Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Philippines independence,July 1946

Accepted Answer

The term "Philippines independence, July

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-zaibatsu and keiretsu

Accepted Answer

Zaibatsu and keiretsu are terms that ref

Question 3

Yukio Mishima

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed the "coca-colonization" of Japan and the world. 
B)  ironically, owned and operated two "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchises. 
C)  wrote about his five-year career as a captive laborer in Laos. 
D)  always wrote about powerful and successful women. 
E)  died as a result of AIDS. 
A)  opposed the "coca-colonization" of Japan and the world. 
B)  ironically, owned and operated two "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchises. 
C)  wrote about his five-year career as a captive laborer in Laos. 
D)  always wrote about powerful and successful women. 
E)  died as a result of AIDS.

Question 4

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 5

Would the people of the Indian subcontinent have been better off if they had attained independence as one country,rather than two? Elaborate on your answer.How did Gandhi's and Nehru's goals for India differ,and what role has each leader's views played in shaping modern India?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether the people of th

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-India's enforced sterilization

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India's enforced sterilization refers to

Question 7

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

Question 8

The regional organization initially formed by Indonesia,Malaysia,Thailand,Singapore,and the Philippines is known as

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A)  TIPAM. 
B)  ASEAN. 
C)  SEATO. 
D)  NATO. 
E)  CENTO. 
A)  TIPAM. 
B)  ASEAN. 
C)  SEATO. 
D)  NATO. 
E)  CENTO.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Sikhs and the Golden Temple in Amritsar

Accepted Answer

Sikhs are the followers of Sikhism, a mo

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and General Ne Win

Accepted Answer

Aung San Suu Kyi and General Ne Win are

Question 11

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 12

Women in South and Southeast Asian societies

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A)  now have the right to divorce their husbands, to inherit and control money, and obtain a free education in every nation except India. 
B)  now hold forty percent of all business managerial positions in Pakistan and Burma. 
C)  are truly equal to men in India, but nowhere else in the region. 
D)  have, in a few instances, held high political office, as indicated by the careers of Indira Gandhi, Corazón Aquino, and Benazir Bhutto. 
E)  do not have political rights in any nation in the region. 
A)  now have the right to divorce their husbands, to inherit and control money, and obtain a free education in every nation except India. 
B)  now hold forty percent of all business managerial positions in Pakistan and Burma. 
C)  are truly equal to men in India, but nowhere else in the region. 
D)  have, in a few instances, held high political office, as indicated by the careers of Indira Gandhi, Corazón Aquino, and Benazir Bhutto. 
E)  do not have political rights in any nation in the region.

Question 13

The Muslim League's Mohammed Ali Jinnah warned of "an orgy of blood" if India was divided into two separate states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Pakistan's early history

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A)  was unexpectedly smooth, as industrial production rose by ninety-three percent and the country became agriculturally self-sufficient. 
B)  was marked by deep internal struggles over language, religious, and regional issues. 
C)  produced a Constitution in 1956 with a Western-style parliamentary system. 
D)  saw unexpectedly peaceful relations develop between it and India. 
E)  saw Pakistan become a secular society. 
A)  was unexpectedly smooth, as industrial production rose by ninety-three percent and the country became agriculturally self-sufficient. 
B)  was marked by deep internal struggles over language, religious, and regional issues. 
C)  produced a Constitution in 1956 with a Western-style parliamentary system. 
D)  saw unexpectedly peaceful relations develop between it and India. 
E)  saw Pakistan become a secular society.

Question 15

What evidence are there of the survival of Confucian values in the nations of East Asia? What Confucian values seem to have been lost? Why?

Accepted Answer

The evidence of the survival of Confucia

Question 16

Australia

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A)  has been moving steadily closer to the United States in order to counter the growing influence of Japan and Indonesia. 
B)  has become a virtual Chinese colony, as Chinese capital now dominates the economy and Chinese-Australians constitute twenty percent of the population. 
C)  is dependent on Japan for markets and investment capital, a fact reflected by its "forced withdrawal" from the British Commonwealth in 1994. 
D)  now draws more than one-half of its immigrants from East Asia. 
E)  publicly refused an invitation to join ASEAN in 1995. 
A)  has been moving steadily closer to the United States in order to counter the growing influence of Japan and Indonesia. 
B)  has become a virtual Chinese colony, as Chinese capital now dominates the economy and Chinese-Australians constitute twenty percent of the population. 
C)  is dependent on Japan for markets and investment capital, a fact reflected by its "forced withdrawal" from the British Commonwealth in 1994. 
D)  now draws more than one-half of its immigrants from East Asia. 
E)  publicly refused an invitation to join ASEAN in 1995.

Question 17

Kenzaburo Oe

Accepted Answer

A)  is Japan's greatest living poet. 
B)  painted the famous "portrait of General MacArthur" in eight minutes on a sidewalk. 
C)  received a Nobel Prize for literature. 
D)  believes rising materialism in present-day Japan represents "progress." 
E)  is the originator of the "industrial novel." 
A)  is Japan's greatest living poet. 
B)  painted the famous "portrait of General MacArthur" in eight minutes on a sidewalk. 
C)  received a Nobel Prize for literature. 
D)  believes rising materialism in present-day Japan represents "progress." 
E)  is the originator of the "industrial novel."

Question 18

The conflict that developed between East and West Pakistan,and eventually led to the establishment of the state of Bangladesh,was caused by

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A)  competition over internal development of the nation's natural resources. 
B)  differences in language, history, and ethnic tradition. 
C)  many years of international warfare between the two regions. 
D)  the demand of the people of East Pakistan to establish an independent Marxist state. 
E)  both b and c 
A)  competition over internal development of the nation's natural resources. 
B)  differences in language, history, and ethnic tradition. 
C)  many years of international warfare between the two regions. 
D)  the demand of the people of East Pakistan to establish an independent Marxist state. 
E)  both b and c

Question 19

In spite of past history,by 2003,relations improved between India and Pakistan and both sides promised to seek a peaceful solution to the dispute over Kashmir.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the agreement between Great Britain and the People's Republic of China,

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A)  the British were to leave in 1997, regardless of the welfare of the Hong Kong population. 
B)  the Chinese agreed to permit a half-century of largely self-governing capitalism in Hong Kong, after British rule ended. 
C)  the true nature of Hong Kong autonomy after the British left was not discussed. 
D)  the People's Republican Government ended Hong Kong's capitalist system. 
E)  Hong Kong was recognized as an independent nation by the People's Republic of China. 
A)  the British were to leave in 1997, regardless of the welfare of the Hong Kong population. 
B)  the Chinese agreed to permit a half-century of largely self-governing capitalism in Hong Kong, after British rule ended. 
C)  the true nature of Hong Kong autonomy after the British left was not discussed. 
D)  the People's Republican Government ended Hong Kong's capitalist system. 
E)  Hong Kong was recognized as an independent nation by the People's Republic of China.

Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

Identify the following terms. -Philippines independence,July 1946

Identify the following terms. -zaibatsu and keiretsu

Yukio Mishima

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

Would the people of the Indian subcontinent have been better off if they had attained independence as one country,rather than two? Elaborate on your answer.How did Gandhi's and Nehru's goals for India differ,and what role has each leader's views played in shaping modern India?

Identify the following terms. -India's enforced sterilization

Who was the first prime minister of India?

The regional organization initially formed by Indonesia,Malaysia,Thailand,Singapore,and the Philippines is known as

Identify the following terms. -Sikhs and the Golden Temple in Amritsar

Identify the following terms. -Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi and General Ne Win

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

Women in South and Southeast Asian societies

The Muslim League's Mohammed Ali Jinnah warned of "an orgy of blood" if India was divided into two separate states.

Pakistan's early history

What evidence are there of the survival of Confucian values in the nations of East Asia? What Confucian values seem to have been lost? Why?

Australia

Kenzaburo Oe

The conflict that developed between East and West Pakistan,and eventually led to the establishment of the state of Bangladesh,was caused by

In spite of past history,by 2003,relations improved between India and Pakistan and both sides promised to seek a peaceful solution to the dispute over Kashmir.

According to the agreement between Great Britain and the People's Republic of China,

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

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

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