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15. What company is the best example of economic and political growth in Korea?
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-Hyundai
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14. How many times has the U.S. intervened militarily in Latin America?
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-30
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13. What nation in the Pacific was the first to challenge the West’s dominant industrial position?
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-Japan
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12. What nation other than Japan spread economic dynamism?
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-South Korea
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11. What nickname was given to the Cuban Revolution?
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-“26th of July Movement”
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10. What military leader of Argentina appealed to labor groups and used the popularity of his wife to gain support?
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-Colonel Juan D. Perón
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9. What factors limited Japanese economic advancement prior to WWII?
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-dependence on very few exports…little to sell
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8. What methods were used by the military governments of Latin America after the 1960s to silence critics?
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-Political repression and torture
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7. What cultural influence from China stressed a form of morality?
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-Confucianism
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6. What event ended many of the liberal governments in Latin America?
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-the Great Depression
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5. In what year was the armistice ending the fighting in Korea signed?
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-1953***
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4. Who headed the American occupation government in Japan?
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-General Douglas MacArthur
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3. What type of government did Vargas use in Brazil?
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-Centralized
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2. In what year did the Mexican Revolution begin?
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-1910
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1. Singapore was part of what British colony?
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-Malaya
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16. What event, other than WWI, helped determine much of the history of Latin America?
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-the Great Depression
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17. How did the suffering in Japan during the depression compare to the rest of the world?
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-It was far less—It started out as bad as other nations, but recovered.
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18. What are 4 common traits among the states of the Pacific Rim?
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-(a) Chinese Culture (b) Able to maintain identity from West (c) development of heavy industry (d) Special relationship with U.S. & Great Britain
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19. What name was given to the communal landholdings following the Mexican Revolution?
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-Ejitos
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20. Who did the revolutionary government of Cuba deal with economically once it split from dealing with the US?
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-Soviet Union (USSR)
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21. What U.S. President began the “Good Neighbor Policy”?
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-Franklin D. Roosevelt
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28. What region of the world is Latin America considered a part of?
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-3rd world
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30. Why did the U.S. return to aggressive policies in Latin America following WWII?
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-They were afraid of communism entering Latin America
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29. What name is given to the close cooperation between the Japanese government and business?
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-Japan incorporated
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22. What is the “Second World”?
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-communist industrial nations
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23. What reforms did the U.S. introduce into Japan following WWII?
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-emperor became a figurehead, abolished Shinto as a religion, women suffrage, parliamentary democracy
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24. What name was given to governments set up in Latin America after American military intervention?
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-banana republics
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25. When did the U.S. occupation of Japan end?
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-1951
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26. What states are the industrial centers of the Pacific Rim?
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-Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan
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27. What Chinese leader established the nationalist government of Taiwan?
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-Chiang Kai-shek
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37. Who helped the overthrow of government of Guatemala in 1954?
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-CIA
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31. Who was the leader of the Cuban Revolution?
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-Fidel Castro
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32. What reforms were begun in Mexico under the Constitution of 1917?
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-promised land reform, limited foreign ownership of key resources, guaranteed rights of workers & placed restrictions on clerical education
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33. What type of government was established in Cuba following the revolution?
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-Marxist-Leninist Communism
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34. When did the U.S. establish diplomatic relations with mainland China (recognize China)?
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-1978
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35. Whose election in 1929 ended the Mexican Revolution?
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-Obregon
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36. What factors led to the rapid economic growth of Japan in the 1950s?
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-Expansion of education, growing population, acquired cheap loans to advance technologically, productive labor force
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44. At the end of WWI, who was the dominant power in the region?
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-U.S.
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43. Why was it difficult to create an independent Korea at the end of WWII?
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-Because it was divided: Korea owned the North and the South was reinforced by U.S. military
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42. Who was the first leader of the Republic of Korea?
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-Syngman Rhee
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41. What cultural group makes up most of the population of Singapore?
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-Chinese
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40. What are the nations of the “Third World” lacking?
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-industry
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39. What man was in charge of Mexico when the Mexican Revolution began?
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-Diaz
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38. What was import substitution industrialization?
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-It was typical of Latin American economies; production of goods during the 20th century that had previously been imported; led to light industrialization…They were cut off from supplies so they had to make what they before had usually imported
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45. What is the greatest difference between Japan’s and Western women in the later 20th century?
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-Feminist movements in Japan were constricted to a small number of intellectuals—Most women were concentrated more heavily on domestic duties and child- rearing
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46. What industry did Mexico nationalize in 1934?
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-Petroleum
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50. What was the primary goal of Zapata during the Mexican Revolution?
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-land reform
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48. What was that last remaining colony on the Pacific Rim following WWII?
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-Hong Kong
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49. What Latin American countries experienced coups during the 1960s and ‘70s?
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-Brazil, Chile, Belize, and Argentina
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47. Who led the attempted coup against the Japanese government in 1934?
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-Tojo Hideki
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