Question 1

Under post-World War II arrangements, the Japanese government effectively allowed the ____________________ to assume its military defense.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under post-World War II arrangements, the Japanese...

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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.

Question 5

Who were the main targets of Mao and the Red Guards during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Students. 
B) Book publishers. 
C) Foreigners. 
D) Intellectuals. 
E) Farmers. 
A) Students. 
B) Book publishers. 
C) Foreigners. 
D) Intellectuals. 
E) Farmers.

Question 6

Under Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)and the majority Congress Party, India moved toward what form of government?

Accepted Answer

A) Democratic socialism. 
B) Fascists corporatism. 
C) A Hindu dictatorship. 
D) A benevolent monarchy. 
E) A Muslim theocracy. 
A) Democratic socialism. 
B) Fascists corporatism. 
C) A Hindu dictatorship. 
D) A benevolent monarchy. 
E) A Muslim theocracy.

Question 7

Term for identification: Tiananmen Square

Accepted Answer

Tiananmen Square is a large public plaza

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Hong Kong,

Question 9

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 10

What territorial problem has been the largest point of contention between Pakistan and India?

Accepted Answer

A) The borders with Myanmar. 
B) Foreign economic concessions. 
C) Who should live in the Punjab. 
D) The status of Kashmir. 
E) Control of Afghanistan. 
A) The borders with Myanmar. 
B) Foreign economic concessions. 
C) Who should live in the Punjab. 
D) The status of Kashmir. 
E) Control of Afghanistan.

Question 11

All o f the following are true of Indira Ghandi, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) She is Asia's first female leader. 
B) She has proved to be an adept politician. 
C) She is the daughter of Mahatma Ghandi 
D) She was assassinated by Sikh fanatics. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) She is Asia's first female leader. 
B) She has proved to be an adept politician. 
C) She is the daughter of Mahatma Ghandi 
D) She was assassinated by Sikh fanatics. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 12

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.

Question 13

What was the outcome of China's Great Leap Forward plan in the late 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A) The plan tried but failed to transform China into an industrialized society overnight. 
B) The Great Leap forward brought China into the industrial revolution with great success. 
C) The plan allowed Chinese farmers to improve crop production and ease food shortages. 
D) The Great Leap Forward allowed the communists to take over the country. 
E) The approach was modeled on the Soviet Five-Year Plans so the results were successful. 
A) The plan tried but failed to transform China into an industrialized society overnight. 
B) The Great Leap forward brought China into the industrial revolution with great success. 
C) The plan allowed Chinese farmers to improve crop production and ease food shortages. 
D) The Great Leap Forward allowed the communists to take over the country. 
E) The approach was modeled on the Soviet Five-Year Plans so the results were successful.

Exam 48: The New Asia

Under post-World War II arrangements, the Japanese government effectively allowed the ____________________ to assume its military defense.

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

The poorest country on the Indian subcontinent is

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

Who were the main targets of Mao and the Red Guards during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution?

Under Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)and the majority Congress Party, India moved toward what form of government?

Term for identification: Tiananmen Square

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

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

What territorial problem has been the largest point of contention between Pakistan and India?

All o f the following are true of Indira Ghandi, EXCEPT

Since attaining independence, India has

What was the outcome of China's Great Leap Forward plan in the late 1950s?

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