Deck 7: The Developmental States: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, 1945-2014; Neutralism, Development and the Rise of the Third World, 1945-2014

Question 1

Japanese foreign policy has shifted after 2000 due to:

A) Resolution of Second World War claims with Japanese Neighbors
B) End of US security guarantees with return of Okinawa
C) Japanese nationalism and desire to be a 'normal state'
D) Economic malaise following late-1990s boom

Answer 1

C

Question 2

American anger towards Japan after the 1960s was not driven by:

A) High Japanese exports to the US
B) Japanese direct investment in the US
C) Perceived unwillingness to participate in Pacific defence
D) Refusal to renegotiate currency exchange rates in the 1980s

Answer 2

D

Question 3

By the late 1960s, Japan was not challenged by:

A) US pressure for greater defence contributions
B) Japanese pressure for increased stake in Chinese markets
C) US anger at trade competition
D) Japanese desire to regain Okinawa

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Japanese conservatives did not:

A) Seek US support against China at any cost
B) Focus on economic expansion
C) Divide over the threat from leftist parties
D) Seek rehabilitation of military caste

Question 5

US reconstruction of Japan did not include:

A) Removal of militarists
B) Democratization
C) Land reform to help peasants
D) Removal of Japanese emperor

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Rio declaration included binding standards on sustainable development
B) The developing world has opposed limits on carbon emissions
C) The developing world has led the push for environmental standards
D) The Kyoto Protocol obligated rising Chinese industries to limit pollution

Question 7

The Washington Consensus does not seek:

A) Privatization of national industries
B) Lower tariff barriers
C) Increased aid to spur developing world industry
D) End of support for import substitution industries

Question 8

Developing countries perceive challenges from:

A) Poor loan terms
B) Repatriation of profits by foreign companies
C) Fixed commodity prices
D) Green revolution increasing divide between rich and poor farmers

Question 9

Indian leadership of the Non-Aligned Movement was undermined by:

A) Overly aggressive Indian support for anti-colonial movements
B) Indian acceptance of US aid during the Sino-Indian War
C) Sukarno's drive for peaceful coexistence with the developed world
D) Indian desire to create defensive military grouping through the NAM

Question 10

The Bandung Conference did not:

A) Exclude developing states with military ties to either superpower
B) Seek stronger commodity prices
C) Focus on anti-colonialism
D) Seek peaceful coexistence with both superpowers

Question 11

Which of the following statements does not reflect European neutral policy?

A) Sweden was neutral due to historic policy
B) Austria adopted neutrality to end Allied occupation
C) Norwegian neutrality related to Scandinavian policies towards Great Powers
D) Finland neutral due to proximity to Soviet Union and ties to the West