Asian History and Politics Flashcards

1
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Israeli PM assassinated 1995

A

Rabin

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2
Q

Houthis in this country bombed by Saudi Arabia

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Yemen

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3
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Japanese WWII prime minister

A

Hideki Tojo

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4
Q

cuneiform culture

A

Babylonian

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5
Q

Mongol capital under Kublai Khan

A

Beijing

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6
Q

original capital of the Mongol Empire

A

Karakorum

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7
Q

typhoon stopped Mongols from invading this country

A

Japan

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8
Q

elite Otoman soldiers

A

Janissaries

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9
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Turkish peninsula where the Allies lost in 1915 WWI

A

Gallipoli

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10
Q

Japan’s national flower

A

chrysanthemum

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11
Q

Indonesian volcano 1883 eruption

A

Krakatoa

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12
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leader after Mao, 1970s-90s

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Deng Xiaoping

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13
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Asian colony controlled by British until 1997

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Hong Kong

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14
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Formosa modern name

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Taiwan

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