Question 1

Farm communes in Mao's China

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A)  were much too large to be effective. 
B)  were established along the lines of the traditional Chinese village. 
C)  caused the peasants to question Mao's policies. 
D)  produced more rice than the same number of people farming separately could have. 
E)  provided good steady work for the young people, who continued to be Mao's strongest supporters. 
A)  were much too large to be effective. 
B)  were established along the lines of the traditional Chinese village. 
C)  caused the peasants to question Mao's policies. 
D)  produced more rice than the same number of people farming separately could have. 
E)  provided good steady work for the young people, who continued to be Mao's strongest supporters.

Question 2

The United States became involved in Vietnam during the presidency of

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A)  John F. Kennedy. 
B)  Lyndon Johnson. 
C)  Harry Truman. 
D)  Richard Nixon. 
E)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
A)  John F. Kennedy. 
B)  Lyndon Johnson. 
C)  Harry Truman. 
D)  Richard Nixon. 
E)  Dwight Eisenhower.

Question 3

The event that gave the U.S.President the ability to become intensely involved in Vietnam with a massive military force was

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A)  the Tet Offensive. 
B)  the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. 
C)  the Great Leap Forward. 
D)  the Great Cultural Revolution. 
E)  the development of the Taliban. 
A)  the Tet Offensive. 
B)  the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. 
C)  the Great Leap Forward. 
D)  the Great Cultural Revolution. 
E)  the development of the Taliban.

Question 4

India and Pakistan have been at odds with each other the most over

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A)  the Punjab. 
B)  Bhutan. 
C)  Kashmir. 
D)  Myanmar. 
E)  Bannan. 
A)  the Punjab. 
B)  Bhutan. 
C)  Kashmir. 
D)  Myanmar. 
E)  Bannan.

Question 5

Compare and contrast Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.Which do you believe had the greatest impact on modern China.

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 6

The Great Leap Forward

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A)  markedly increased China's agricultural production. 
B)  tried but failed to transform China into an industrialized society. 
C)  led to the re-establishment of relations between the United States and China. 
D)  was strongly supported by the Soviet Union, since it mimicked their Five Year Plans. 
E)  led to the deaths of many intellectuals. 
A)  markedly increased China's agricultural production. 
B)  tried but failed to transform China into an industrialized society. 
C)  led to the re-establishment of relations between the United States and China. 
D)  was strongly supported by the Soviet Union, since it mimicked their Five Year Plans. 
E)  led to the deaths of many intellectuals.

Question 7

According to Mao,the Soviet leadership after Stalin

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A)  gave too much assistance to North Vietnam, and not enough to China. 
B)  abandoned the true path of Marxism. 
C)  was too extreme in its application of Communist principles. 
D)  tried to undermine the Chinese economy. 
E)  created tension between Communists and the free world. 
A)  gave too much assistance to North Vietnam, and not enough to China. 
B)  abandoned the true path of Marxism. 
C)  was too extreme in its application of Communist principles. 
D)  tried to undermine the Chinese economy. 
E)  created tension between Communists and the free world.

Question 8

What specific issues did South Asia face as it gained its independence.

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Answers would include a discussion of In

Question 9

Which of the following best describes China's economic development since Mao?

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A)  Dramatically increasing 
B)  In decline 
C)  In serious recession 
D)  Feudal 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Dramatically increasing 
B)  In decline 
C)  In serious recession 
D)  Feudal 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 10

In Southern India,conflict between the ____________________ and ____________________ resulted in the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

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Tamils,Sin

Question 11

India and Pakistan have a long-running feud over the region known as ____________________.

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The answer of India and Pakistan have a long-running feud...

Question 12

Upon attaining power,Mao modeled China's government and institutions upon those of the USSR under the rule of ____________________.

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The answer of Upon attaining power,Mao modeled China's government and...

Question 13

Discuss Mao Zedong's China from 1949 until his death in 1976.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 14

In 1989,a democratic student protest against the Chinese government was violently crushed at ____________________.

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The answer of In 1989,a democratic student protest against the...

Question 15

Mao's ___________________________________ was aimed first against the ____________________,rather surprisingly.

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Great Proletarian Cu

Question 16

Indian political orientation under Nehru and the Congress party might best be described as

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A)  Marxist socialism. 
B)  liberal democracy. 
C)  fascist corporatism. 
D)  democratic socialism. 
E)  parliamentary democracy. 
A)  Marxist socialism. 
B)  liberal democracy. 
C)  fascist corporatism. 
D)  democratic socialism. 
E)  parliamentary democracy.

Question 17

The greatest long-term problem for Southeast Asia is

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A)  financial inexperience. 
B)  Marxist ideology. 
C)  population growth. 
D)  AIDS. 
E)  lack of investment capital. 
A)  financial inexperience. 
B)  Marxist ideology. 
C)  population growth. 
D)  AIDS. 
E)  lack of investment capital.

Question 18

The War in Vietnam was most significant to which of the following societies?

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A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Italy 
D)  United States 
E)  Canada 
A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Italy 
D)  United States 
E)  Canada

Question 19

All of the following are true of Indira Ghandi,EXCEPT

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A)  She is Asia's first female leader. 
B)  She has proved to be an adept politician. 
C)  She is the daughter of Mahatma Ghandi 
D)  She was assassinated by Sikh fanatics. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  She is Asia's first female leader. 
B)  She has proved to be an adept politician. 
C)  She is the daughter of Mahatma Ghandi 
D)  She was assassinated by Sikh fanatics. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 20

Compare and contrast South Asian and Southeast Asian nations in their experience with independence.

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Answers would include a comparison of So

Exam 49: The New Asia

Farm communes in Mao's China

The United States became involved in Vietnam during the presidency of

The event that gave the U.S.President the ability to become intensely involved in Vietnam with a massive military force was

India and Pakistan have been at odds with each other the most over

Compare and contrast Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.Which do you believe had the greatest impact on modern China.

The Great Leap Forward

According to Mao,the Soviet leadership after Stalin

What specific issues did South Asia face as it gained its independence.

Which of the following best describes China's economic development since Mao?

In Southern India,conflict between the ____________________ and ____________________ resulted in the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

India and Pakistan have a long-running feud over the region known as ____________________.

Upon attaining power,Mao modeled China's government and institutions upon those of the USSR under the rule of ____________________.

Discuss Mao Zedong's China from 1949 until his death in 1976.

In 1989,a democratic student protest against the Chinese government was violently crushed at ____________________.

Mao's ___________________________________ was aimed first against the ____________________,rather surprisingly.

Indian political orientation under Nehru and the Congress party might best be described as

The greatest long-term problem for Southeast Asia is

The War in Vietnam was most significant to which of the following societies?

All of the following are true of Indira Ghandi,EXCEPT

Compare and contrast South Asian and Southeast Asian nations in their experience with independence.

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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In Southern India,conflict between the and resulted in the 1991 assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Mao's _______________ was aimed first against the ,rather surprisingly.