Deck 33: East Asia: The Recent Decades

Question 1

In the late twentieth century, Western technological dominance was challenged by (Global Perspective, pp. 836-837)

A) East Asia.
B) the Middle East.
C) South Asia.
D) Latin America.

Answer 1

East Asia.

Question 2

In 2006, Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) (Overview, p. 842)

A) was the second largest in Asia after China.
B) was larger than the GDPs of all other East Asian nations combined.
C) was ten times larger that that of China.
D) was the second largest Asian GDP after Russia.

Answer 2

was larger than the GDPs of all other East Asian nations combined.

Question 3

Which of the following countries supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq by sending its own troops?

A) Japan
B) Germany
C) France
D) China

Answer 3

Japan

Question 4

In the 1960s, Mao abandoned the Soviet model of development and adopted

A) strict Marxism.
B) Stalinism.
C) mass mobilization.
D) social democracy.

Question 5

Under Mao, racial minorities in China were

A) given independent self-rule.
B) subjected to genocide.
C) resettled in eastern China.
D) living in areas occupied by the army.

Question 6

Which of the following has not been a major factor in strained relations between China and the United States?

A) China's use of excessive tariffs to shield its markets
B) China's human rights violations
C) China's continuance of nuclear testing
D) China's support of terrorist groups in the Middle East

Question 7

In 1949, China declared that Taiwan was

A) an independent nation.
B) a province controlled by a "bandit" government.
C) a valuable trade partner and ally.
D) the true birthplace of Chinese communism.

Question 8

All of the following were Japanese colonial policies in Korea except

A) banking and tax reform.
B) enforced public hygiene.
C) educational reform.
D) the creation of local democratic institutions.

Question 9

The 1950 Korean Civil War started as a result of

A) North Korea's invasion of the South.
B) South Korea's invasion of the North.
C) Russian invasion of the North.
D) Chinese invasion of the South.

Question 10

What are some of the prominent international issues raised by the economic growth in East Asia over recent decades? How has this growth impacted the established Western powers?
Conceptual

Question 11

Discuss the occupation of Japan by Allied forces after World War II. What occurred during the different phases of occupation? How did the Japanese people respond to such an imposition on their political organization?
Conceptual

Question 12

What were the specific provisions of the constitution imposed on Japan by the Allied powers after World War II? How was Japan limited by this constitution? Will these limitations pose any problems for Japan's future development?
Conceptual

Question 13

What were the most important developments in Japanese postwar politics? What parties became the most important and how did they influence Japanese society and economic development?
Conceptual

Question 14

How would you describe the "economic miracle" of Japan since 1945? What role did the United States have in this development? Why did Japan languish in recession during the 1990s?
Conceptual

Question 15

How did the tremendous political and economic changes in Japan during the decades after World War II change Japanese society? Did these changes cause significant social dislocation within Japan? Why or why not?
Conceptual

Question 16

What were the major changes that occurred in China during its Soviet period? To what extent did China have to adapt Soviet policies to fit its unique economic and social circumstances?
Conceptual

Question 17

Describe the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China. Compare its goals with those of the Great Leap Forward. What was/were the lasting influence(s) of these movements?
Conceptual

Question 18

Discuss the political, social, and economic developments in China after the death of Mao in 1976. In what ways did Deng adhere to Mao's policies and how did he change them? Was Deng a "progressive"? What has been the general position of the Communist Party since the 1990s?
Conceptual

Question 19

How would you characterize the relationship between China and the United States in recent decades? What are the issues that divide these two nations? What are the issues that bind them together?
Conceptual

Question 20

What are the reasons for the economic growth of Taiwan? Why did the economic policies of the GMD, which largely failed in China, succeed in Taiwan?
Conceptual

Question 21

How would you characterize Taiwan's relationship with China? What is China's current position toward Taiwan? What is the U.S. position regarding Taiwan? How have U.S.-Chinese relations affected U.S. policies in Taiwan (if at all)?
Conceptual

Question 22

How did the experience of Japanese colonization affect the historical development of Korea? What factors led to their civil war? What factors do you think best account for the final settlement of the Korean War? Briefly describe the lasting effects of the settlement on later Korean history.
Conceptual

Question 23

Discuss the relationship of North and South Korea. In what specific ways did their respective political and economic policies differ since the 1950s? Are there any current incentives for the Koreas to unite?
Conceptual

Question 24

Why did the United States get involved with a war against Vietnam? Why ultimately did the United States lose this war? How has Vietnam fared since the end of that war?
Conceptual

Question 25

Did Japanese occupation have any positive effects upon Korea and Taiwan? To what extent was the postwar economic success of Taiwan and Korea linked to Japanese colonial policies?
Conceptual

Question 26

Compare and contrast the political and economic development of North Korea and South Korea. What role did the personalities of the North Korean leaders have on the particular type of communism that developed in that country?
Conceptual

Question 27

If North and South Korea were to be reunited, what political and social problems would the new country face? How could the two cultures reconcile after more than fifty years of separation?
Conceptual

Question 28

Compare and contrast the economic development of Japan and Korea after the war. Can the two economies co-exist or can competition for similar markets be harmful for them? How will the economic growth of China affect Japan and Korea?
Conceptual

Question 29

How would you assess the role of the United States in the Far East since the end of World War II? What are the greatest successes and the greatest failures of American foreign policy in that part of the world?
Conceptual