True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. When China regained control of Hong Kong in 1997, a Communist system of government was immediately instituted.
True
False
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
2. The new postwar Japanese constitution reflected all of the following provisions EXCEPT one. Which one?
A. armed forces only large enough for self-defense
B. parliamentary system
C. right to vote for women
D. increased power for the emperor
3. Economists have attributed Japan's postwar economic success to all of the following EXCEPT
A. cultural factors.
B. a highly skilled labor force.
C. innovative management practices.
D. older, traditional factory methods.
4. Australia and New Zealand have been drawn closer to Asia in recent years by
A.immigration and trade.
B. culture and military agreements.
C. common heritages and histories.
D. fear of communism.
5. Which of the following nations is NOT one of the "Asian tigers"?
A. South Korea
B. Japan
C. Singapore
D. Taiwan
6. The Little Red Book described
A. Chiang Kai-shek's plan to restore communism to China.
B.Deng Xiaping's policy on the Four Modernizations.
C. Mao Zedong's plans to create a proletarian culture.
D. Deng Xiaoping's response to the massacre in Tiananmen Square.
7. The 38th parallel marked the boundary between
A. China and the Soviet Union.
B. China and Taiwan.
C. China and North Korea.
D. North Korea and South Korea.
8. The Great Leap Forward was a plan to
A. combine Chinese collective farms into larger communes.
B. reunite Communist China with Taiwan.
C. take large estates from wealthy landowners and give them to Koreans.
D. unite North and South Korea under a democratic government.
9. The Tiananmen Square demonstrations involved
students who sought the resignation of Communist party leaders.
agricultural workers who demanded more control of their families.
Communist party officials who demanded the resignation of Deng Xiaoping.
factory workers who demanded better educational opportunities.
10. At the end of World War II, India's ____ populations were deeply divided, leading to the formation of two distinct countries.
Hindu and Muslim
Jewish and Muslim
Christian and Muslim
Hindu and Christian