Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a lawyer, politi

Question 2

Discuss Pakistani development after independence. What have been the most influential events and trends there? Are the trends likely to continue? Why?

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After gaining independence in 1947, Paki

Question 3

Japanese rap music is

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A)  identical, in lyrics and ambience, to that in the United States. 
B)  not as associated with sex, violence, and drugs, as in the United States. 
C)  indigenous, and has no links with that found in Western culture. 
D)  mainly concerned with religious themes. 
E)  appeals mainly to older and traditional Japanese. 
A)  identical, in lyrics and ambience, to that in the United States. 
B)  not as associated with sex, violence, and drugs, as in the United States. 
C)  indigenous, and has no links with that found in Western culture. 
D)  mainly concerned with religious themes. 
E)  appeals mainly to older and traditional Japanese.

Question 4

After a 1954 security treaty with the U.S., the Taiwanese government

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A)  banned immigration by non-Westerners. 
B)  sent military operatives to the U.S. for training. 
C)  adopted a tough anti-China stance. 
D)  made nation-building its main focus, including land and other reforms. 
E)  implemented policies to broaden trade with the U.S. 
A)  banned immigration by non-Westerners. 
B)  sent military operatives to the U.S. for training. 
C)  adopted a tough anti-China stance. 
D)  made nation-building its main focus, including land and other reforms. 
E)  implemented policies to broaden trade with the U.S.

Question 5

Since Chiang Kai-shek's death,

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A)  Taiwan's standard of living increased and a pluralistic government emerged. 
B)  Taiwan has moved much closer to the mainland government. 
C)  the United States has "suggested" that Taiwan consider uniting with the Philippine Islands. 
D)  Taiwan has adopted a socialist economy. 
E)  there are no diplomatic or economic relations between Taiwan and the United States. 
A)  Taiwan's standard of living increased and a pluralistic government emerged. 
B)  Taiwan has moved much closer to the mainland government. 
C)  the United States has "suggested" that Taiwan consider uniting with the Philippine Islands. 
D)  Taiwan has adopted a socialist economy. 
E)  there are no diplomatic or economic relations between Taiwan and the United States.

Question 6

One of the primary reasons for the growing economic prominence of East Asia is

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A)  the importance of the Buddhist religion as a motivating factor. 
B)  its universal political freedoms. 
C)  its production of raw materials, which are exported to western factories. 
D)  the social Darwinian competition between and within the East Asian states. 
E)  the power of Confucian values. 
A)  the importance of the Buddhist religion as a motivating factor. 
B)  its universal political freedoms. 
C)  its production of raw materials, which are exported to western factories. 
D)  the social Darwinian competition between and within the East Asian states. 
E)  the power of Confucian values.

Question 7

Indira Gandhi

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A)  developed a policy of forced sterilization to try to cut population growth. 
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)  developed a policy of forced sterilization to try to cut population growth. 
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 8

Which Korean term is equivalent to the Japanese term zaibatsu ?

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A)  Cobola 
B)  Chaebol 
C)  Migheo 
D)  Pusana 
E)  Taegu 
A)  Cobola 
B)  Chaebol 
C)  Migheo 
D)  Pusana 
E)  Taegu

Question 9

Immediately after World War II, General MacArthur's responsibilities included the demilitarization of Japanese society and the

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A)  elimination of the Japanese emperor. 
B)  trial of American officials charged with war crimes. 
C)  lying of the foundations of postwar Philippines society. 
D)  supervision of the creation of demilitarization efforts and the breakup of the zaibatsu. 
E)  the rearmament of Japan but under American leadership. 
A)  elimination of the Japanese emperor. 
B)  trial of American officials charged with war crimes. 
C)  lying of the foundations of postwar Philippines society. 
D)  supervision of the creation of demilitarization efforts and the breakup of the zaibatsu. 
E)  the rearmament of Japan but under American leadership.

Question 10

The new educational system implemented in Japan after World War II eliminated filial piety and patriotism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Little Tigers

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Little Tigers...

Question 12

What is true about Japan today?

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A)  Japanese worker loyalty toward employers is as strong as ever. 
B)  Japan's gross national product is larger than that of the United States. 
C)  Japan is the leading importing nation in the world. 
D)  the Japanese overall per capita standard of living equals or exceeds those of most Western nations. 
E)  Japan's gross national product has fallen behind that of Taiwan and of Korea. 
A)  Japanese worker loyalty toward employers is as strong as ever. 
B)  Japan's gross national product is larger than that of the United States. 
C)  Japan is the leading importing nation in the world. 
D)  the Japanese overall per capita standard of living equals or exceeds those of most Western nations. 
E)  Japan's gross national product has fallen behind that of Taiwan and of Korea.

Question 13

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 14

The "Little Tigers" all attempt to follow the Japanese economic model.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Japan's Liberal Democrats and Socialists

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Japan's Liberal...

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Kenzaburo Oe and the Nobel Prize for Literature

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Kenzaburo Oe...

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hyderabad and Kashmir

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hyderabad and...

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Salman Rushdie's...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sikhs and the Golden Temple in Amritsar

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sikhs and...

Question 20

Pakistanis known as ____ are tribal and nomadic, and often have family in Afghanistan.

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A)  Kurds 
B)  Baluchis 
C)  Pushtuns 
D)  Punjabis 
E)  Kashmirs 
A)  Kurds 
B)  Baluchis 
C)  Pushtuns 
D)  Punjabis 
E)  Kashmirs

Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Discuss Pakistani development after independence. What have been the most influential events and trends there? Are the trends likely to continue? Why?

Japanese rap music is

After a 1954 security treaty with the U.S., the Taiwanese government

Since Chiang Kai-shek's death,

One of the primary reasons for the growing economic prominence of East Asia is

Indira Gandhi

Which Korean term is equivalent to the Japanese term zaibatsu ?

Immediately after World War II, General MacArthur's responsibilities included the demilitarization of Japanese society and the

The new educational system implemented in Japan after World War II eliminated filial piety and patriotism.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Little Tigers

What is true about Japan today?

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.

The "Little Tigers" all attempt to follow the Japanese economic model.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Japan's Liberal Democrats and Socialists

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Kenzaburo Oe and the Nobel Prize for Literature

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hyderabad and Kashmir

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sikhs and the Golden Temple in Amritsar

Pakistanis known as ____ are tribal and nomadic, and often have family in Afghanistan.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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

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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