Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino

Compare and contrast the changing roles of women in India, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Which region has shown the most progress; which has shown the least progress? To what do you attribute the pace of change for women in each country?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). August 15, 1947

What have been the most significant developments in India since the achievement of independence? Do recent events augur well for the future? Why or why not?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "an orgy of blood"

Who was the first prime minister of India after its independence from Great Britain?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sri Lanka and the Elam Tigers

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Syngman Rhee

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Republic of Korea (ROK) and the People's Republic of Korea (PRK)

In contrast to the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China/Taiwan abandoned its Confucian heritage, thus becoming one of the most prosperous states in Asia.

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Burakumin

Would the people of the Indian subcontinent have been better off if they had attained independence as one country, rather than two? Explain. Why you think as you do?

Following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). dowry

How have the "everyday" options for women in Japan changed since World War II? Have these changes been advantageous for women and/or Japan as a whole? Why or why not?

Are there any aspects of post-1950 Japanese politics that reflect the continuation of pre-1940, even Meiji, influences and policies? If so, what are they and are they positive or negative in nature? If not, how was the post-World War II occupation regime able to erase all earlier traits?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 2011 tsunami

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and A. B. Vajpayee

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Junichiro Koizumi