Question 1

Upon attaining power, Mao modeled China's government and institutions upon those of the USSR under the rule of ____________________.

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The answer of Upon attaining power, Mao modeled China's government...

Question 2

Farm c ommunes in Mao's China

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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 3

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

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Answers would include a discussion of In

Question 4

After the death of Mao, how has China's economy developed?

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A) It has been in a perpetual recession. 
B) It is the world's  largest economy based on GDP. 
C) It has dramatically increased. 
D) Their economy is stagnant. 
E) It regressed to a  feudal system. 
A) It has been in a perpetual recession. 
B) It is the world's  largest economy based on GDP. 
C) It has dramatically increased. 
D) Their economy is stagnant. 
E) It regressed to a  feudal system.

Question 5

Compare and contrast South Asian and Southeast Asian nations in their experience with independence.

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Answers would include a comparison of So

Question 6

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

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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 7

Term for identification: Mohammed Ali Jinnah

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Mohammed Ali Jinnah, also known as Quaid

Question 8

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

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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.

Question 9

Term for identification: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a join

Question 10

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

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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 11

The Gr eat Proletarian Cultural Revolution

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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 12

Term for identification: Great Leap Forward

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The Great Leap Forward was a campaign in

Question 13

For a time during the Cultural Revolution, one could easily obtain a government position by

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A) appealing to Mao personally. 
B) memorizing the Thought of Chairman Mao in the little red book . 
C) spending two years in the Red Guards. 
D) openly criticizing Stalin and communism. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) appealing to Mao personally. 
B) memorizing the Thought of Chairman Mao in the little red book . 
C) spending two years in the Red Guards. 
D) openly criticizing Stalin and communism. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 14

Term for identification: "four little tigers"

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The term "Four Little Tigers" refers to

Question 15

Term for identification: Ja waharlal Nehru

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It seems there might be a typographical

Question 16

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

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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

China's att empt to make itself industrially independent of outside aid during the 1950s is called the

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A) Red Guard challenge. 
B) China First movement. 
C) Great Five-Year Plan. 
D) Great Leap Forward. 
E) Self-Strengthening movement. 
A) Red Guard challenge. 
B) China First movement. 
C) Great Five-Year Plan. 
D) Great Leap Forward. 
E) Self-Strengthening movement.

Question 18

The greatest tension between China and the United States exists because of

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A) an aviation accident that forced a U.S. Navy fighter plane to land on China's Hainan Island. 
B) American outrage at the massacre in Tiananmen Square. 
C) American support for an independent Taiwan and China's determination to hold the island. 
D) China's distrust of the United States for ongoing involvement in Southeast Asia. 
E) American admonitions that China must improve its human rights record. 
A) an aviation accident that forced a U.S. Navy fighter plane to land on China's Hainan Island. 
B) American outrage at the massacre in Tiananmen Square. 
C) American support for an independent Taiwan and China's determination to hold the island. 
D) China's distrust of the United States for ongoing involvement in Southeast Asia. 
E) American admonitions that China must improve its human rights record.

Question 19

The Pacific Rim economies of South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong have earned the title of ____________________.

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The answer of The Pacific Rim economies of South Korea,...

Question 20

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

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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.

Exam 48: The New Asia

Upon attaining power, Mao modeled China's government and institutions upon those of the USSR under the rule of ____________________.

Farm c ommunes in Mao's China

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

After the death of Mao, how has China's economy developed?

Compare and contrast South Asian and Southeast Asian nations in their experience with independence.

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

Term for identification: Mohammed Ali Jinnah

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

Term for identification: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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

The Gr eat Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Term for identification: Great Leap Forward

For a time during the Cultural Revolution, one could easily obtain a government position by

Term for identification: "four little tigers"

Term for identification: Ja waharlal Nehru

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

China's att empt to make itself industrially independent of outside aid during the 1950s is called the

The greatest tension between China and the United States exists because of

The Pacific Rim economies of South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong have earned the title of ____________________.

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

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