Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
2011 tsunami

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The 2011 tsunami refers to a massive and

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
1951 Japan peace treaty and the United States-Japan defensive alliance

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The 1951 Japan peace treaty, formally kn

Question 3

The first female president in South Korea was ​

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A) Park Guen-hye 
B) Park Chung-he 
C) Cho Song-ye 
D) Choi Jun-ho 
E) Lee Jung-hye 
A) Park Guen-hye 
B) Park Chung-he 
C) Cho Song-ye 
D) Choi Jun-ho 
E) Lee Jung-hye

Question 4

Indira G andhi

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A) retained a policy of neutrality in foreign affairs. 
B) abandoned her father's activist policies to aid the poor. 
C) used troops to attack and secure the Hindu Golden Temple in Agra. 
D) was assassinated by her Buddhist bodyguards. 
E) was the daughter of Mahatma Gandhi. 
A) retained a policy of neutrality in foreign affairs. 
B) abandoned her father's activist policies to aid the poor. 
C) used troops to attack and secure the Hindu Golden Temple in Agra. 
D) was assassinated by her Buddhist bodyguards. 
E) was the daughter of Mahatma Gandhi.

Question 5

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 6

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
August 15, 1947

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August 15, 1947, is a significant date i

Question 7

The controversial Indian writer who uses the technique of magical realism and who has angered Moslems is

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A) Anita Desai. 
B) Salmon Rushdie. 
C) R) K. Narayan. 
D) V) S. Naipaul. 
E) 
E)  M. Forster. 
A) Anita Desai. 
B) Salmon Rushdie. 
C) R) K. Narayan. 
D) V) S. Naipaul. 
E) 
E)  M. Forster.

Question 8

Which of the following happened on July 1, 1997?

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A) Mao Zedong died. 
B) A military coup brought down the government of Singapore. 
C) Australia, New Zealand, and the United States formed a trade compact. 
D) Taiwan voted to form an independent republic. 
E) Hong Kong returned to mainland authority. 
A) Mao Zedong died. 
B) A military coup brought down the government of Singapore. 
C) Australia, New Zealand, and the United States formed a trade compact. 
D) Taiwan voted to form an independent republic. 
E) Hong Kong returned to mainland authority.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Burakumin

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The term "Burakumin" refers to a social

Question 10

How did colonialism end in Southeast Asia? Why not earlier? Why did it occur earlier in some places than in others? Give examples.

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Colonialism in Southeast Asia ended thro

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Jawaharlal Nehru and "democratic socialism"

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Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian independe

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Benazir Bhutto

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Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politicia

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
"tea hair"

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The term "tea hair" is not a widely reco

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
the "Japanese Miracle"

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The "Japanese Miracle" refers to the per

Question 15

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 16

What accounts for the rapid economic development of the "little tigers" in Asia?  How did the economic emphasis after the war change the "successful" models like Japan and Korea?  What were some factors that involved the slow-down of the "miracle" economic developments?

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The rapid economic development of the "l

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Urdu and Bengali

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Urdu and Bengali are both languages spok

Question 18

Did Japanese militarism truly end with the 1951 constitution? Would a rearmed Japan make the world safer today? Why or why not?

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The end of Japanese militarism with the

Question 19

Under the regime of Lee Kuan-yew,

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A) an unexpected attempt to foster individualism was made. 
B) the concepts of Western democratic pluralism have been encouraged. 
C) the Soviet concept of a centralized socialist society has been favored. 
D) thrift, hard work, and an obedience to authority were the tenets of state policy. 
E) the Chinese population was exiled back to the People's Republic of China. 
A) an unexpected attempt to foster individualism was made. 
B) the concepts of Western democratic pluralism have been encouraged. 
C) the Soviet concept of a centralized socialist society has been favored. 
D) thrift, hard work, and an obedience to authority were the tenets of state policy. 
E) the Chinese population was exiled back to the People's Republic of China.

Question 20

Who was the first prime minister of India?

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 2011 tsunami

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 1951 Japan peace treaty and the United States-Japan defensive alliance

The first female president in South Korea was

Indira G andhi

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. August 15, 1947

The controversial Indian writer who uses the technique of magical realism and who has angered Moslems is

Which of the following happened on July 1, 1997?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Burakumin

How did colonialism end in Southeast Asia? Why not earlier? Why did it occur earlier in some places than in others? Give examples.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Jawaharlal Nehru and "democratic socialism"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Benazir Bhutto

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "tea hair"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the "Japanese Miracle"

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

What accounts for the rapid economic development of the "little tigers" in Asia? How did the economic emphasis after the war change the "successful" models like Japan and Korea? What were some factors that involved the slow-down of the "miracle" economic developments?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Urdu and Bengali

Did Japanese militarism truly end with the 1951 constitution? Would a rearmed Japan make the world safer today? Why or why not?

Under the regime of Lee Kuan-yew,

Who was the first prime minister of India?

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

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The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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Exam 17: Toward the Pacific Century

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 2011 tsunami

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 1951 Japan peace treaty and the United States-Japan defensive alliance

The first female president in South Korea was ​

Indira G andhi

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. August 15, 1947

The controversial Indian writer who uses the technique of magical realism and who has angered Moslems is

Which of the following happened on July 1, 1997?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Burakumin

How did colonialism end in Southeast Asia? Why not earlier? Why did it occur earlier in some places than in others? Give examples.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Jawaharlal Nehru and "democratic socialism"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Benazir Bhutto

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "tea hair"

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the "Japanese Miracle"

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

What accounts for the rapid economic development of the "little tigers" in Asia? How did the economic emphasis after the war change the "successful" models like Japan and Korea? What were some factors that involved the slow-down of the "miracle" economic developments?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Urdu and Bengali

Did Japanese militarism truly end with the 1951 constitution? Would a rearmed Japan make the world safer today? Why or why not?

Under the regime of Lee Kuan-yew,

Who was the first prime minister of India?

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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The first female president in South Korea was