Question 1

Which of the following happened on July 1, 1997?

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A)   Mao Zedong died.
B)   A military coup brought down the government of Singapore.
C)   Australia, New Zealand, and the United States formed a trade compact.
D)   Taiwan voted to form an independent republic.
E)   Hong Kong returned to mainland authority.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Which statement about the role of women in India today is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Female children are less likely to be educated than are their male counterparts.
B)   There is a more positive attitude toward female education and employment.
C)   Gender relationships in urban India have been affected by the consequences of independence.
D)   Traditional domestic behavior is still an accepted part of Indian female deportment.
E)   Rural Indian women often have greater advantages than urban women.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E) E

Question 3

Southeast Asia's most infamous holocaust occurred in Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The first leaders of the People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, respectively, were

Accepted Answer

A)   Achmed Sokarno and Chou Liu.
B)   Kim Il Sung and Syngman Rhee.
C)   Heidekei Tojo and Lee Kuan-yew.
D)   Yayha Khan and Pu Yi.
E)   Kim Dae Jung and Arturo Shimonoseki.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

Japanese rap music is

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A)   identical, in lyrics and ambience, to that in the United States.
B)   not as associated with sex, violence, and drugs, as in the United States.
C)   indigenous, and has no links with that found in Western culture.
D)   mainly concerned with religious themes.
E)   appeals mainly to older and traditional Japanese.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E) B

Question 6

The new educational system implemented in Japan after World War II eliminated filial piety and patriotism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Unlike the other economies of East Asia, Hong Kong's economic development has taken place in a system employing

Accepted Answer

A)   unrestrained, free-market capitalism.
B)   direct state control of the economic sector.
C)   Communist Chinese support.
D)   massive British foreign aid programs.
E)   a socialist economic philosophy.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 8

In __________, a fragile democracy has sought to function under the watchful eye of the military, which has generally found it expedient to tolerate national elections and civilian government.

Accepted Answer

A)   Thailand
B)   Cambodia.
C)   Laos
D)   Burma
E)   Indonesia.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E) A

Question 9

Women in Japan comprise almost half of the workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Indira Gandhi

Accepted Answer

A)   developed a policy of forced sterilization to try to cut population growth.
B)   abandoned her father's activist policies to aid the poor.
C)   used troops to attack and secure the Hindu Golden Temple in Agra.
D)   was assassinated by her Buddhist bodyguards.
E)   was the daughter of Mahatma Gandhi.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Which women have claimed that they were forced to serve as prostitutes for Japanese soldiers during past wars?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eta
B)   Burakumin
C)   Korean
D)   dalit
E)   MalaysianF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 12

The social problems that developed within South Korea in the second half of the twentieth century were the result of

Accepted Answer

A)   excessive urbanization and pollution of water and air.
B)   a lack of sufficient national economic growth.
C)   national achievements in land reform.
D)   conflicts between traditional and modern values and.
E)   military threats by China.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Indira Gandhi, daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, continued her famous father's work to democratize and urbanize India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Until 1990, Lee Kuan-yew and his People's Action Party dominated Singapore politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following has NOT been a factor in the development of the Singapore economy?

Accepted Answer

A)   an emphasis on tourism
B)   a massive program of public works projects
C)   a focus on oil refineries and a well-developed banking center
D)   a highly favorable climate for multinational corporations
E)   a democratic governmentF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

The "Little Tigers" all attempt to follow the Japanese economic model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One of the world's tallest buildings in Malaysia, the Petronas Towers, was built over the site of a British cricket club.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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)   ethnic differences.
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)   resentment in East Pakistan that the government ignored their needs.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The "Japanese Miracle"

Accepted Answer

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 completely abolished all social and gender discrimination.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Exam 30: Toward the Pacific Century

Which of the following happened on July 1, 1997?

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Which statement about the role of women in India today is FALSE?

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Southeast Asia's most infamous holocaust occurred in Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975

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The first leaders of the People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, respectively, were

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Japanese rap music is

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The new educational system implemented in Japan after World War II eliminated filial piety and patriotism.

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Unlike the other economies of East Asia, Hong Kong's economic development has taken place in a system employing

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In __________, a fragile democracy has sought to function under the watchful eye of the military, which has generally found it expedient to tolerate national elections and civilian government.

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Women in Japan comprise almost half of the workforce.

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Indira Gandhi

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Which women have claimed that they were forced to serve as prostitutes for Japanese soldiers during past wars?

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The social problems that developed within South Korea in the second half of the twentieth century were the result of

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Indira Gandhi, daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, continued her famous father's work to democratize and urbanize India.

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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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Until 1990, Lee Kuan-yew and his People's Action Party dominated Singapore politics.

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Which of the following has NOT been a factor in the development of the Singapore economy?

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The "Little Tigers" all attempt to follow the Japanese economic model.

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One of the world's tallest buildings in Malaysia, the Petronas Towers, was built over the site of a British cricket club.

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

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The "Japanese Miracle"

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