Asian History and Politics Flashcards
1
Q
Israeli PM assassinated 1995
A
Rabin
2
Q
Houthis in this country bombed by Saudi Arabia
A
Yemen
3
Q
Japanese WWII prime minister
A
Hideki Tojo
4
Q
cuneiform culture
A
Babylonian
5
Q
Mongol capital under Kublai Khan
A
Beijing
6
Q
original capital of the Mongol Empire
A
Karakorum
7
Q
typhoon stopped Mongols from invading this country
A
Japan
8
Q
elite Otoman soldiers
A
Janissaries
9
Q
Turkish peninsula where the Allies lost in 1915 WWI
A
Gallipoli
10
Q
Japan’s national flower
A
chrysanthemum
11
Q
Indonesian volcano 1883 eruption
A
Krakatoa
12
Q
leader after Mao, 1970s-90s
A
Deng Xiaoping
13
Q
Asian colony controlled by British until 1997
A
Hong Kong
14
Q
Formosa modern name
A
Taiwan