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Cold War
Test Review
Question | Answer |
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What issues are drawing New Zealand and Australia closer to Asia | Immigration from East and southeast Asia, trade relations with Asia are increasing |
Wat nation controlled Sinapore and Hong Kong during the 19th and 20th centuries | Britian |
What are the major issues facing Taiwan's future | Changes of official corruption and economic problems. Remain an independent state or be united with the mainland |
How many people died during the Koren War | Estimated 4 million on both sides |
What are the two most popular religions n Japan | Buddhism and Christians |
What is the biggest problem Japan faces today? | Aging population, declining fertility and low level immigration |
What is t he role of Japanese women in contemporary society? | women makes up 50% of the workforce, most are in retail or service occupations, average salary is about half that of men |
Define "amae" | loyalty to the group or community relationships, reflected in the strengh of coroparate loyalties in contemporary Japan |
What did the treay between Japan and the US accomplished after WWII | Japan was free to move on its own, Japend spends less than 1 percent of its gross domestic product on national defense, whereas the US spends about 5 percent |
What are the possible "roadblocks" of an emergence of a united Europe | Structural and cultural differnces |
What is the fundamental premise of existentialism | the absence of god in the universe |
What common currency did the European Union adopt in 2002 | Euro banknotes and coins |
What affected the sexual revolution in the 1960 | Sex education in the schol and the decrimination of homosexuality. Introduction of the birth control pill gave people more freedom in sexual behavior, sexually explicit movies, plays and books |
How did the recoving economy affect Europe after WWII | With the help of the Marshal Plan |
Which British PM instituted Britians welfare state | Clement Atlee |
Who was the first major figure in France after WWII | Charles De Gaulle |
Who was the first president of the Soviet Union | Mikahail Gorbachev |
When was the Berlin Wall constructed | 1961 |
How can the Soviet economy be characterized | Modern industrial Economy |
Traditionally what were latin American economies based upon | Export Import Economy |
What terrorist group attacked NYC on Setember 11, 2001 | Al-Queda |