Question 1

Which U.S.president simultaneously mismanaged the Vietnam War and the War on Poverty so badly that it led to his political downfall?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dwight D.Eisenhower. 
B)  John F.Kennedy. 
C)  Lyndon B.Johnson. 
D)  Jimmy Carter. 
E)  Richard M.Nixon. 
A)  Dwight D.Eisenhower. 
B)  John F.Kennedy. 
C)  Lyndon B.Johnson. 
D)  Jimmy Carter. 
E)  Richard M.Nixon. C

Question 2

What was the form of government in Japan following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan's government was an emperor-based monarchy. 
B)  It was a native civilian government supervised by Americans. 
C)  Japan adopted a communist dictatorship like China. 
D)  The Japanese government held on to their military leaders. 
E)  The Japanese adopted a theocracy based on Shintoism. 
A)  Japan's government was an emperor-based monarchy. 
B)  It was a native civilian government supervised by Americans. 
C)  Japan adopted a communist dictatorship like China. 
D)  The Japanese government held on to their military leaders. 
E)  The Japanese adopted a theocracy based on Shintoism. B

Question 3

What was the main problem of the farm communes in Mao's China?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had foreign supervisors directing work. 
B)  They were too large to managed properly. 
C)  It was too small to gain from economies of scale. 
D)  The religious concerns of the peasants were ignored. 
E)  The communes would not share food during famines. 
A)  They had foreign supervisors directing work. 
B)  They were too large to managed properly. 
C)  It was too small to gain from economies of scale. 
D)  The religious concerns of the peasants were ignored. 
E)  The communes would not share food during famines. B

Question 4

In Southern India, conflict between the ____________________ and ____________________ resulted in the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Accepted Answer

Tamils, Si

Question 5

The greatest long-term problem for Southeast Asia is

Accepted Answer

A)  financial inexperience. 
B)  Marxist ideology. 
C)  population growth. 
D)  AIDS. 
E)  lack of investment capital. 
A)  financial inexperience. 
B)  Marxist ideology. 
C)  population growth. 
D)  AIDS. 
E)  lack of investment capital.

Question 6

Assess the progress and future outlook for Southeast Asian nations in terms of the global economy and domestic prosperity.

Accepted Answer

Answers would includ

Question 7

India's second leader, Jawaharlal Nehru, differed from its first, Mahatma Gandhi, in that he believed

Accepted Answer

A)  India needed to work harder to reach an agreement with Pakistan over Kashmir. 
B)  Western-style industrialization was the way for India to avoid social anarchy at home. 
C)  true Marxism was preferable to following in the socialistic steps of the strongly disliked British Labour Party. 
D)  lowering the rate of population increase would be as helpful to India's development as anything else. 
E)  a nuclear attack against Pakistan would be disastrous for India. 
A)  India needed to work harder to reach an agreement with Pakistan over Kashmir. 
B)  Western-style industrialization was the way for India to avoid social anarchy at home. 
C)  true Marxism was preferable to following in the socialistic steps of the strongly disliked British Labour Party. 
D)  lowering the rate of population increase would be as helpful to India's development as anything else. 
E)  a nuclear attack against Pakistan would be disastrous for India.

Question 8

The event that gave the U.S.President the ability to become intensely involved in Vietnam with a massive military force was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Tet Offensive. 
B)  the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. 
C)  the Great Leap Forward. 
D)  the Great Cultural Revolution. 
E)  the development of the Taliban. 
A)  the Tet Offensive. 
B)  the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. 
C)  the Great Leap Forward. 
D)  the Great Cultural Revolution. 
E)  the development of the Taliban.

Question 9

The poorest country on the Indian subcontinent is

Accepted Answer

A)  India. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Tibet. 
D)  Bangladesh. 
E)  Nepal. 
A)  India. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Tibet. 
D)  Bangladesh. 
E)  Nepal.

Question 10

The War in Vietnam was most significant to which of the following societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Italy 
D)  United States 
E)  Canada 
A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Italy 
D)  United States 
E)  Canada

Question 11

The United States became involved in Vietnam during the presidency of

Accepted Answer

A)  John F.Kennedy. 
B)  Lyndon Johnson. 
C)  Harry Truman. 
D)  Richard Nixon. 
E)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
A)  John F.Kennedy. 
B)  Lyndon Johnson. 
C)  Harry Truman. 
D)  Richard Nixon. 
E)  Dwight Eisenhower.

Question 12

Mao's ___________________________________ was aimed first against the ____________________, rather surprisingly.

Accepted Answer

Great Proletarian Cu

Question 13

Which of these did not help Japan achieve economic prosperity after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being able to purchase cheap oil for years after the war ended. 
B)  Being protected by the U.S.military and thus being able to invest what would have been spent on a military. 
C)  The high rate of savings among its citizens that allowed for loans and reinvestment in industry. 
D)  A declining population that meant less food had to be purchased. 
E)  A disciplined and skilled labor force. 
A)  Being able to purchase cheap oil for years after the war ended. 
B)  Being protected by the U.S.military and thus being able to invest what would have been spent on a military. 
C)  The high rate of savings among its citizens that allowed for loans and reinvestment in industry. 
D)  A declining population that meant less food had to be purchased. 
E)  A disciplined and skilled labor force.

Question 14

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  aimed to undo the bureaucracy that had crept into Mao's communist regime. 
B)  targeted the intellectuals Mao so distrusted. 
C)  witnessed the burning of thousands of books from libraries in China's largest cities. 
D)  provided funds for the children of poor peasants to attend university. 
E)  only lasted for one five-year term. 
A)  aimed to undo the bureaucracy that had crept into Mao's communist regime. 
B)  targeted the intellectuals Mao so distrusted. 
C)  witnessed the burning of thousands of books from libraries in China's largest cities. 
D)  provided funds for the children of poor peasants to attend university. 
E)  only lasted for one five-year term.

Question 15

What is the greatest cause of tension between the U.S.and modern China?

Accepted Answer

A)  American support for an independent Taiwan and China's determination to hold the island. 
B)  American outrage at the massacre in Tiananmen Square. 
C)  Chinese insistence that Americans recognize the Republic of China. 
D)  Chinese support for the Vietnamese during the Vietnam War. 
E)  Chinese and American language barriers. 
A)  American support for an independent Taiwan and China's determination to hold the island. 
B)  American outrage at the massacre in Tiananmen Square. 
C)  Chinese insistence that Americans recognize the Republic of China. 
D)  Chinese support for the Vietnamese during the Vietnam War. 
E)  Chinese and American language barriers.

Question 16

Which of the following nations has caused China to ally itself with the west in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Korea 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Japan 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  India 
A)  South Korea 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Japan 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  India

Question 17

What specific issues did South Asia face as it gained its independence?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of In

Question 18

Farm communes in Mao's China

Accepted Answer

A)  were much too large to be effective. 
B)  were established along the lines of the traditional Chinese village. 
C)  caused the peasants to question Mao's policies. 
D)  produced more rice than the same number of people farming separately could have. 
E)  provided good steady work for the young people, who continued to be Mao's strongest supporters. 
A)  were much too large to be effective. 
B)  were established along the lines of the traditional Chinese village. 
C)  caused the peasants to question Mao's policies. 
D)  produced more rice than the same number of people farming separately could have. 
E)  provided good steady work for the young people, who continued to be Mao's strongest supporters.

Question 19

Economically speaking, the most prosperous areas of Southeast Asia are the city-states of ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Hong Kong,

Question 20

Since attaining independence, India has

Accepted Answer

A)  been a military dictatorship. 
B)  maintained a large degree of democracy. 
C)  been steadily at war with one or another of its neighbors. 
D)  become a single-party, quasi-fascist society. 
E)  established itself as one of the most autocratic nations in the world. 
A)  been a military dictatorship. 
B)  maintained a large degree of democracy. 
C)  been steadily at war with one or another of its neighbors. 
D)  become a single-party, quasi-fascist society. 
E)  established itself as one of the most autocratic nations in the world.

Exam 48: The New Asia

Which U.S.president simultaneously mismanaged the Vietnam War and the War on Poverty so badly that it led to his political downfall?

What was the form of government in Japan following World War II?

What was the main problem of the farm communes in Mao's China?

In Southern India, conflict between the ____________________ and ____________________ resulted in the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The greatest long-term problem for Southeast Asia is

Assess the progress and future outlook for Southeast Asian nations in terms of the global economy and domestic prosperity.

India's second leader, Jawaharlal Nehru, differed from its first, Mahatma Gandhi, in that he believed

The event that gave the U.S.President the ability to become intensely involved in Vietnam with a massive military force was

The poorest country on the Indian subcontinent is

The War in Vietnam was most significant to which of the following societies?

The United States became involved in Vietnam during the presidency of

Mao's ___________________________________ was aimed first against the ____________________, rather surprisingly.

Which of these did not help Japan achieve economic prosperity after World War II?

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

What is the greatest cause of tension between the U.S.and modern China?

Which of the following nations has caused China to ally itself with the west in recent years?

What specific issues did South Asia face as it gained its independence?

Farm communes in Mao's China

Economically speaking, the most prosperous areas of Southeast Asia are the city-states of ____________________ and ____________________.

Since attaining independence, India has

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

Filters

In Southern India, conflict between the and resulted in the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Mao's _______________ was aimed first against the , rather surprisingly.

Economically speaking, the most prosperous areas of Southeast Asia are the city-states of and .