Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-communalism

Accepted Answer

Communalism is a term used to describe a

Question 2

Nehru differed from Gandhi in believing that India must ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​form a NATO alliance to avoid conflict with Communist China. 
B) ​industrialize to bolster economic and material gains of the population. 
C) ​allow Muslims to participate in the new government. 
D) ​allow Pakistan to retain Kashmir. 
E) ​retain the traditional caste system. 
A) ​form a NATO alliance to avoid conflict with Communist China. 
B) ​industrialize to bolster economic and material gains of the population. 
C) ​allow Muslims to participate in the new government. 
D) ​allow Pakistan to retain Kashmir. 
E) ​retain the traditional caste system.

Question 3

What kinds of environmental problems are currently being faced by the nations of southern and eastern Asia? How have the region's political leaders sought to deal with the problems?

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Southern and eastern Asia are currently

Question 4

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 5

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Urdu and Bengali

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Urdu and Bengali are both languages spok

Question 7

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 8

The "Japanese Miracle"

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A) began with the creation of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1948. 
B) had its roots in the initial policy decisions made during the Meiji reform period. 
C) refers to the fact that Hokkaido was not damaged by atomic blasts. 
D) led to the establishment of a socialist economy. 
E) successfully abolished all social and gender discrimination. 
A) began with the creation of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1948. 
B) had its roots in the initial policy decisions made during the Meiji reform period. 
C) refers to the fact that Hokkaido was not damaged by atomic blasts. 
D) led to the establishment of a socialist economy. 
E) successfully abolished all social and gender discrimination.

Question 9

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 10

Identify the following terms.
-Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists

Accepted Answer

Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese political

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-chaebol (Samsung, Daewoo, Hyundai)

Accepted Answer

The term "chaebol" refers to a large ind

Question 12

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

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Sikhs are the followers of Sikhism, a mo

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The 1951 Japan peace treaty, formally kn

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-"Little Tigers"

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The term "Little Tigers" refers to a gro

Question 15

What was the significant flaw in the "green revolution" in India?​

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A) ​Traditional farmers were reticent to use the GMO strains of rice and wheat. 
B) ​Monsoon conditions in the South made it unequally available. 
C) ​Only wealthy farmers could afford the necessary fertilizer for new high-yield crops. 
D) ​It was perceived as a more radical form of Socialism and rejected by moderate democrats. 
E) ​More productive yields led to increased populations, putting greater demand on resources. 
A) ​Traditional farmers were reticent to use the GMO strains of rice and wheat. 
B) ​Monsoon conditions in the South made it unequally available. 
C) ​Only wealthy farmers could afford the necessary fertilizer for new high-yield crops. 
D) ​It was perceived as a more radical form of Socialism and rejected by moderate democrats. 
E) ​More productive yields led to increased populations, putting greater demand on resources.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Indira Gandhi

Accepted Answer

Indira Gandhi was an Indian politician a

Question 17

To combat fears of being dominated by a Chinese minority in the government in Malaya, ​​the Federation

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A) ​mandated uniformity through Islam. 
B) ​fought pro-Communist factions at the Khitomer Accords. 
C) ​incorporated former British possessions in Borneo 
D) ​joined the United Nations in recognizing the Republic of China in Taiwan. 
E) ​implemented a self-policing arbitration force called the El-Aurian. 
A) ​mandated uniformity through Islam. 
B) ​fought pro-Communist factions at the Khitomer Accords. 
C) ​incorporated former British possessions in Borneo 
D) ​joined the United Nations in recognizing the Republic of China in Taiwan. 
E) ​implemented a self-policing arbitration force called the El-Aurian.

Question 18

How has social modernization treated women's roles in Japan, India, and Korea in the post-war period? Why does it seemingly show progress in some areas, but is impeded in others, despite economic and political modernization?​

Accepted Answer

Social modernization has had varying eff

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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 20

Of the following female rulers in Asia, who was first?​

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A) ​Corazon Acquino 
B) ​Indira Gandhi 
C) ​Benazir Bhutto 
D) ​Park Guen-hye 
E) ​Imelda Marcos 
A) ​Corazon Acquino 
B) ​Indira Gandhi 
C) ​Benazir Bhutto 
D) ​Park Guen-hye 
E) ​Imelda Marcos

Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

Identify the following terms. -communalism

Nehru differed from Gandhi in believing that India must ​

What kinds of environmental problems are currently being faced by the nations of southern and eastern Asia? How have the region's political leaders sought to deal with the problems?

The first female president in South Korea was ​

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.

Identify the following terms. -Urdu and Bengali

The apparent motivation for the assassination of Gandhi was that Gandhi

The "Japanese Miracle"

Under the regime of Lee Kuan-yew,

Identify the following terms. -Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists

Identify the following terms. -chaebol (Samsung, Daewoo, Hyundai)

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

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

Identify the following terms. -"Little Tigers"

What was the significant flaw in the "green revolution" in India?​

Identify the following terms. -Indira Gandhi

To combat fears of being dominated by a Chinese minority in the government in Malaya, ​​the Federation

How has social modernization treated women's roles in Japan, India, and Korea in the post-war period? Why does it seemingly show progress in some areas, but is impeded in others, despite economic and political modernization?​

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

Of the following female rulers in Asia, who was first?​

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

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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

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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 2

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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Nehru differed from Gandhi in believing that India must

The first female president in South Korea was

What was the significant flaw in the "green revolution" in India?

To combat fears of being dominated by a Chinese minority in the government in Malaya, the Federation

How has social modernization treated women's roles in Japan, India, and Korea in the post-war period? Why does it seemingly show progress in some areas, but is impeded in others, despite economic and political modernization?

Of the following female rulers in Asia, who was first?