Final Started: Mar 23 at 5:23pm Quiz Instructions Question 1 1 pts According to the lecture, the Chinese government should consider the effect of unchecked industrialization such as air and water pollution; the overall loss would be greater than the gain from the production and sales for the West. True False Question 2 1 pts I It is safe to say that the arrival of Commodore Perry in Japan was a serious catalyst for Japan to change society, to demolish Tokugawa Shogunate, and to frantically learn the Western technology. True False Question 3 1 pts According to the lecture, The Meiji Revolution/Restoration was truly a revolution that radically changed Japanese society; but, the "Xinhai Revolution" in China was not really a revolution without significant changes in the social/economic/military/political structure. True False Question 4 1 pts According to the text and the lecture, what was the most effective way to persuade the majority of the Japanese people into the direction of the U.S. and to make them believe that their Shogun system and other similar political systems were not desirable and the Western style democracy would not be a bad choice. The Land Reform directed by the U.S. The U.S. implementation of "check and balance" political system" The U.S. implementation of "free market system" The U.S. demand for better treatment of women Question 5 1 pts Based upon the text and the lecture, the U.S. punished the war crimes committed by Japan during the WWII so excessively that the relationship between the U.S. and Japan has been turbulent. True False Question 6 1 pts Japanese merchants accumulated enough power to build a self-governing city run by merchants in the late 19th century, which was not common in China. True False Question 7 1 pts One of the most serious problems of modern Japanese society is the huge discrepancy/gap between the extremely high level of technology/economy and the substandard treatment of women, less efficient check & balance political system, and insufficient freedom of press. True False Question 8 1 pts Based upon the last lecture, contemporary China and Japan need to follow the common universal values such as protecting human rights of the all people living within, achieving gender equality, and banning ultra nationalism. True False Question 9 1 pts Throughout the Japanese history up until 1850, Japanese merchants had a considerably higher social position than Japanese peasants based upon the Confucian ethics. True False Question 10 1 pts It is safe to say that the "Cold War" situation in the 1950's in global terms such as the Korean Civil War created a favorable setting for Japan to recover from the destroyed economy. True False Question 11 1 pts According to the lecture, what would be the best way to understand the whale hunting and consumption by the Japanese? Japanese people must educate non-Japanese about the need to respect each country's cultural values including the Japanese one. Japanese people must realize that some cultural practices are not universally acceptable such as whale hunting and eating and abide by the values that the global village would accept/agree. Some Japanese people who eat whale meat is no different from many pacific islanders who are allowed to hunt whales by the United Nation; therefore, Japanese right to eat whale meat should be allowed. Many poor Japanese who cannot afford to consume other sources of food have a long tradition of eating whales and their right should be respected. Question 12 1 pts The former Japanese prime minister Shinjo Abe's using conservatism/nationalism, condoning racist demonstrations on the street of Tokyo, refusing to apology to the World War II victims such as sex slaves ("comfort women"), and provoking China and Korea in territorial disputes to minimize the effect of his bribery scandal and to lengthen his political power domination would be detrimental to the overall interest of Japan and to becoming the truly part of the "First World." True False Question 13 1 pts Among the following, which one would not be the best description about the Cultural Revolution in China? From Mao's point of view, it was imperative to correct the problematic traditional Chinese Cultural values that would hinder the advancement of Chinese economy and politics. The Cultural Revolution created an enormous distrust between the Chinese people and the Chinese Communist Political Party/Politicians. The Cultural Revolution had to be denounced by the pragmatists later on such as Deng Xiaoping in order to rationalize the pragmatists' plan to recover China's economy by adopting profit-motivated economic system. The Cultural Revolution destroyed a big portion of the traditional Chinese Cultural artifacts which contained various traditional values of China and had been a foundation for Chinese identity. Question 14 1 pts One of the reasons for Japanese success in modernizing the nation was the Japanese elite class's realization that industrialization/militarization could not be separated from the overall social reform such as education reform. True False Question 15 1 pts What was not the significance of Commodore Mathew Perry's arrival and demand in Japan in 1850's? Some Japanese intellectuals realized that trading with the U.S. was unavoidable. Some Japanese believed that resisting the American military would be suicidal. His demand and arrival made the vast majority of daimyos in the Southern part of Japan (Kyushu) believed that trade with the West should be banned completely. Japanese intellectuals began to believe that Japan was inferior to the West and needed to westernize itself as quickly as possible before being colonized. Question 16 1 pts What would not be the cause of Chinese nationalism in the 19th and early 20th century? Japanese invasion of Manchuria Humiliation of China by the West Japanese excessive, unacceptable demand after the treaty of Versailles over Shandong The Great Depression in the U.S. in the 1930's Question 17 1 pts One of the reasons why the Japanese were more willing to adopt the Western systems than the Chinese was that Japan had a long tradition of adopting superior cultures such as Chinese philosophy, religions, and language and had much less resistance in learning from the others than the Chinese counterpart did. True False Question 18 1 pts It is safe to say that Japan's unchecked racism shown on the street would be detrimental to the image of Japan and Japanese people; therefore ultra-nationalism cannot be a positive factor for Japanese society. True False Question 19 1 pts One of the major reasons why Chinese people remained xenophobic was that many of their surrounding ethnic groups such as Mongolians and Manchus had invaded and pillaged their civilization for centuries. True False Question 20 1 pts It is safe to say that the Samurai class became obsolete after the Meiji Restoration and the official social position disappeared; but former samurais became involved in politics, economics, and modern military; samurai spirit was embedded in many areas of Japanese society. True False Question 21 1 pts One of the reasons for Japan's success in territorial expansion in the late 19th century and early 20th century was that some Western nations, especially Britain and the U.S. supported Japan in order to check the power of Russia. True False Question 22 1 pts It is safe to say that China lacked the nationwide transportation system in the 19th century that could have been used to unite the nation in its attempt to defeat the invading nations. True False Question 23 1 pts It is safe to say that the Shogun system was not a stable system due to potential threats from daimyos; however, Tokugawa Shogunate could last for more than 200 years due to shoguns' tight control over daimyos through "Tokaido" system. True False Question 24 1 pts According to the lecture, Confucian ethics was supportive of a merit based system than a family/relationship based system. True False Question 25 1 pts The reason why the majority of the Japanese people were pleasantly surprised and warmly welcomed the occupation of the U.S. military occupation in the 1940's and 1950's was the fact that they were treated with considerably more respect and humane treatment by the U.S. than by their own Japanese governments/shoguns/daimyos for many centuries. True False Question 26 1 pts One of the major goals of general MacArthur in Japan in 1945 was to ensure that Japan would not rise as a militarily powerful nation that would invade other countries; the current U.S. government's need to use Japan for preventing the geopolitical dominance of the Soviet Union and the Communist China would not likely create a setting for the U.S. government to demand Japan's apology for war crimes. True False Question 27 1 pts It is safe to say that Chinese attempt to modernize and westernize China with the principles of Confucian ethics and traditional Chinese values eventually failed in the early 20th century. True False Question 28 1 pts What was reason/reasons for the recovery of Japanese economy in the 1950's? The U.S. military spending to protect Japan from the hostile neighbors such as the Soviet Union and the mainland China The Korean Civil War Japan's heavy investment in education Japanese engineers who worked for defense industry converted their knowledge/skills to consumer goods industry. all of the above Question 29 1 pts The Japanese invasion into China in the early 20th century was extremely insulting to Chinese people because Japanese had been politically, militarily, and culturally inferior nation for more than a thousand years. True False Question 30 1 pts According to the text and lecture, which one truly made Japanese intellectuals believe that Chinese system was inferior to the Western system and Japan must follow the footsteps of the West by abandoning Chinese ones? Medical texts on human anatomy Western and Chinese art and literature Chinese constitution and the constitutions of the West The education system of China and the West Question 31 1 pts Based upon the lecture, the Chinese communist revolution from the 1930's to 1949 finally ended the corruption of the government officials, which had been a nemesis to an attempt to build a just, modern, democratic Chinese society for a long time. True False Question 32 1 pts What was the significance of Emperor Meiji's transfer from Kyoto to Edo in the 19th century? It signifies that Japan will become a more traditional, Confucian ethic based society. It signifies that Japan will resist the unnecessary, excessive Westernization. It signifies that Meiji emperor will become not only a religious but also a politically central figure. It signifies that Japan will adopt the Chinese system more eagerly than ever before. Question 33 1 pts It is safe to say that the vast majority of anti-Qing Dynasty Chinese rebels had a clear vision and direction for a modern China. True False Question 34 1 pts Based upon the film, "Made in China: Rural migration," family separation due to children's parents' need to migrate to urban areas to earn money to pay off their debts and to support their family members is another factor that creates pain and anguish among Chinese children in recent years. True False Question 35 1 pts The traditional values such as Confucianism in China and Japan would contradict the values necessary for modern capitalism and democracy; both countries' effort to keep their tradition and simultaneously establishing more democratic societies would be one of the biggest tasks in the 21st century. True False Question 36 1 pts At the end of the Qing Dynasty, many political leaders including Empress Dowager Cixi did not fully understand the meaning of the Western countries' invasion; most of them thought that invasion happened all the time throughout Chinese history by Mongols, Manchus, etc and it will eventually go away; but the West's invasion was a completely different kind from the invasions of Northern nomads and southern pirates from Japan. True False Question 37 1 pts The occasional sexual assaults committed by the U.S. military personnel in Okinawa and the following, minimized judicial decisions could be problems for Japan's true sovereignty in the future. True False Question 38 1 pts Among the following, which European merchants were the first and only who were allowed to trade in the Southern part of Japan during the "Closed Door" trade policy? French Dutch English Portuguese Question 39 1 pts What would not be the best description about the social reformers in Shanghai in the late 19th century? They were extremely few compared to the larger Chinese population. Some of them were moving toward Russian communism. Their place of port cities played a protective role in their ideas and political movements from the potential/possible Chinese government's intrusion. They had frequent contacts with rural peasants to unify the nation more effectively. Question 40 1 pts What was the major reason why Prussia's constitution was adopted by the Japanese law makers in the late 19th century over the French or American one? Prussia's emphasis on the larger unit such as nation over individual citizens would fit the demand and need of modern Japan. Prussian constitution put the first priority on citizens' human rights over all others. Prussian constitution had Thomas Jefferson like declaration of independence: life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Prussian constitution strongly protected the speech right of all citizens. Quiz saved at 5:36pm Submit Quiz
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