Question 1

____________________ acted as a conservative intermediary between the Kuomintang and Western powers.

Accepted Answer

Madame Chi

Question 2

Elaborate on the impact of the west on China,Japan,and Southeast Asia through World War II.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of we

Question 3

The Meiji reformers consciously gave Shinto a special position within Japan,because

Accepted Answer

A)  it had been the first religion developed after settlement of the islands. 
B)  the faith showed great reverence for the emperor and accepted him as an almost divine leader. 
C)  the emperor insisted that Shinto remain the official faith of Japan. 
D)  Shinto and the new constitution would help to make all Japanese into good citizen-patriots. 
E)  the faith backed up the constitution's admonition that Japan should be ruled by an unbroken line of emperors forever. 
A)  it had been the first religion developed after settlement of the islands. 
B)  the faith showed great reverence for the emperor and accepted him as an almost divine leader. 
C)  the emperor insisted that Shinto remain the official faith of Japan. 
D)  Shinto and the new constitution would help to make all Japanese into good citizen-patriots. 
E)  the faith backed up the constitution's admonition that Japan should be ruled by an unbroken line of emperors forever.

Question 4

Japan was opened to trade with the West by the American commander,

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew Modine. 
B)  Matthew Perry. 
C)  Matthew Robinson. 
D)  Matthew Hutchens. 
E)  Matthew LeBlanc. 
A)  Matthew Modine. 
B)  Matthew Perry. 
C)  Matthew Robinson. 
D)  Matthew Hutchens. 
E)  Matthew LeBlanc.

Question 5

Under Japan's 1889 constitution,

Accepted Answer

A)  the supreme power of the emperor was reinforced. 
B)  a new national tax system was introduced. 
C)  the capital city was moved to Tokyo. 
D)  Japan would have a system similar to the Bismarck's Germany. 
E)  all adult males were given the right to vote. 
A)  the supreme power of the emperor was reinforced. 
B)  a new national tax system was introduced. 
C)  the capital city was moved to Tokyo. 
D)  Japan would have a system similar to the Bismarck's Germany. 
E)  all adult males were given the right to vote.

Question 6

By October 1949,____________________'s forces were clearly in control of the Chinese mainland,and ____________________ and his supporters had found it necessary to retreat to the offshore island of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By October 1949,____________________'s forces were clearly in...

Exam 45: East Asia in a Century of Change

____________________ acted as a conservative intermediary between the Kuomintang and Western powers.

Elaborate on the impact of the west on China,Japan,and Southeast Asia through World War II.

The Meiji reformers consciously gave Shinto a special position within Japan,because

Japan was opened to trade with the West by the American commander,

Under Japan's 1889 constitution,

By October 1949,____________________'s forces were clearly in control of the Chinese mainland,and ____________________ and his supporters had found it necessary to retreat to the offshore island of ____________________.

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