Deck 16: Asia Awakes

Question 1

China's creditor position and growing economy have led to it being labeled the century's rising power.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

China has a growth-first policy, meaning it engages in whatever means necessary to encourage economic development.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Many countries view China as a fair trade competitor.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

China has increased its military budget in the face of their growing economy.

Question 5

Both Taipei and Beijing agreed to the "two Chinas" policy-recognizing Taiwan and China as two separate countries-proposed by America.

Question 6

In order to boost productivity, Japanese firms accepted the guidance that the MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) provided.

Question 7

Facing the threat of outside forces, particularly the U.S., Japan modernized its entire society in just one generation.

Question 8

Japan is dependent on the U.S. for its national security.

Question 9

Asian countries import raw materials but are protectionist on finished goods.

Question 10

Modernization theory predicts that China will ________.

A) become a pro-business capitalist regime
B) remain an authoritarian regime but increase its free trade practices
C) become a democracy as a result of the demands of an emerging middle class
D) become a totalitarian regime as a result of an empowered working class that demands more rights
E) remain an authoritarian regime but increase its respect for human rights

Question 11

In 2010 ________ surpassed ________ as the world's second largest economy.

A) China; Japan
B) Japan; Britain
C) China; Britain
D) China; U.S.
E) Japan; China

Question 12

Who is the world's biggest energy consumer and locks in huge deals with oil and gas companies around the world?

A) United States
B) China
C) Russia
D) Britain
E) India

Question 13

Which of the following was a U.S policy which mentioned that trade with China was free as it helped to preserve China's territorial and administrative integrity?

A) Open Door
B) Two Chinas
C) Second-order consequence
D) Protectionism
E) Hide-and-bide

Question 14

Which of the following keeps the majority of Chinese citizens content with their current political situation?

A) the hope for democracy
B) a totalitarian past and future
C) the lack of central authority
D) the constantly rising living standards
E) a controlling, repressive Communist Party

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding China's rise is NOT true?

A) China is predictable because of its growth-first policy.
B) China has become the "factory of the world".
C) China's communist leaders have decided to relinquish the one-party rule.
D) China claims to have owned both the archipelagos.
E) China's top governing body is the Standing Committee.

Question 16

When did U.S.-Chinese relations first take a negative turn?

A) when the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was formed
B) when the Open Door notes were issued
C) when the new Republic of China was formed under the Nationalist Party
D) when Japan invaded China in the 1930s
E) when Mao Zedong took power after WWII

Question 17

Fixing one currency in relation to another is known as ________.

A) inflating
B) deflating
C) floating
D) pegging
E) outsourcing

Question 18

Which of the following countries is on the best terms with North Korea and has demonstrated this in their treatment of 2010 events concerning disputes (sometimes violent) between North and South Korea over maritime boundaries?

A) Japan
B) Taiwan
C) China
D) Russia
E) Iran

Question 19

Which area has recently been the center of disputes and negotiations between China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan?

A) East China Sea
B) Yellow Sea
C) South China Sea
D) Taiwan Strait
E) Strait of Malacca

Question 20

China's ________ are areas that encourage private enterprise and foreign investment, contrary to a pure Communist economic model.

A) Free Trade Zones
B) Special Economic Zones
C) Exclusive Economic Zone
D) Security Zone
E) Foreign Trade Zones

Question 21

After World War II, ________ gave the Japanese a competitive edge in the Pacific.

A) natural resources
B) economic desperation
C) de-industrialization
D) inflation
E) imperial expansion

Question 22

The U.S. began a policy of ________ under President Nixon, meaning that the U.S. and China were drawing diplomatically closer.

A) outsourcing
B) protectionism
C) dumping
D) rapprochement
E) alliance

Question 23

Japan's history as a/an ________ society has generated a lack of central authority and still makes Japan difficult to deal with because of constant changes in its decisions.

A) authoritarian
B) feudal
C) totalitarian
D) dynastic
E) aristocratic

Question 24

Which of the following helped Japan to modernize everything from government and industry to education in the late nineteenth century?

A) the world's first Communist dynasty
B) the Meiji Restoration
C) the Tokugawa Shogunate
D) the Open Door notes
E) the nonrecognition doctrine

Question 25

The U.S. used a/an ________ to ban shipment of certain goods to Japan, in response to its attempts at conquering China.

A) attaché
B) archipelago
C) embargo
D) float
E) peg

Question 26

Which of the following activities should be done to create economic growth?

A) run a trade surplus
B) check the S-curve
C) engage in protectionism
D) encourage rampant inflation
E) avoid outsourcing

Question 27

Japan's economy is now guided by ________.

A) the Emperor Meiji
B) the Cadres
C) the Zhongnanhai
D) the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
E) the Standing Committee

Question 28

________ refers to the policy of keeping out foreign goods.

A) Protectionism
B) Trade surplus
C) Inflation
D) Dumping
E) Float

Question 29

How did China manage to surpass Japan in 2010 to become the world's second largest economy? Discuss sources of the upward economic trend in China as well as the downward trend in Japan.

Question 30

How are the political and economic systems in China contradictory? Does this present a problem for the future direction of China?

Question 31

What type of political policies have allowed China's rise to power? Does the U.S. agree with these policies? If it does disagree with them, is it in a position to voice those opinions?

Question 32

Will China pose a threat to U.S. dominance in the future? Why or why not? If you answered yes, will it do so economically, militarily, or both? Are there any domestic or international issues that might prevent this from occurring?

Question 33

What will the future of Japanese security look like? Will it remain dependent on the U.S. for its security or will it try to make legitimate attempts at breaking this dependence? Is it really possible, legally and practically, for Japan to pursue this independent path?