Question 1

The "little tiger" that was once a British crown colony,but is now an independent state,is

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A)  Burma. 
B)  Singapore. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Taiwan. 
E)  South Korea. 
A)  Burma. 
B)  Singapore. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Taiwan. 
E)  South Korea.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Douglas MacArthur

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Douglas MacArthur was a prominent Americ

Question 3

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 4

The apparent motivation for the assassination of Gandhi was that Gandhi

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A)  was discovered to be a secret Sikh. 
B)  favored Indian partition. 
C)  didn't want to see the Muslims get what they wanted. 
D)  was against creating a strictly Hindu India. 
E)  was staunchly anti-Hindu. 
A)  was discovered to be a secret Sikh. 
B)  favored Indian partition. 
C)  didn't want to see the Muslims get what they wanted. 
D)  was against creating a strictly Hindu India. 
E)  was staunchly anti-Hindu.

Question 5

All of the following are correct about the recent Japanese economic developments except

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A)  because of a rise in the value of the yen, exports declined in the 1990s. 
B)  lacking a domestic market as large as that of the United States, in the 1990s the economy slipped into recession. 
C)  the tradition of lifetime employment has continued. 
D)  job security is on the decline. 
E)  slowly the Japanese market is beginning to open up to international competition. 
A)  because of a rise in the value of the yen, exports declined in the 1990s. 
B)  lacking a domestic market as large as that of the United States, in the 1990s the economy slipped into recession. 
C)  the tradition of lifetime employment has continued. 
D)  job security is on the decline. 
E)  slowly the Japanese market is beginning to open up to international competition.

Question 6

The new Indian government in 1947

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A)  was based on that of the Soviet Union. 
B)  had a powerful president, as Nehru was an admirer of the United States constitution. 
C)  was based on the British system, with a figurehead president and a parliamentary form. 
D)  barred only two groups, Sikhs and harijans, from voting. 
E)  allowed for only one political party, the Congress Party. 
A)  was based on that of the Soviet Union. 
B)  had a powerful president, as Nehru was an admirer of the United States constitution. 
C)  was based on the British system, with a figurehead president and a parliamentary form. 
D)  barred only two groups, Sikhs and harijans, from voting. 
E)  allowed for only one political party, the Congress Party.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)and A.B.Vajpayee

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-General Pervaiz Musharraf,the Taliban,and al-Qaeda

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General Pervez Musharraf: General Pervez

Question 9

President Sukarno of Indonesia

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A)  was actually from Sri Lanka and arrived in the Dutch East Indies only in 1941. 
B)  was a boring speaker, but was supported because of fear of his konfrontasi gangs. 
C)  used economic aid from China and the Soviet Union to counter Western influence, and used domestic Indonesian Communists to counter domestic Muslim opponents. 
D)  was pro-Western in both his domestic and foreign policies. 
E)  was radically pro-Muslim. 
A)  was actually from Sri Lanka and arrived in the Dutch East Indies only in 1941. 
B)  was a boring speaker, but was supported because of fear of his konfrontasi gangs. 
C)  used economic aid from China and the Soviet Union to counter Western influence, and used domestic Indonesian Communists to counter domestic Muslim opponents. 
D)  was pro-Western in both his domestic and foreign policies. 
E)  was radically pro-Muslim.

Question 10

What factors assisted the rapid development of Korean industry and agriculture since the early 1960s? Were the same factors used in the same way,with the same results,in Taiwan? Show why or why not,citing evidence to support your position.

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The rapid development of Korean industry

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Muslims and Christians in Indonesia

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In Indonesia, the terms "Muslims" and "C

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-the "Japanese Miracle"

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The "Japanese Miracle" refers to the per

Question 13

What factors have contributed to the economic success achieved by the Little Tigers? To what degree have they applied the Japanese model in forging their developmental strategies?

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The economic success achieved by the Lit

Question 14

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 15

Identify the following terms.
-Green Revolution

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The Green Revolution refers to a series

Question 16

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 17

Identify the following terms.
-North Korea's Kim Il Sung

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Kim Il Sung was the founding leader of t

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Kenzaburo Oe and the Nobel Prize for Literature

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Kenzaburo Oe is a prominent Japanese wri

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-the Pacific Century?

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The term "Pacific Century" refers to the

Question 20

The countries which attained their independence from Britain in 1948 and from the Netherlands in 1950,respectively,were

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A)  Malaysia and New Zealand. 
B)  Pakistan and Myanmar. 
C)  India and Sri Lanka. 
D)  Laos and Burma. 
E)  Burma and Indonesia. 
A)  Malaysia and New Zealand. 
B)  Pakistan and Myanmar. 
C)  India and Sri Lanka. 
D)  Laos and Burma. 
E)  Burma and Indonesia.

Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

The "little tiger" that was once a British crown colony,but is now an independent state,is

Identify the following terms. -Douglas MacArthur

Which of the following happened on July 1,1997?

The apparent motivation for the assassination of Gandhi was that Gandhi

All of the following are correct about the recent Japanese economic developments except

The new Indian government in 1947

Identify the following terms. -Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)and A.B.Vajpayee

Identify the following terms. -General Pervaiz Musharraf,the Taliban,and al-Qaeda

President Sukarno of Indonesia

What factors assisted the rapid development of Korean industry and agriculture since the early 1960s? Were the same factors used in the same way,with the same results,in Taiwan? Show why or why not,citing evidence to support your position.

Identify the following terms. -Muslims and Christians in Indonesia

Identify the following terms. -the "Japanese Miracle"

What factors have contributed to the economic success achieved by the Little Tigers? To what degree have they applied the Japanese model in forging their developmental strategies?

Under the regime of Lee Kuan-yew,

Identify the following terms. -Green Revolution

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

Identify the following terms. -North Korea's Kim Il Sung

Identify the following terms. -Kenzaburo Oe and the Nobel Prize for Literature

Identify the following terms. -the Pacific Century?

The countries which attained their independence from Britain in 1948 and from the Netherlands in 1950,respectively,were

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Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

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