Exam 7: Asia

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic Chinese concepts that represent the Triad? ​

Resignation or expulsion is accomplished with a _____________ or "red letter" to all members of the boryokudan , which signals that the person is no longer a member. ​

_____________ laborers were originally brought into the United States after 1848 to work in the gold fields. ​

Bosses in the yakuza organization are known as ________________.

What is the primary and most important group in Chinese society? ​

The 14K Triad group is the most organized within the Triad operation, with subgroups forming actual separate societies responsible for various illicit activities.

What group was established in Taiwan in 1956 and maintains strong ties to the Kuomintang Party? ​

Secret Chinese societies have a long history in the United States, dating back to the mid-1850s in California.

By the early 1990s, which branch of the Triads had established criminal cells in Canada, the United States, and Europe that were highly sophisticated in their use of technology to not only thwart law enforcement, but to more importantly manufacture counterfeit credits cards and other documents along with creating routes for drug trafficking and international prostitution? ​

Yakuza members are affiliated with all of the following groups except for: ​

What is the leader of a Triad known as? ​

Tong groups control most organized criminal activity in Japan. ​

Yakuza members are usually well-educated, white-collar professionals.

The term yakuza is derived from a name of one of the most notorious samurai from the 1600s. ​

Which group has been in existence for about three hundred years in Japan and has its roots in the Tokugawa period (1600-1867), when Japan united under a central system of government? ​