ch 11 Flashcards
T/F The violent suppression of pro-democracy protests in Beijing, China, in 1989, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
true
T/F All observers, within China and abroad, are confident that the two-China issue between the Republic of China on Taiwan and the People’s Republic will be resolved peacefully.
False
T/F The Japanese Miracle has been tarnished by recent claims of sloppiness and complacency.
True
what did the new/postwar Japanese Constitution do?
it reduced the power of the emperor and guaranteed human rights
One of the problems of Japanese politics and government in the post-World War II era is the result of_______________________.
the unitary nature of Japanese politics with its centralizing tendencies.
One issue which divides the United States from many of Japan’s Asian neighbors and that is also divisive within Japanese society is whether Japan should do what?
develop a greater military capacity than is allowed by the 1947 Constitution.
The Japanese word for the emphasis placed upon loyalty to the group and community is______.
amae.
A traditional religion in Japan that is based on the belief in the existence of spirits in Nature
Shintoism.
The Japanese author who received the Nobel Prize for Literature and whose characters reflect the spiritual anguish of losing Japan’s traditions in adopting Western culture is
Kenzaburo Oe.
As a result of the Korean War, the percentage of the population who became refugees was
25%
The South Korean industrial economy prospered from the 1960s through the 1980s because of
a high rate of savings.
The most crucial issue in Taiwan’s future is
its political and constitutional relationship with Communist China.
In Singapore,
economic success is beginning to undermine the authoritarian system.
Hong Kong’s experience has been different from other “Little Tigers” because
it has relied on an unbridled free market system.
The new “interlocking arrangements” between Japanese companies was called
keiretsu
