Question 1

The customary "government party" in Japan between the 1950s and 1993 was the

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A)  People's Action Party. 
B)  Liberal Democratic Party. 
C)  Socialist Party. 
D)  Social Democratic Party. 
E)  Party of the Republic. 
A)  People's Action Party. 
B)  Liberal Democratic Party. 
C)  Socialist Party. 
D)  Social Democratic Party. 
E)  Party of the Republic.

Question 2

All of the following are correct about Pakistan since September 11, 2001, except

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A)  much of the local population supported the Taliban, which had been driven from Afghanistan. 
B)  President Musharaff gave support to the anti-terrorist campaign. 
C)  Benazir Bhutto was elected president in 2008. 
D)  there were renewed tensions with India over Kashmir. 
E)  by 2008, many observers expressed concern that Pakistan might disintegrate as a country into squabbling ethnic blocs. 
A)  much of the local population supported the Taliban, which had been driven from Afghanistan. 
B)  President Musharaff gave support to the anti-terrorist campaign. 
C)  Benazir Bhutto was elected president in 2008. 
D)  there were renewed tensions with India over Kashmir. 
E)  by 2008, many observers expressed concern that Pakistan might disintegrate as a country into squabbling ethnic blocs.

Question 3

In the formation of the two regions of Pakistan in 1947, the Western Punjab region is made up of marshy deltas from the Ganges.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Due to Cold War fears, the United States

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A)  urged Japan to develop an army of twenty divisions after the outbreak of the Korean War. 
B)  acquiesced when the Japanese government established an organized labor movement. 
C)  established large military bases in China and Singapore in the late 1960s. 
D)  backed away from its policy of breaking up the zaibatsu. 
E)  urged the Japanese navy to patrol the Formosa Straits. 
A)  urged Japan to develop an army of twenty divisions after the outbreak of the Korean War. 
B)  acquiesced when the Japanese government established an organized labor movement. 
C)  established large military bases in China and Singapore in the late 1960s. 
D)  backed away from its policy of breaking up the zaibatsu. 
E)  urged the Japanese navy to patrol the Formosa Straits.

Question 5

The new Indian government in 1947

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A)  was based on that of the Soviet Union. 
B)  had a powerful president, as Nehru was an admirer of the United States constitution. 
C)  was based on the British system, with a figurehead president and a parliamentary form. 
D)  barred only two groups, Sikhs and harijans, from voting. 
E)  allowed for only one political party, the Congress Party. 
A)  was based on that of the Soviet Union. 
B)  had a powerful president, as Nehru was an admirer of the United States constitution. 
C)  was based on the British system, with a figurehead president and a parliamentary form. 
D)  barred only two groups, Sikhs and harijans, from voting. 
E)  allowed for only one political party, the Congress Party.

Question 6

The countries which attained their independence from Britain in 1948 and from the Netherlands in 1950, respectively, were

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A)  Malaysia and New Zealand. 
B)  Pakistan and Myanmar. 
C)  India and Sri Lanka. 
D)  Laos and Burma. 
E)  Burma and Indonesia. 
A)  Malaysia and New Zealand. 
B)  Pakistan and Myanmar. 
C)  India and Sri Lanka. 
D)  Laos and Burma. 
E)  Burma and Indonesia.

Question 7

According to the textbook, rural Indian people today seem to hold onto traditional beliefs about ____, which are inconsistent with its capitalist and democratic systems.

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A)  the free market 
B)  money 
C)  industrialization 
D)  the sati 
E)  caste 
A)  the free market 
B)  money 
C)  industrialization 
D)  the sati 
E)  caste

Question 8

India seized most of Kashmir in 1948 because of its largely Hindu population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is true of Kashmir?

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A)  Its population is primarily Hindu. 
B)  Its population is primarily Christian. 
C)  It is mostly controlled by India. 
D)  It has been a buffer against violence between India and Pakistan. 
E)  It is a coastal region. 
A)  Its population is primarily Hindu. 
B)  Its population is primarily Christian. 
C)  It is mostly controlled by India. 
D)  It has been a buffer against violence between India and Pakistan. 
E)  It is a coastal region.

Question 10

Pakistanis known as ____ are tribal and nomadic, and often have family in Afghanistan.

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A)  Kurds 
B)  Baluchis 
C)  Pushtuns 
D)  Punjabis 
E)  Kashmirs 
A)  Kurds 
B)  Baluchis 
C)  Pushtuns 
D)  Punjabis 
E)  Kashmirs

Question 11

This country invaded Cambodia in 1978?

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A)  the Philippines. 
B)  Malaysia. 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Burma 
E)  Indonesia 
A)  the Philippines. 
B)  Malaysia. 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Burma 
E)  Indonesia

Question 12

The famous Japanese novelist and cult figure Yukio Mishima

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A)  opposed the "Coca-Colonization" of Japan and the world. 
B)  ironically, owned and operated two "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchises. 
C)  wrote about his five-year career as a captive laborer in Laos. 
D)  always wrote about powerful and successful women. 
E)  died as a result of AIDS. 
A)  opposed the "Coca-Colonization" of Japan and the world. 
B)  ironically, owned and operated two "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchises. 
C)  wrote about his five-year career as a captive laborer in Laos. 
D)  always wrote about powerful and successful women. 
E)  died as a result of AIDS.

Question 13

The following are true about the Japanese educational system except

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A)  the workload for students is heavier than that of the American educational system. 
B)  it possesses a non-restrictive and individualistically-oriented environment. 
C)  it demands considerable conformity by the students. 
D)  it has a relationship to the honor of the family that is directly tied to achievement. 
E)  it is devoted to success at almost all cost, and sometimes teachers bully their students. 
A)  the workload for students is heavier than that of the American educational system. 
B)  it possesses a non-restrictive and individualistically-oriented environment. 
C)  it demands considerable conformity by the students. 
D)  it has a relationship to the honor of the family that is directly tied to achievement. 
E)  it is devoted to success at almost all cost, and sometimes teachers bully their students.

Question 14

It can be argued that the economic accomplishments of many of the nations of the western Pacific have come at a high price, in the form of political authoritarianism and the lack of commitment to human rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

______________ instituted a program combining monetary rewards and compulsory sterilization.

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A)  Mahatma Gandhi 
B)  Jawaharlal Nehru 
C)  Muhammed Ali Jinnah 
D)  Indira Gandhi 
E)  Anita Desai 
A)  Mahatma Gandhi 
B)  Jawaharlal Nehru 
C)  Muhammed Ali Jinnah 
D)  Indira Gandhi 
E)  Anita Desai

Question 16

The Muslim League's Mohammed Ali Jinnah warned of "an orgy of blood" if India was divided into two separate states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What happened in India after the death of Nehru?

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A)  His successor, Rajiv Gandhi, launched a strong and cohesive platform. 
B)  Indira Gandhi retreated from the bold economic and social program of her father. 
C)  Cold War politics led to the tensions that provoked Sikhs to assassinate Indira Gandhi. 
D)  Rajiv Gandhi weakened the socialist programs of his mother and grandfather. 
E)  Nehru's successors implemented a true Marxist program. 
A)  His successor, Rajiv Gandhi, launched a strong and cohesive platform. 
B)  Indira Gandhi retreated from the bold economic and social program of her father. 
C)  Cold War politics led to the tensions that provoked Sikhs to assassinate Indira Gandhi. 
D)  Rajiv Gandhi weakened the socialist programs of his mother and grandfather. 
E)  Nehru's successors implemented a true Marxist program.

Question 18

The treaties signed in September 1951 restored Japanese independence, ended Japanese claims to its former colonies and territories, and

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A)  permitted the Soviet Union to control Hokkaido. 
B)  created a defensive alliance between the Soviet Union and Japan. 
C)  provided the United States with military bases in Japan. 
D)  ended the entrenched social discrimination of Koreans resident in Japan. 
E)  established Christianity along with Buddhism and Shintoism as Japan's official religions. 
A)  permitted the Soviet Union to control Hokkaido. 
B)  created a defensive alliance between the Soviet Union and Japan. 
C)  provided the United States with military bases in Japan. 
D)  ended the entrenched social discrimination of Koreans resident in Japan. 
E)  established Christianity along with Buddhism and Shintoism as Japan's official religions.

Question 19

The keiretsu are

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A)  large companies that maintain relationships in a more informal manner than the zaibatsu. 
B)  systems of totally independent corporate entities. 
C)  newly-reconstituted, formalized cartel arrangements. 
D)  Meiji-oriented systems of corporate dependencies. 
E)  monopoly arrangements. 
A)  large companies that maintain relationships in a more informal manner than the zaibatsu. 
B)  systems of totally independent corporate entities. 
C)  newly-reconstituted, formalized cartel arrangements. 
D)  Meiji-oriented systems of corporate dependencies. 
E)  monopoly arrangements.

Question 20

What best characterizes the nature of Indian society today?

Accepted Answer

A)  India, unlike China, has rejected its cultural traditions and adopted those of the West. 
B)  The majority of India's population is part of a large and growing middle class. 
C)  India's economy is a perfect model of the modern, successful socialist state. 
D)  India today is a nation of contrasts, with a majority of its population living in poverty. 
E)  Rural and urban poverty in India is rapidly becoming the norm for the first time in Indian history. 
A)  India, unlike China, has rejected its cultural traditions and adopted those of the West. 
B)  The majority of India's population is part of a large and growing middle class. 
C)  India's economy is a perfect model of the modern, successful socialist state. 
D)  India today is a nation of contrasts, with a majority of its population living in poverty. 
E)  Rural and urban poverty in India is rapidly becoming the norm for the first time in Indian history.

Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

The customary "government party" in Japan between the 1950s and 1993 was the

All of the following are correct about Pakistan since September 11, 2001, except

In the formation of the two regions of Pakistan in 1947, the Western Punjab region is made up of marshy deltas from the Ganges.

Due to Cold War fears, the United States

The new Indian government in 1947

The countries which attained their independence from Britain in 1948 and from the Netherlands in 1950, respectively, were

According to the textbook, rural Indian people today seem to hold onto traditional beliefs about ____, which are inconsistent with its capitalist and democratic systems.

India seized most of Kashmir in 1948 because of its largely Hindu population.

What is true of Kashmir?

Pakistanis known as ____ are tribal and nomadic, and often have family in Afghanistan.

This country invaded Cambodia in 1978?

The famous Japanese novelist and cult figure Yukio Mishima

The following are true about the Japanese educational system except

It can be argued that the economic accomplishments of many of the nations of the western Pacific have come at a high price, in the form of political authoritarianism and the lack of commitment to human rights.

______________ instituted a program combining monetary rewards and compulsory sterilization.

The Muslim League's Mohammed Ali Jinnah warned of "an orgy of blood" if India was divided into two separate states.

What happened in India after the death of Nehru?

The treaties signed in September 1951 restored Japanese independence, ended Japanese claims to its former colonies and territories, and

The keiretsu are

What best characterizes the nature of Indian society today?

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