Question 1

Who was Yuan Shigai?

Accepted Answer

A)  The founder of Chinese communism 
B)  The leader of the Boxer Rebellion 
C)  Jiang Jieshi's best general 
D)  A former Manchu general who led the first Chinese republic 
A)  The founder of Chinese communism 
B)  The leader of the Boxer Rebellion 
C)  Jiang Jieshi's best general 
D)  A former Manchu general who led the first Chinese republic

Question 2

What was Persia renamed in 1935?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Turkmenistan 
D)  Azerbaijan 
A)  Iran 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Turkmenistan 
D)  Azerbaijan

Question 3

What event allowed the ultranationalists to assume a dominant position in Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The signing of the Treaty of Versailles 
B)  The U.S. acquisition of the Philippines 
C)  The Japanese attack on Manchuria 
D)  The Great Depression 
A)  The signing of the Treaty of Versailles 
B)  The U.S. acquisition of the Philippines 
C)  The Japanese attack on Manchuria 
D)  The Great Depression

Question 4

For Asians, what was the most important aspect of President Wilson's Fourteen Points?

Accepted Answer

A)  Educated Asians were particularly interested in Wilson's idea of national self-determination. 
B)  Most Asians were very excited about the prospect of the League of Nations. 
C)  West Asians, in particular, were very supportive of the mandates system. 
D)  The most important aspect to Asians was the promise of open diplomacy. 
A)  Educated Asians were particularly interested in Wilson's idea of national self-determination. 
B)  Most Asians were very excited about the prospect of the League of Nations. 
C)  West Asians, in particular, were very supportive of the mandates system. 
D)  The most important aspect to Asians was the promise of open diplomacy.

Question 5

"As in the West, Asian nationalism was both a creative and destructive force." Discuss this quote critically, being sure to indicate the positive and negative consequences of the movement.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The creati

Question 6

Who was the May Fourth Movement directed against?

Accepted Answer

A)  Foreign missionaries 
B)  Chinese Communists 
C)  Warlords and imperialists 
D)  The Manchu Dynasty 
A)  Foreign missionaries 
B)  Chinese Communists 
C)  Warlords and imperialists 
D)  The Manchu Dynasty

Question 7

How could Western imperialism be regarded in 1918?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was much stronger than it had been in 1914. 
B)  It was essentially over in Asia but continuing in Africa. 
C)  It was weakened, but still very much alive. 
D)  It was essentially over in Africa but continuing in Asia. 
A)  It was much stronger than it had been in 1914. 
B)  It was essentially over in Asia but continuing in Africa. 
C)  It was weakened, but still very much alive. 
D)  It was essentially over in Africa but continuing in Asia.

Question 8

According to Map 29.2, "The Chinese Communist Movement and the War with Japan, 1927-1938," Japan's occupation of Manchuria and Korea protected it from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongolia 
B)  China 
C)  Taiwan 
D)  Soviet Union 
A)  Mongolia 
B)  China 
C)  Taiwan 
D)  Soviet Union

Question 9

The Sykes-Picot Agreement between England and France called for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine 
B)  The division of the Ottoman Empire between the two Western powers 
C)  The establishment of the mandates system 
D)  The peaceful decolonization of western Asia 
A)  The establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine 
B)  The division of the Ottoman Empire between the two Western powers 
C)  The establishment of the mandates system 
D)  The peaceful decolonization of western Asia

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions:
-May Fourth Movement

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 11

What document called for the establishment of the Jewish state in Palestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points 
B)  The Versailles peace settlement 
C)  The Balfour Declaration 
D)  The Lucknow Agreement 
A)  Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points 
B)  The Versailles peace settlement 
C)  The Balfour Declaration 
D)  The Lucknow Agreement

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions:
-Sykes-Picot Agreement

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 13

In China, what was the Long March?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Communist offensive that ended with their taking of Beijing 
B)  The effort of 50,000 troops to defend the main Communist army at Kunlun Pass 
C)  Mao Zedong's symbolic description of the Communists' rise to power 
D)  A tactical Communist retreat during which tens of thousands lost their lives 
A)  The Communist offensive that ended with their taking of Beijing 
B)  The effort of 50,000 troops to defend the main Communist army at Kunlun Pass 
C)  Mao Zedong's symbolic description of the Communists' rise to power 
D)  A tactical Communist retreat during which tens of thousands lost their lives

Question 14

Reza Shah Pahlavi proclaimed himself shah following which event?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Kemal reforms in Turkey 
B)  The discovery of oil in Persia 
C)  His conversion to Christianity 
D)  A British attempt to take over Persia 
A)  The Kemal reforms in Turkey 
B)  The discovery of oil in Persia 
C)  His conversion to Christianity 
D)  A British attempt to take over Persia

Question 15

Why are the children representing the Philippines and Cuba labeled "Guerilla" and "Cuban Ex-patriot" being disciplined by Uncle Sam in this illustration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many believed they were unfit for self-government. 
B)  They had been part of the rebellion against Spain that led to the Spanish-American War. 
C)  They were negatively influencing events in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. 
D)  They had resisted attempts at an American takeover of their governments. 
A)  Many believed they were unfit for self-government. 
B)  They had been part of the rebellion against Spain that led to the Spanish-American War. 
C)  They were negatively influencing events in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. 
D)  They had resisted attempts at an American takeover of their governments.

Question 16

In 1916 leaders of the Congress Party and India's Muslim League signed what agreement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bombay Agreement 
B)  The Rowlatt Acts 
C)  The Lucknow Pact 
D)  The Hyderabad Treaty 
A)  The Bombay Agreement 
B)  The Rowlatt Acts 
C)  The Lucknow Pact 
D)  The Hyderabad Treaty

Question 17

Which of the following is a loose translation of satyagraha?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Soul force" 
B)  "Great soul" 
C)  "Self-rule" 
D)  "Free will" 
A)  "Soul force" 
B)  "Great soul" 
C)  "Self-rule" 
D)  "Free will"

Question 18

Japan resigned from the League of Nations after the League objected to Japanese aggression in what country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Korea 
B)  Vietnam 
C)  Manchuria 
D)  The Philippines 
A)  Korea 
B)  Vietnam 
C)  Manchuria 
D)  The Philippines

Question 19

Why was Gandhi able to win concessions from Great Britain using nonviolent tactics?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Gandhi's b

Question 20

As a result of discriminatory laws passed by British settlers, poor Indians in South Africa had to either return to India or do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enroll in an English-language school 
B)  Work on a plantation 
C)  Tend to cattle 
D)  Work as laborers in the diamond mines 
A)  Enroll in an English-language school 
B)  Work on a plantation 
C)  Tend to cattle 
D)  Work as laborers in the diamond mines

Exam 29: Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

Who was Yuan Shigai?

What was Persia renamed in 1935?

What event allowed the ultranationalists to assume a dominant position in Japan?

For Asians, what was the most important aspect of President Wilson's Fourteen Points?

"As in the West, Asian nationalism was both a creative and destructive force." Discuss this quote critically, being sure to indicate the positive and negative consequences of the movement.

Who was the May Fourth Movement directed against?

How could Western imperialism be regarded in 1918?

According to Map 29.2, "The Chinese Communist Movement and the War with Japan, 1927-1938," Japan's occupation of Manchuria and Korea protected it from which of the following?

The Sykes-Picot Agreement between England and France called for which of the following?

Use the following to answer questions: -May Fourth Movement

What document called for the establishment of the Jewish state in Palestine?

Use the following to answer questions: -Sykes-Picot Agreement

In China, what was the Long March?

Reza Shah Pahlavi proclaimed himself shah following which event?

Why are the children representing the Philippines and Cuba labeled "Guerilla" and "Cuban Ex-patriot" being disciplined by Uncle Sam in this illustration?

In 1916 leaders of the Congress Party and India's Muslim League signed what agreement?

Which of the following is a loose translation of satyagraha?

Japan resigned from the League of Nations after the League objected to Japanese aggression in what country?

Why was Gandhi able to win concessions from Great Britain using nonviolent tactics?

As a result of discriminatory laws passed by British settlers, poor Indians in South Africa had to either return to India or do which of the following?

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