Question 1

Describe the rise of the Chinese Communist Party.What challenges did they face and what factors led to their eventual victory?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the challenges of

Question 2

Early innovations by Mao were approved by many intellectuals as well as workers because they were

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal. 
B)  successful. 
C)  democratic. 
D)  practical. 
E)  well-organized. 
A)  liberal. 
B)  successful. 
C)  democratic. 
D)  practical. 
E)  well-organized.

Question 3

The final act of China's long civil war began almost as soon as ____________________ ended.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The final act of China's long civil...

Question 4

In 1931,Japanese military officers seized the province of

Accepted Answer

A)  Manchuria. 
B)  Szechwan. 
C)  Mongolia. 
D)  Macao. 
E)  Taiwan. 
A)  Manchuria. 
B)  Szechwan. 
C)  Mongolia. 
D)  Macao. 
E)  Taiwan.

Question 5

By the end of World War II,Chiang Kai-shek's army could best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  poorly fed but in good spirits. 
B)  much diminished in numbers and increasingly corrupt. 
C)  respected and full of confidence that they would prevail. 
D)  both demoralized and ill-equipped. 
E)  anxious to finish off Mao and his forces before another winter passed. 
A)  poorly fed but in good spirits. 
B)  much diminished in numbers and increasingly corrupt. 
C)  respected and full of confidence that they would prevail. 
D)  both demoralized and ill-equipped. 
E)  anxious to finish off Mao and his forces before another winter passed.

Question 6

How did the Japanese military change after the Restoration? How did those actions impact the ideas of soldiers during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 7

Which of these was not a part of Meiji Reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Redistribution of land. 
B)  A new constitution that limited the powers of the emperor. 
C)  Renewed emphasis on the samurai. 
D)  Students being sent to study in the West, especially science and government. 
E)  A new national bank, new currency, and a new tax system. 
A)  Redistribution of land. 
B)  A new constitution that limited the powers of the emperor. 
C)  Renewed emphasis on the samurai. 
D)  Students being sent to study in the West, especially science and government. 
E)  A new national bank, new currency, and a new tax system.

Question 8

The ____________________ took place in Japan in 1867,when the ____________________ was finally abolished.

Accepted Answer

Meiji Rest

Question 9

Despite having become allies with both Germany and Italy,Japan

Accepted Answer

A)  remained on the sidelines during the 1930s, in order to continue improvements within the country. 
B)  was too busy fighting Chiang Kai-shek in China to want to help either of them prepare for war. 
C)  became upset with the Germans when they were not told Germany planned to begin World War II, and again when Germany attacked Russia in 1941, and thus remained neutral in the conflict. 
D)  invaded Russia in 1931, setting up a puppet government there. 
E)  found those powers unwilling to help when the French moved into Southeast Asia and began to take over Japanese-held territories. 
A)  remained on the sidelines during the 1930s, in order to continue improvements within the country. 
B)  was too busy fighting Chiang Kai-shek in China to want to help either of them prepare for war. 
C)  became upset with the Germans when they were not told Germany planned to begin World War II, and again when Germany attacked Russia in 1941, and thus remained neutral in the conflict. 
D)  invaded Russia in 1931, setting up a puppet government there. 
E)  found those powers unwilling to help when the French moved into Southeast Asia and began to take over Japanese-held territories.

Question 10

It would be most accurate to say of Japanese politics that after the 1889 Constitution was put in place

Accepted Answer

A)  representation became much broader in the Diet (Parliament). 
B)  the people, rather than the emperor, became sovereign; at least that was true of the wealthy. 
C)  the constitution had upheld traditional values of the people, but it had also heavily undermined the emperor. 
D)  Shinto was relegated to a position that made it only as valid, so far as the state was concerned, as Buddhism and Taoism. 
E)  those making decisions would be members of the wealthy class as well as imperial ministers. 
A)  representation became much broader in the Diet (Parliament). 
B)  the people, rather than the emperor, became sovereign; at least that was true of the wealthy. 
C)  the constitution had upheld traditional values of the people, but it had also heavily undermined the emperor. 
D)  Shinto was relegated to a position that made it only as valid, so far as the state was concerned, as Buddhism and Taoism. 
E)  those making decisions would be members of the wealthy class as well as imperial ministers.

Question 11

Most of the island Southeast Asian nations followed which of the following religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Hinduism 
E)  Shinto 
A)  Christianity 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Islam 
D)  Hinduism 
E)  Shinto

Question 12

Believing that war with America was inevitable and that a first strike would give Japan an edge,the Tokyo government launched an attack against ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Believing that war with America was inevitable...

Question 13

In the 1930s,the most influential element in Japan was the

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative aristocracy. 
B)  Social Democrats. 
C)  right-wing paramilitaries. 
D)  general staff. 
E)  officers in the military. 
A)  conservative aristocracy. 
B)  Social Democrats. 
C)  right-wing paramilitaries. 
D)  general staff. 
E)  officers in the military.

Question 14

The Philippines were unique in the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  it was a Southeast Asian nation under the control of a European nation. 
B)  it remained under one power from the 17th century through World War II. 
C)  the Dutch introduced a "culture system" to maintain their control on the islands. 
D)  the majority was Christian. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  it was a Southeast Asian nation under the control of a European nation. 
B)  it remained under one power from the 17th century through World War II. 
C)  the Dutch introduced a "culture system" to maintain their control on the islands. 
D)  the majority was Christian. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 15

The Meiji reformers strongly supported the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  equitable taxation. 
B)  literacy. 
C)  reverence for the emperor. 
D)  representative democracy. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy. 
A)  equitable taxation. 
B)  literacy. 
C)  reverence for the emperor. 
D)  representative democracy. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy.

Question 16

The major difference between the Chinese and the Japanese in the late 1800s and early 1900s was that

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan saw the benefit of adopting some Western reforms while the Chinese did not. 
B)  Japan readily adopted socialism but China did not. 
C)  China held on to Confucian beliefs while Japan held closely to Buddhism. 
D)  China got rid of its emperor in the late 1800s but Japan clung tightly to theirs. 
E)  the Chinese were forced to accept how far behind the West they were technologically, but the Japanese turned a blind eye to the fact that they, too, were far behind. 
A)  Japan saw the benefit of adopting some Western reforms while the Chinese did not. 
B)  Japan readily adopted socialism but China did not. 
C)  China held on to Confucian beliefs while Japan held closely to Buddhism. 
D)  China got rid of its emperor in the late 1800s but Japan clung tightly to theirs. 
E)  the Chinese were forced to accept how far behind the West they were technologically, but the Japanese turned a blind eye to the fact that they, too, were far behind.

Question 17

In 1934,Mao's Communist forces survived only by undertaking the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1934,Mao's Communist forces survived only by...

Question 18

During the years of French colonization in Southeast Asia,the economy improved a great deal but most of the time the main benefits went to

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans rather than native peoples. 
B)  the French noblemen who set up plantations on the best land. 
C)  immigrant Chinese middlemen merchants and native landlords. 
D)  the British, who moved into the area from Malaya. 
E)  a minute percentage of the Vietnamese who were assimilated by the French. 
A)  Europeans rather than native peoples. 
B)  the French noblemen who set up plantations on the best land. 
C)  immigrant Chinese middlemen merchants and native landlords. 
D)  the British, who moved into the area from Malaya. 
E)  a minute percentage of the Vietnamese who were assimilated by the French.

Question 19

The economic prosperity Japan experienced up to the 1920s brought

Accepted Answer

A)  not only prosperity but also spiraling inflation and the usual accompanying riots. 
B)  a renewed sense of worth, as Japanese businessmen could hold their own with their foreign counterparts. 
C)  the opportunity to build up the country's infrastructure, a crucial part of Japan's plans for modernization. 
D)  the chance to begin the manufacture of war materiel in anticipation of a bigger conflict to come. 
E)  new respect for lawmakers who had helped bring about the trade revolution. 
A)  not only prosperity but also spiraling inflation and the usual accompanying riots. 
B)  a renewed sense of worth, as Japanese businessmen could hold their own with their foreign counterparts. 
C)  the opportunity to build up the country's infrastructure, a crucial part of Japan's plans for modernization. 
D)  the chance to begin the manufacture of war materiel in anticipation of a bigger conflict to come. 
E)  new respect for lawmakers who had helped bring about the trade revolution.

Question 20

China's Northern Expedition of 1926 was

Accepted Answer

A)  General Chiang's successful pursuit of warlords who had made themselves into tyrants in several northern provinces. 
B)  the establishment of a Kuomintang government led by Chiang in Beijing. 
C)  a widespread purse of any suspected communists, during which tens of thousands of Chinese were killed. 
D)  the precursor to the Long March of 1934. 
E)  a march of protest by Chinese students who were upset about several elements of the Versailles Treaty. 
A)  General Chiang's successful pursuit of warlords who had made themselves into tyrants in several northern provinces. 
B)  the establishment of a Kuomintang government led by Chiang in Beijing. 
C)  a widespread purse of any suspected communists, during which tens of thousands of Chinese were killed. 
D)  the precursor to the Long March of 1934. 
E)  a march of protest by Chinese students who were upset about several elements of the Versailles Treaty.

Exam 45: East Asia in a Century of Change

Describe the rise of the Chinese Communist Party.What challenges did they face and what factors led to their eventual victory?

Early innovations by Mao were approved by many intellectuals as well as workers because they were

The final act of China's long civil war began almost as soon as ____________________ ended.

In 1931,Japanese military officers seized the province of

By the end of World War II,Chiang Kai-shek's army could best be described as

How did the Japanese military change after the Restoration? How did those actions impact the ideas of soldiers during World War II?

Which of these was not a part of Meiji Reforms?

The ____________________ took place in Japan in 1867,when the ____________________ was finally abolished.

Despite having become allies with both Germany and Italy,Japan

It would be most accurate to say of Japanese politics that after the 1889 Constitution was put in place

Most of the island Southeast Asian nations followed which of the following religions?

Believing that war with America was inevitable and that a first strike would give Japan an edge,the Tokyo government launched an attack against ____________________.

In the 1930s,the most influential element in Japan was the

The Philippines were unique in the fact that

The Meiji reformers strongly supported the concept of

The major difference between the Chinese and the Japanese in the late 1800s and early 1900s was that

In 1934,Mao's Communist forces survived only by undertaking the ____________________.

During the years of French colonization in Southeast Asia,the economy improved a great deal but most of the time the main benefits went to

The economic prosperity Japan experienced up to the 1920s brought

China's Northern Expedition of 1926 was

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

Filters

The took place in Japan in 1867,when the was finally abolished.