggle against imperialism? How does the history of China in this era exemplify this?

How did the Rowlatt Acts allow the British to rule India?

Who was responsible for the wholesale slaughter of Armenians during World War I?

From 1911 until 1949, China was in a state of chaos. Why was it so difficult to rebuild a stable Chinese state after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty?

What were the external factors that gave rise to ultranationalists in Japan?

Mustafa Kemal declared that Turkish law was going to be based on which of the following?

Why did the Arabs feel betrayed by the British and the French at the end of World War I?

Which of the following was true of the mandates system in the League of Nations?

What challenges did Reza Shah Pahlavi face as he attempted to reform Persia?

Use the following to answer questions: -Majlis

What were Theodor Herzl's beliefs with regard to Judaism?

What was the stated intention of the mandates system?

The British commander who ordered what became known as the Amritsar Massacre acted because Indians had gathered

Mustafa Kemal believed the restoration of Turkey should be based on which of the following?

In the 1920s and 1930s, Japanese ultranationalists could be characterized by the fact that they

Use the following to answer questions: -Permanent Mandates Commission

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