Question 1

China's Northern Expedition of 1926 was

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A) General Chiang's successful pursuit of warlords who had made themselves into tyrants in several northern provinces. 
B) the establishment of a Kuomintang government led by Chiang in Beijing. 
C) a widespread purse of any suspected communists, during which tens of thousands of Chinese were killed. 
D) the precursor to the Long March of 1934. 
E) a march of protest by Chinese students who were upset about several elements of the Versailles Treaty. 
A) General Chiang's successful pursuit of warlords who had made themselves into tyrants in several northern provinces. 
B) the establishment of a Kuomintang government led by Chiang in Beijing. 
C) a widespread purse of any suspected communists, during which tens of thousands of Chinese were killed. 
D) the precursor to the Long March of 1934. 
E) a march of protest by Chinese students who were upset about several elements of the Versailles Treaty.

Question 2

Term for identification: Tripartite Pact

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The Tripartite Pact, also known as the B

Question 3

The 1894-1895 war between China and Japan revolved around the control of ____________________.

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The answer of The 1894-1895 war between China and Japan...

Question 4

The ____ ________________ took place in Japan in 1867, when the ____________________ was finally abolished.

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Meiji Rest

Question 5

Term for identification: Chinese Communist Party

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the

Question 6

Which countries composed Indochina where the French presence in Southeast Asia was centered?

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A) China, Bangladesh, and Korea. 
B) Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. 
C) Thailand, India and Vietnam. 
D) Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. 
E) Java, Indonesia, and Malaya. 
A) China, Bangladesh, and Korea. 
B) Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. 
C) Thailand, India and Vietnam. 
D) Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. 
E) Java, Indonesia, and Malaya.

Question 7

Term for identification: Meiji Restoration

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The Meiji Restoration refers to a pivota

Question 8

During the years of French colonization in Southeast Asia, the economy improved a great deal but most of the time the main benefits went to

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A) Europeans rather than native peoples. 
B) the French noblemen who set up plantations on the best land. 
C) immigrant Chinese middlemen merchants and native landlords. 
D) the British, who moved into the area from Malaya. 
E) a minute percentage of the Vietnamese who were assimilated by the French. 
A) Europeans rather than native peoples. 
B) the French noblemen who set up plantations on the best land. 
C) immigrant Chinese middlemen merchants and native landlords. 
D) the British, who moved into the area from Malaya. 
E) a minute percentage of the Vietnamese who were assimilated by the French.

Question 9

The na tion that forced Japan to end their policy of seclusion was

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A) China. 
B) The United States. 
C) Great Britain. 
D) France. 
E) the Netherlands. 
A) China. 
B) The United States. 
C) Great Britain. 
D) France. 
E) the Netherlands.

Question 10

The ec onomic prosperity Japan experienced up to the 1920s brought

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A) not only prosperity but also spiraling inflation and the usual accompanying riots. 
B) a renewed sense of worth, as Japanese businessmen could hold their own with their foreign counterparts. 
C) the opportunity to build up the country's infrastructure, a crucial part of Japan's plans for modernization. 
D) the chance to begin the manufacture of war materiel in anticipation of a bigger conflict to come. 
E) new respect for lawmakers who had helped bring about the trade revolution. 
A) not only prosperity but also spiraling inflation and the usual accompanying riots. 
B) a renewed sense of worth, as Japanese businessmen could hold their own with their foreign counterparts. 
C) the opportunity to build up the country's infrastructure, a crucial part of Japan's plans for modernization. 
D) the chance to begin the manufacture of war materiel in anticipation of a bigger conflict to come. 
E) new respect for lawmakers who had helped bring about the trade revolution.

Question 11

The maj or difference between the Chinese and the Japanese in the late 1800s and early 1900s was that

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A) Japan saw the benefit of adopting some Western reforms while the Chinese did not. 
B) Japan readily adopted socialism but China did not. 
C) China held on to Confucian beliefs while Japan held closely to Buddhism. 
D) China got rid of its emperor in the late 1800s but Japan clung tightly to theirs. 
E) the Chinese were forced to accept how far behind the West they were technologically, but the Japanese turned a blind eye to the fact that they, too, were far behind. 
A) Japan saw the benefit of adopting some Western reforms while the Chinese did not. 
B) Japan readily adopted socialism but China did not. 
C) China held on to Confucian beliefs while Japan held closely to Buddhism. 
D) China got rid of its emperor in the late 1800s but Japan clung tightly to theirs. 
E) the Chinese were forced to accept how far behind the West they were technologically, but the Japanese turned a blind eye to the fact that they, too, were far behind.

Question 12

Term for identification: Rape of Nanjing

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The term "Rape of Nanjing" refers to a p

Question 13

Elaborate on the Meiji Restoration. How did the Japanese restore the emperor to power and at what cost?

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 14

For the Japan ese, the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was most significant for

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A) giving them control of Korea. 
B) giving them a chance to annex Siberia. 
C) announcing to the world that Japan was now a major power. 
D) getting back at the Russians for shaming them in a confrontation twenty years earlier. 
E) giving them much needed capital from the reparations the Russians had to pay. 
A) giving them control of Korea. 
B) giving them a chance to annex Siberia. 
C) announcing to the world that Japan was now a major power. 
D) getting back at the Russians for shaming them in a confrontation twenty years earlier. 
E) giving them much needed capital from the reparations the Russians had to pay.

Question 15

The Meiji reformers consciously gave Shinto a special position within Japan, because

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A) it had been the first religion developed after settlement of the islands. 
B) the faith showed great reverence for the emperor and accepted him as an almost divine leader. 
C) the emperor insisted that Shinto remain the official faith of Japan. 
D) Shinto and the new constitution would help to make all Japanese into good citizen-patriots. 
E) the faith backed up the constitution's admonition that Japan should be ruled by an unbroken line of emperors forever. 
A) it had been the first religion developed after settlement of the islands. 
B) the faith showed great reverence for the emperor and accepted him as an almost divine leader. 
C) the emperor insisted that Shinto remain the official faith of Japan. 
D) Shinto and the new constitution would help to make all Japanese into good citizen-patriots. 
E) the faith backed up the constitution's admonition that Japan should be ruled by an unbroken line of emperors forever.

Question 16

Term for identification: Long March of 1934

Accepted Answer

The Long March of 1934 refers to a pivot

Question 17

By the end of World War II, Chiang Kai-shek's army could best be described as

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A) poorly fed but in good spirits. 
B) much diminished in numbers and increasingly corrupt. 
C) respected and full of confidence that they would prevail. 
D) both demoralized and ill-equipped. 
E) anxious to finish off Mao and his forces before another winter passed. 
A) poorly fed but in good spirits. 
B) much diminished in numbers and increasingly corrupt. 
C) respected and full of confidence that they would prevail. 
D) both demoralized and ill-equipped. 
E) anxious to finish off Mao and his forces before another winter passed.

Question 18

Who was the most aggressive and able lieutenant for Sun Yat-sen and the early Republic of China?

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A) Chaing Kai-Shek 
B) Emperor Pu Yi. 
C) Mao Zedong. 
D) Shang Hui-zhou. 
E) General Yuan. 
A) Chaing Kai-Shek 
B) Emperor Pu Yi. 
C) Mao Zedong. 
D) Shang Hui-zhou. 
E) General Yuan.

Question 19

In 193 1, Japanese military officers seized the province of

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A) Manchuria. 
B) Szechwan. 
C) Mongolia. 
D) Macao. 
E) Taiwan. 
A) Manchuria. 
B) Szechwan. 
C) Mongolia. 
D) Macao. 
E) Taiwan.

Question 20

The Japanese constitution of 1889 was modeled after the ____________________ constitution that was authored by Otto von Bismarck.

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The answer of The Japanese constitution of 1889 was modeled...

Exam 44: East Asia in a Century of Change

China's Northern Expedition of 1926 was

Term for identification: Tripartite Pact

The 1894-1895 war between China and Japan revolved around the control of ____________________.

The ____ ________________ took place in Japan in 1867, when the ____________________ was finally abolished.

Term for identification: Chinese Communist Party

Which countries composed Indochina where the French presence in Southeast Asia was centered?

Term for identification: Meiji Restoration

During the years of French colonization in Southeast Asia, the economy improved a great deal but most of the time the main benefits went to

The na tion that forced Japan to end their policy of seclusion was

The ec onomic prosperity Japan experienced up to the 1920s brought

The maj or difference between the Chinese and the Japanese in the late 1800s and early 1900s was that

Term for identification: Rape of Nanjing

Elaborate on the Meiji Restoration. How did the Japanese restore the emperor to power and at what cost?

For the Japan ese, the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was most significant for

The Meiji reformers consciously gave Shinto a special position within Japan, because

Term for identification: Long March of 1934

By the end of World War II, Chiang Kai-shek's army could best be described as

Who was the most aggressive and able lieutenant for Sun Yat-sen and the early Republic of China?

In 193 1, Japanese military officers seized the province of

The Japanese constitution of 1889 was modeled after the ____________________ constitution that was authored by Otto von Bismarck.

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New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

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Rome From City-State to Empire

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The Mongols Unify Eurasia

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China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

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