Question 1

What challenges did Japan face after World War II?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion on US occupation,independence and issues with the economy,specifically the "economic miracle" Japan experienced from the 1950s-1980s.

Question 2

China's attempt to make itself industrially independent of outside aid during the 1950s is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Red Guard challenge. 
B)  China First movement. 
C)  Great Five-Year Plan. 
D)  Great Leap Forward. 
E)  Self-Strengthening movement. 
A)  Red Guard challenge. 
B)  China First movement. 
C)  Great Five-Year Plan. 
D)  Great Leap Forward. 
E)  Self-Strengthening movement. D

Question 3

Failure to simultaneously wage the Vietnam War and the War on Poverty contributed to the downfall of the presidential administration of

Accepted Answer

A)  Johnson. 
B)  Ford. 
C)  Eisenhower. 
D)  Nixon. 
E)  Carter. 
A)  Johnson. 
B)  Ford. 
C)  Eisenhower. 
D)  Nixon. 
E)  Carter. A

Question 4

Which of the following nations has caused China to ally itself with the west in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Korea 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Japan 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  India 
A)  South Korea 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Japan 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  India

Question 5

Economically speaking,the most prosperous areas of Southeast Asia are the city-states of ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Hong Kong,

Question 6

The greatest tension between China and the United States exists because of

Accepted Answer

A)  an aviation accident that forced a U.S. Navy fighter plane to land on China's Hainan Island. 
B)  American outrage at the massacre in Tiananmen Square. 
C)  American support for an independent Taiwan and China's determination to hold the island. 
D)  China's distrust of the United States for ongoing involvement in Southeast Asia. 
E)  American admonitions that China must improve its human rights record. 
A)  an aviation accident that forced a U.S. Navy fighter plane to land on China's Hainan Island. 
B)  American outrage at the massacre in Tiananmen Square. 
C)  American support for an independent Taiwan and China's determination to hold the island. 
D)  China's distrust of the United States for ongoing involvement in Southeast Asia. 
E)  American admonitions that China must improve its human rights record.

Question 7

India's second leader,Jawaharlal Nehru,differed from its first,Mahatma Gandhi,in that he believed

Accepted Answer

A)  India needed to work harder to reach an agreement with Pakistan over Kashmir. 
B)  Western-style industrialization was the way for India to avoid social anarchy at home. 
C)  true Marxism was preferable to following in the socialistic steps of the strongly disliked British Labour Party. 
D)  lowering the rate of population increase would be as helpful to India's development as anything else. 
E)  a nuclear attack against Pakistan would be disastrous for India. 
A)  India needed to work harder to reach an agreement with Pakistan over Kashmir. 
B)  Western-style industrialization was the way for India to avoid social anarchy at home. 
C)  true Marxism was preferable to following in the socialistic steps of the strongly disliked British Labour Party. 
D)  lowering the rate of population increase would be as helpful to India's development as anything else. 
E)  a nuclear attack against Pakistan would be disastrous for India.

Question 8

Since attaining independence,India has

Accepted Answer

A)  been a military dictatorship. 
B)  maintained a large degree of democracy. 
C)  been steadily at war with one or another of its neighbors. 
D)  become a single-party, quasi-fascist society. 
E)  established itself as one of the most autocratic nations in the world. 
A)  been a military dictatorship. 
B)  maintained a large degree of democracy. 
C)  been steadily at war with one or another of its neighbors. 
D)  become a single-party, quasi-fascist society. 
E)  established itself as one of the most autocratic nations in the world.

Question 9

One of the most important reasons given for Japan's postwar success is

Accepted Answer

A)  the high degree of Japanese savings. 
B)  governmental support for business enterprises. 
C)  the Japanese work ethic. 
D)  help from the International Monetary Fund. 
E)  an excellent school system. 
A)  the high degree of Japanese savings. 
B)  governmental support for business enterprises. 
C)  the Japanese work ethic. 
D)  help from the International Monetary Fund. 
E)  an excellent school system.

Question 10

Mao was convinced that the only path to successful Marxist socialism lay through the

Accepted Answer

A)  small shopkeepers. 
B)  Communist party elite. 
C)  urban manufacturing laborers. 
D)  revolutionary peasantry. 
E)  organized government. 
A)  small shopkeepers. 
B)  Communist party elite. 
C)  urban manufacturing laborers. 
D)  revolutionary peasantry. 
E)  organized government.

Question 11

The war in Vietnam began as a(n)____________________ against ____________________ colonialism.

Accepted Answer

nationalis

Question 12

In 1997,China regained control of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taiwan 
B)  Singapore 
C)  Macao 
D)  Hong Kong 
E)  Manchuria 
A)  Taiwan 
B)  Singapore 
C)  Macao 
D)  Hong Kong 
E)  Manchuria

Question 13

The poorest country on the Indian subcontinent is

Accepted Answer

A)  India. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Tibet. 
D)  Bangladesh. 
E)  Nepal. 
A)  India. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Tibet. 
D)  Bangladesh. 
E)  Nepal.

Question 14

In comparison to most former leaders of China,perhaps Mao's most unusual attitude was

Accepted Answer

A)  love of the land. 
B)  dependence on the peasantry to support him. 
C)  a sense of unity with the Soviet Union. 
D)  a strong distrust of all intellectuals. 
E)  acceptance of China's important role in world affairs. 
A)  love of the land. 
B)  dependence on the peasantry to support him. 
C)  a sense of unity with the Soviet Union. 
D)  a strong distrust of all intellectuals. 
E)  acceptance of China's important role in world affairs.

Question 15

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  aimed to undo the bureaucracy that had crept into Mao's communist regime. 
B)  targeted the intellectuals Mao so distrusted. 
C)  witnessed the burning of thousands of books from libraries in China's largest cities. 
D)  provided funds for the children of poor peasants to attend university. 
E)  only lasted for one five-year term. 
A)  aimed to undo the bureaucracy that had crept into Mao's communist regime. 
B)  targeted the intellectuals Mao so distrusted. 
C)  witnessed the burning of thousands of books from libraries in China's largest cities. 
D)  provided funds for the children of poor peasants to attend university. 
E)  only lasted for one five-year term.

Question 16

Indira Gandhi was assassinated by members of what extremist group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sikhs 
B)  Tamils 
C)  Sinhalese 
D)  Muslims 
E)  Kashmiris 
A)  Sikhs 
B)  Tamils 
C)  Sinhalese 
D)  Muslims 
E)  Kashmiris

Question 17

Which of these did not help Japan achieve economic prosperity after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being able to purchase cheap oil for years after the war ended. 
B)  Being protected by the U.S. military and thus being able to invest what would have been spent on a military. 
C)  The high rate of savings among its citizens that allowed for loans and reinvestment in industry. 
D)  A declining population that meant less food had to be purchased. 
E)  A disciplined and skilled labor force. 
A)  Being able to purchase cheap oil for years after the war ended. 
B)  Being protected by the U.S. military and thus being able to invest what would have been spent on a military. 
C)  The high rate of savings among its citizens that allowed for loans and reinvestment in industry. 
D)  A declining population that meant less food had to be purchased. 
E)  A disciplined and skilled labor force.

Question 18

Assess the progress and future outlook for Southeast Asian nations in terms of the global economy and domestic prosperity.

Accepted Answer

Answers would includ

Question 19

After the United States ended its occupation of Japan,the Japanese people

Accepted Answer

A)  expressed their deep hatred of the Americans. 
B)  accepted American economic dominance over their country. 
C)  refused to ratify a proposed treaty between the two countries. 
D)  requested that the Americans establish military bases to protect them. 
E)  signed a treaty that provided U.S. military protection for their islands. 
A)  expressed their deep hatred of the Americans. 
B)  accepted American economic dominance over their country. 
C)  refused to ratify a proposed treaty between the two countries. 
D)  requested that the Americans establish military bases to protect them. 
E)  signed a treaty that provided U.S. military protection for their islands.

Question 20

By 1960,a split had occurred in the Communist world between Mao Zedong and Soviet leader ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1960,a split had occurred in the...

Exam 49: The New Asia

What challenges did Japan face after World War II?

China's attempt to make itself industrially independent of outside aid during the 1950s is called the

Failure to simultaneously wage the Vietnam War and the War on Poverty contributed to the downfall of the presidential administration of

Which of the following nations has caused China to ally itself with the west in recent years?

Economically speaking,the most prosperous areas of Southeast Asia are the city-states of ____________________ and ____________________.

The greatest tension between China and the United States exists because of

India's second leader,Jawaharlal Nehru,differed from its first,Mahatma Gandhi,in that he believed

Since attaining independence,India has

One of the most important reasons given for Japan's postwar success is

Mao was convinced that the only path to successful Marxist socialism lay through the

The war in Vietnam began as a(n)____________________ against ____________________ colonialism.

In 1997,China regained control of which of the following?

The poorest country on the Indian subcontinent is

In comparison to most former leaders of China,perhaps Mao's most unusual attitude was

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Indira Gandhi was assassinated by members of what extremist group?

Which of these did not help Japan achieve economic prosperity after World War II?

Assess the progress and future outlook for Southeast Asian nations in terms of the global economy and domestic prosperity.

After the United States ended its occupation of Japan,the Japanese people

By 1960,a split had occurred in the Communist world between Mao Zedong and Soviet leader ____________________.

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

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

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

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