Question 1

Why was Turkey better able to modernize than Persia (Iran) after World War I?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Mustafa Ke

Question 2

According to Map 29.1, "The Partition of the Ottoman Empire, 1914-1923," which of the following is true of the states of Syria and Iraq?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are located within the region typically referred to as the Balkans. 
B)  As mandates they were examples of postwar European imperialism in the Middle East. 
C)  It was within these states that most historians believe the First World War began. 
D)  They blocked Soviet access to the oil-rich Caucasus. 
A)  They are located within the region typically referred to as the Balkans. 
B)  As mandates they were examples of postwar European imperialism in the Middle East. 
C)  It was within these states that most historians believe the First World War began. 
D)  They blocked Soviet access to the oil-rich Caucasus.

Question 3

Why did Arab nationalists fight for the British in World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were promised a salary during the war and a pension after. 
B)  They were promised a home within the British Empire. 
C)  They were promised an independent Arab homeland. 
D)  They were promised passage to Australia. 
A)  They were promised a salary during the war and a pension after. 
B)  They were promised a home within the British Empire. 
C)  They were promised an independent Arab homeland. 
D)  They were promised passage to Australia.

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions:
-Long March

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 5

In 1931 Gandhi and tens of thousands of Indians were beaten and jailed for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had refused to take jobs working for the British. 
B)  They had refused to buy English cloth. 
C)  They were involved in a massive resistance campaign against the tax on salt. 
D)  They were protesting the liquor tax. 
A)  They had refused to take jobs working for the British. 
B)  They had refused to buy English cloth. 
C)  They were involved in a massive resistance campaign against the tax on salt. 
D)  They were protesting the liquor tax.

Question 6

According to the terms of Faisal bin Hussein's negotiations with the British, he became the ruler of Iraq and the British received what in return?

Accepted Answer

A)  All tax revenues from the kingdom 
B)  More soldiers for their army 
C)  Control of the Iraqi oil fields 
D)  Protection for the Suez Canal 
A)  All tax revenues from the kingdom 
B)  More soldiers for their army 
C)  Control of the Iraqi oil fields 
D)  Protection for the Suez Canal

Question 7

Which of the following appeared to be an immediate consequence of Arab cooperation with the British in World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arabs displaced Turks as the dominant group in the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  A large, independent Arab state was established. 
C)  Several independent Arab states were established. 
D)  Western imperialism took the place of Turkish rule in the Middle East. 
A)  Arabs displaced Turks as the dominant group in the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  A large, independent Arab state was established. 
C)  Several independent Arab states were established. 
D)  Western imperialism took the place of Turkish rule in the Middle East.

Question 8

Where did the Chinese Nationalists establish their new capital in 1928?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beijing 
B)  Nanjing 
C)  Shanghai 
D)  Canton 
A)  Beijing 
B)  Nanjing 
C)  Shanghai 
D)  Canton

Question 9

The modern nation of Iraq, shown in Map 29.1, occupies territory that was once part of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ancient Egypt 
B)  Indus civilization 
C)  Ancient Mesopotamia 
D)  The Balkans 
A)  Ancient Egypt 
B)  Indus civilization 
C)  Ancient Mesopotamia 
D)  The Balkans

Question 10

What did some British Cabinet members hope would occur if they created a Jewish homeland in Palestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hoped that someday the Jews would help them protect the Suez Canal. 
B)  They hoped that Jews would allow the British to establish military bases in their country. 
C)  They hoped they could use the Jews to negotiate lower oil prices. 
D)  They hoped that someday the Jews might want to settle in India. 
A)  They hoped that someday the Jews would help them protect the Suez Canal. 
B)  They hoped that Jews would allow the British to establish military bases in their country. 
C)  They hoped they could use the Jews to negotiate lower oil prices. 
D)  They hoped that someday the Jews might want to settle in India.

Question 11

After 1936, the British in Egypt agreed to keep their troops in what location?

Accepted Answer

A)  Near the Nile 
B)  A base in Cairo 
C)  A base in the Sinai 
D)  The Suez Canal Zone 
A)  Near the Nile 
B)  A base in Cairo 
C)  A base in the Sinai 
D)  The Suez Canal Zone

Question 12

Why did Palestine become the destination of most Jewish immigrants after 1921?

Accepted Answer

A)  The educated Arab population living there welcomed Jewish intellectuals. 
B)  The United States placed severe limits on immigration from eastern Europe. 
C)  Anti-Semitism among Arabs was in decline and businesses were cheap. 
D)  The Balfour Declaration was revoked by the League of Nations. 
A)  The educated Arab population living there welcomed Jewish intellectuals. 
B)  The United States placed severe limits on immigration from eastern Europe. 
C)  Anti-Semitism among Arabs was in decline and businesses were cheap. 
D)  The Balfour Declaration was revoked by the League of Nations.

Question 13

World War I and the Treaty of Versailles had a profound impact on the historical development of Asia. Describe this impact. Can an argument be made that even without the experience of World War I and the Versailles settlement, independence and change would have taken place in Asia anyway?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The war ex

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions:
-Lucknow Pact

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

In the late nineteenth century, 80 percent of the Filipino population practiced what faith?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholicism 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Hinduism 
A)  Catholicism 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Hinduism

Question 16

Mustafa Kemal sought to limit the influence of which of these on Turkish daily life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The state 
B)  The military 
C)  Religion 
D)  Science 
A)  The state 
B)  The military 
C)  Religion 
D)  Science

Exam 29: Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

Why was Turkey better able to modernize than Persia (Iran) after World War I?

According to Map 29.1, "The Partition of the Ottoman Empire, 1914-1923," which of the following is true of the states of Syria and Iraq?

Why did Arab nationalists fight for the British in World War I?

Use the following to answer questions: -Long March

In 1931 Gandhi and tens of thousands of Indians were beaten and jailed for what reason?

According to the terms of Faisal bin Hussein's negotiations with the British, he became the ruler of Iraq and the British received what in return?

Which of the following appeared to be an immediate consequence of Arab cooperation with the British in World War I?

Where did the Chinese Nationalists establish their new capital in 1928?

The modern nation of Iraq, shown in Map 29.1, occupies territory that was once part of which of the following?

What did some British Cabinet members hope would occur if they created a Jewish homeland in Palestine?

After 1936, the British in Egypt agreed to keep their troops in what location?

Why did Palestine become the destination of most Jewish immigrants after 1921?

World War I and the Treaty of Versailles had a profound impact on the historical development of Asia. Describe this impact. Can an argument be made that even without the experience of World War I and the Versailles settlement, independence and change would have taken place in Asia anyway?

Use the following to answer questions: -Lucknow Pact

In the late nineteenth century, 80 percent of the Filipino population practiced what faith?

Mustafa Kemal sought to limit the influence of which of these on Turkish daily life?

The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945

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