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What was the Orange Revolution all about?
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| The Orange Revolution was defined by the east/west differences of folks/people with in the state/country, although it did not end with the permanent division of the state in two new states. It occurred from 2004 to 2005. Mainly focused on how Victor Yushchenko wanted to move the Ukraine more twards the western ways of democracy while Victor Yankovych wanted to follow more traditional ways of which was more conservative and Russian influenced. The first time the election was ran, the Russian influence won, but due to protest and calling the election fraud, the election was help again and Yushchenko from the west won. Disputes still happening, today West of Ukraine is pro democracy, and east is pro conservative and wants to run things more conservative. |
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How does oil & gas extend Russian influence in Europe generally and Ukraine in particular?
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| Russia gave a huge price break to Ukraine on oil and gas contracts and promised them a bunch of foreign aide as well. Because Russia supplies 1/3 of oil to European countries, they have the control on how much oil will cost. |
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| 2nd and last imperial dynasty to rule China. Peter the Great created St. Petersburgh and expanded the empire in many directions and Catherine the Great helped expanded Empire across the continent. She also helped bring Russia into a serious state of power during the 1760s |
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| Moscow- Protector of True Christianity. Rome→constantinople → Moscow is order 1st 2nd 3rd |
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| US, Britain, France, USSR are allies and met after WWI |
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| white collar criminals who worked or had insiders for govt. Came during the transition from communism to capitalism. Corrupt govt officials brought whole companies which created wealth disparity since the oligarchs took over their companies, they became the wealthiest businesses in Russia. However, when Putin came into power he set off to have these Oligarchs arrested. |
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| Brazil Russia India China. Known as the “Big Four” |
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| Shanghi Organization. This group formed China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. This organization is an intergovernmental mutual-security organization that was founded in 2001. |
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of Russia’s massive size
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ADVANTAGES- natural resources like gold, oil, coal, trees, uranium, and lots of water
DISADVANTAGES- 11 time zones, infrastructure and communication problems (keeping people aware of what’s going on in their country), extreme temp. ranges, 14 border countries, transporting military equipment. |
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What were the reasons for the expansion of the Russian empire?
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| The expansion was for an effort to gain coastline. They gained the resource of fur from expanding which is good b/c of the climate and how people dressed. |
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What was the end result of the Russian Revolution (1905)?
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| The Russian Revolution in 1905 was best remembered for the legendary bloody Sunday massacre; cross-toting, hymn singing protesters that were slaughtered by gov’t troops as they marched to the tsar’s winter palace. The Romonov’s restored order in Russia for a short period of time. |
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What reasons does the author give for the popularity of Lenin and the Communist Revolution?
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| He gave people hope to get out of WWI. Lenin gave speeches to other socialist groups in Europe and he said, “We need to get the hell out of WWI”. People were tired of living in a monarchy. |
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| Why was Stalin both loved and hated in the Soviet Union? |
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Good- Wanted to get catch up w/ rest of the world economically, technologically and militarily. He organized and planned contributions, installing a die hard sense of patriotic nationalism in the people.
Bad- Became dictator after gained power and conducted assignations of political rivals. Became psychotic as years passed with power |
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Why was Russia’s role in World War Two important and what impact did the war have there?
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| Russias role in WWII was important b/c they helped successfully bring down Germany in the war. The war had a serious impact on Russia, killing approx 29 million people there. |
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How were agricultural collectivization policies tied to industrialization policies?
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| Russians created machines to do work of 1000 farmers. 10 people who worked machines stayed..rest went to city with caused rapid industrialization. They industrialized their country by creating a lot of machinery, such as air craft carriers, missiles, bulldozers, and more which they sold to other countries, while the citizens of Russia began to get factory jobs instead of agricultural. |
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What factors led to the down fall of the Soviet Union?
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| They over extended themselves and focused solely on war related items, which made them unsustainable, and they gave lots of money to their communist allies. They also invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and lost. |
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What was the involvement of the United States with groups like the Taliban & al Qaeda in Afghanistan?
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| The US helped train and aide Afghanistan w/ lots of weapons. Soviet Afghan Compaign was 1979-89 and 29 million Russian lives lost. (Still during Cold War) |
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What factors led the Soviet economy to decline?
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| They were still building war equipment people didn’t need. Couldn’t switch economy back to consumer goods. Lost international status. There was a lack of health care. Access to go health care is almost non-existent. Also, drinking an average of 30 liters of vodka a year probably isn’t helping. Also they made their people buy from places in the west, which led the soviet economy into an economic decline. |
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What explanation does the author give for the declining population in Russia?
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| People are leaving. Declining birth rate. Negative fertility rate. Life expectancy is around 47 years due to lack of health care. Also people didn’t want to have kids because they weren’t economically sound, they were too poor to raise their children |
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What did Putin do to turn around the Russian economy?
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| Putin was 2nd president Russia had. Was tough on oligarchs, crime and stimulated international investments, paid off all Russias debts, made a fund incase economy crashes in future. Reinstilled nationalism in citizens. |
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Why is Russia well positioned to take advantage of its oil & gas industries and why has it become increasingly profitable for Russia?
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| Nationalized oil and gas industry so they make more money for the state now than before because they’re not splitting it w/ foreign investors and they reinvest into the economy. Russia used the oil money they earned to pay for foreign debt and then reinvested it back into their economy. Russia supplies oil to 1/3 of European Demand. |
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Why is Russia well positioned to benefit from global warming?
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| A lot is covered by ice and if it melts it will open up more trading partners. Russia claimed the land of the artic sea when the ice melts and will have access to any oil reserves that is covered by the ice now. Also, as sea levels begin to rise, more ways of transportation and exportations of goods based on the fact that Russia would no longer be land locked. Also, as land warms up, it will help them agriculturally too. |
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| What larger geopolitical institutions is Russia using to extend its influence? |
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| Russia is forging economic and strategic political ties mostly w/ China. They supply most of the fuel for Japan, China, and India. |
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Why is the Aral Sea shrinking and how/why is it impacting farmers and fisherman in the region?
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| the main reason on why the Aral Sea is shrinking is because the river water that flows into the sea is being taken by civilizations so that it has stopped flowing into the sea itself. this has been negatively effecting farmers because of the salt deposits blowing into the crops and soil, killing the plants. this has been bad for fisherman because not only are the fishing markets further away from the Aral Sea now due to its shrinking, but fish species are dying out because the water has become to salty. |
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What is the significance of Lake Baikal and why has it been important to the environmental movement in Russia?
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| Lake Baikal is the oldest and deepest lake. It sits on a fisher on the earths crust so it keeps opening up and take in more sediments. it has been around for about 25 million years and contains 75 unique species. |
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Despite its recent decline after the collapse of communism, why do many experts believe that Russia will likely become a major world power again?
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| People believe that russia will likely becomea major world power again because of their natural resources like natural gas and hydropower |
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What role did Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible play in creating the Russian Empire and why did they consider Moscow to be the ‘Third Rome’?
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| Ivan the great consolidated the russian territory and that was his greatest achievement. Ivan the terrible continued the expansion of Serbia and the completion of the trans siberian rail road and he validated the territorial expansions into the tatar and mongol lands. they both considered Moscow the third rome because it was the culture capital of the world. |
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Why did Peter the Great move the Russian capital to St. Petersburg and why did Lenin move it back?
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| Peter the Great moved the russian capital to st petersburg because he wanted to get it closer to the west, to try to make Russia more westernized. Lenin tried to move it back because he hated the western influence. |
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Why do some researchers suggest that Russia's population decline is to be expected based on its population pyramid and what evidence is there to the contrary?
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| Declining birth rate and negative fertility rate and life expectancy is 57 from 65 |
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Why did the former Soviet Union have so many ethnic minorities and why are they so many of them distrustful of Russians (e.g., Chechens)?
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| They changed their borders so many times and took over so many countries so had lots of minorities. Chechens are distrustful of Russia bc there still part of Russian and don’t want to be and when Russians took over they made 80 percent move out and 1/3 were killed just because |
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Why is the presence of Russians in Crimea such a contentious issue in Ukraine today and why is Crimea so important to Russia?
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| Its where ruissias navy base is located bc they used to control their terriroty. Now Ukraine is an independent state and the countries citizens are split as if they want to keep Russia there |
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How bad was Russia's economic decline in the 1990s and what factors have brought the economy back?
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| Twice as long as the US’s great depression. Their richness in natural resources allowed them to use it to regain control of their economy. |
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How are women typically ‘conned' into the sex trade in Russia and Ukraine, why is this considered a form of slavery, and where do they ultimately end up?
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| They think there going for work. it’s a form of slavery bc there not getting paid and living in horrible conditions against their will and end up with mental problems. These people are doing it against their will. |
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What features do the countries of Central Asia share?
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| They have mostly consistent climate. Have a lot of desert area and steeps. The people that live there are also mostly Islamic. |
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What is the role of the SCO in Central Asia?
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| The SCO is an intergovernmental organization founded by leaders of the Peoples Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Deals with issues like natural resource extraction, counter terrorism, extensionism and separatism. Also, it is a counter balance to US and avoids conflicts that allow the US to intervene w/ Russia and China |
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Why is there conflict between Georgia and Abkhazia/South Ossetia and how is it tied to larger struggles between East & West?
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| Georgia declaired indeperncece from Russia. Pro US. Want to be part of EU and nato so they would be shielded from Russia influence. Tied bc everyone whose pro US wants to get away from Russia. |
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Why is the Crimean region strategically important and why is Ukraine internally divided?
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| Russian navy is located there. Part of the Ukraine but used to be controlled by Russia. Pro western citizens want Russia out and pro Russian want Russia to stay for protection. |
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| Vast majority of population in China on the eastern side, named for an ancient dynasty |
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| British were fighting for there right to sell opium to Chinese. British won. |
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| A movement to remove foreign influence in China. European and western countries won and asserted more control over china. |
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| Leader of Chinese nationalist party, fought against communist in decades of civil war. Fled to Taiwan with nationalist and claimed that they ruled china. |
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| “Father of modern china”. Communist revolutionary leader who fought against nationalist. Founded the people republic of china in 1949. Organized guerrilla war against Japan. |
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| Like Boxer rebellion, pushed away from foreign influence, people who were influenced from influence were killed |
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| Leader of china from 1978-1990. Successfully had china change to market economy, which made their economy grow. |
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| Based on north korea, s. korea, china, US, Russia, and Japan, aimed to find peaceful resolution to North Koreas nuclear weapon program. Wasn’t successful. |
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Where do the major ethnic groups live within China?
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| The main ethnic group in china is the Han Chinese and it resides on the eastern part of China. Mongolia have Mongols in the north, Tibetan Plateau = Tibetan folks in NW quadrant along with Uyghurs and Cassacks. |
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Why did China’s geographic position lend itself toward isolationism?
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| It has been far away physically by distance from a lot during history due to the Pacific Ocean and big desserts like the Gobi. The Himalayan Mountains also separates china from South Asia. |
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Why was trade with China so one directional, why was this a problem for Great Britain and what was their solution?
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| It was more beneficial for China to export than to import. This is why they were one directional. This was a problem for Great Britain because they tried to take over them, but couldn’t succeed. |
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Why did China abandon its imperial system and what groups sought to fill the leadership gap?
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| They abandoned their imperial system when the last Qing Emperor was removed from the throne and the Republic of China was established. |
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Does the United States have a one China or a two China policy?
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| Two China Policy we trade with tiawan and china |
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Is China an emerging power or a re-emerging power (explain)?
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| China is a re-emerging power it was in power for 4000 years so it will re-emerge again with time as a world power. |
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What does the author suggest are the two major features of China’s foreign policy and what is the likely motivation for these policies?
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| The two major features of china’s foreign policy are that for the last twenty years, China has been working to resolve border disputes and have peacefully absorbed back Hong Kong and Macau. They are setting up strategic ties with countries all over the planet with no strings attached. They are motivated by there growing need for natural resources of energy. |
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What are the good and bad aspects of China’s “business for business’ sake” foreign policy?
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GOOD- “we wont ask questions if you don’t ask questions”. Keep out foreign affairs, and economic growth.
BAD- undermining UN sanctions. |
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Does the Dalai Lama want independence for Tibet and, if not, why is China afraid of him?
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| Dalai Lama does not want out right independence, but rather self-rule. Recognized as own state, China is worried that based on how more popular he gets with other countries, they will become under more pressure to recognize Tibet. |
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What have the downsides of China’s transition to capitalism been?
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| Large amounts of wealth disparity. Environmental problems based on that there economy is growing large quickly, which makes them ignore environmental issues. |
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Was the split between North and South Korea due to endogenous (initial conflict) or exogenous (foreign) factors (explain) and what does that suggest about the future unification of Korea?
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| Its due to exogenous factors towards end of WWII, USSR put communism influence on N. Korea while S. Korea followed capitalist democracy from U.S. influence. These occurred during the rebuilding of both north and south korea. The US would like for all of korea to be of capitalist democracy, while china would like korea to be communist. |
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What makes the Huang He (Yellow River) yellow and why is it called the "River of Sorrow"?
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| The Hung He River that flows through China is often referred to as the Yellow River because of the loess sediment that makes up the bottom and gives it a yellow color. Infact there is about three times as much sediment in this river than in the Mississippi River. However, it also tends to erode land which has often killed many people which is also why it is called the "River of Sorrow" |
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Why is China embarking on a series of large dam projects and what are the costs and benefits of these?
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| Flood control, hydro-power, and irrigation benefits the dam projects, and decreasing water flow to downstream people is a negative effect |
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What impact is China's massive industrialization having on the environment and how does this compare to other places that have industrialized?
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| They have increased energy needs. 65% comes from coal, 16/20 of the worst cities for air quality, 2/3 of rural water contamination. It is much worse than other industrialized countries. |
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What are the pros and cons of China's one-child per couple policy and what factors are working for and against this measure stabilizing China's population?
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| Today Chinas population is very large and is still being maintained. Chinas "one child policy"has actually helped china reduce its population by 400 million. However, there are some negative effects to this. Chinas female population is decreasing and based on the population pyramid, china is going to hav a lot more older people who might have to go back into the work force. |
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Why are North and South Korea divided and why are they likely to rejoin at some point in the future?
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| The are divided because in the north is outside communist influence and in the south is capitalist influence. one day they will rejoin based on common culture heritage. |
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What is causing China's massive urbanization over the past three decades, how does it compare to urbanization elsewhere, and what land-use problems has it created?
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| Chinas massive urbanization has to do with chinas shift to capitalism, this opens more job opportunities and cities. |
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What are the reasons that East Asia has witnessed some of the highest rates of economic growth in the developing world and why is it difficult for so many countries to emulate this?
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| This is because of export led growth, which focuses on limited numbers of exports, typically those with an advantage to make a product cheaper than someone else. |
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| the land owning dukes and lords. They were ruled by the emperor, dukes and lords fought for political power under emperor. |
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| Group of Shoguns united all the people and all the shoguns. |
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| Japan gets humiliated by Commodore Mathew Perry, developed industries based on western influence, increased education. By 1990 became military power |
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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
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| Most areas of the asian culture allowed the Japanese to come in but because the Japanese began to take over the countries after they wiped out western influence the areas became enraged. |
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Japanese Self Defense Forces
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| after wwII, created to become peaceful nation. Breaks away from large armies and large military |
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What is the state of agricultural & other natural resources in Japan?
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| Japan has very small amounts of natural resources. Very mountainous land, which makes no room for agriculture. Has to import food, metals, ores. They get around by fishing and terracing rice paddles. |
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Why was Japan’s historical relationship with the West so different than other non-Western countries?
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| Japan embraced western influences while other non-western countries rejected the ideas. |
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How did Japan set about acquiring the resources that it needed for industrialization?
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| Japan took resources from other countries. |
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Despite the rhetoric of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, where were/are the Japanese viewed with animosity by countries they occupied during World War Two?
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| China and Korea – raping of Nanking. |
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What does the author suggest are the keys to Japan’s economic success post World War Two?
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| They embraced capitalism, democracy, reindustrialization, and rebuilding their society under the US. US gave them billions of dollars. |
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What is happening to Japan demographically and what problems/solutions to this?
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| The population demographically is shrinking, decrease of the work force. |
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What was the American position on Japanese disarmament after World War Two and how do we feel about it now?
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| US wanted Japan to have a military and view them as an ally. If Japan has a military then japan would be able to help out the US fight wars and there would be less of a drain on the US economy if they didn’t have to station troops in Japan. |
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Why is North Korea generally despised and how dangerous is it?
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| They are despised because they are communist, they have death camps for political and religious people, dictator has funds for nuclear power with counterfeit money, heroin smuggling. The military isn’t much of a threat, however we should worry about bio-weapons such as nukes. |
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Who is North Korea’s main ally and why is that relationship sputtering?
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| China is main ally. They are both communist, relationship is sputtering. North Korea’s erratic behavior of things such as nuclear weaponry. |
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| One of the main languages spoken in india. |
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| a religious system, this is the religious lifestyle of most of the people in India. |
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| a religious system followed by people in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Tibetan Plateau |
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| Primary religious system of Pakistan. Muslim and Hindi tension causes conflict on the borders of Pakistan and India |
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| when Mongols take over china, they are absorbed into china’s culture. |
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| - referenced in India as “first war for independence”. Was aimed to get the British out of India. The Muslims fought against Britain because they were making them do unholy things within the military. Oiling their guns with animal fats that were religiously sacred. |
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| this is when a foreign entity controls another country through economic means. It owns a lot of business and the flow of imports and exports. ghandi stopped this in india. |
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| the “father of India”, started the concept and practice of non-violent civil disobedience. He led India to indepence from the UK, and inspired movements of civil rights across the world. |
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| the “Father of Pakistan” as well as its first president. Faught against ghandi to free the muslims from india and gain independence for their minority. |
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| created by India, it is the basis of cheaper labor jobs, people move there so they can save money |
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| term we use in todays world that is the same concept as “back office” |
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Why is South Asia often referred to as a sub-continent?
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| It’s referred to as a sub-continent because geographically it was a separate landmass, and through plate tectonics, it crashed into the Eurasian plate. |
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What does the author mean when he says South Asia is isolated, not isolationist?
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| South Asia is isolated by its surroundings such as the Himalayan Mountains, and Pacific Ocean. However, they are not isolationists because they were open to free- trade and communication with other places. |
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Great Britain’s original plan was to have a trading relationship with India, then fighting happened between princes in India, so Great Britain stepped into the battle because they valued their trade interest in India, and then ended up completely colonizing India. the great Britain east india trading company was created for trade not to govern a country so the british gov’t took over.
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| Great Britain’s original plan was to have a trading relationship with India, then fighting happened between princes in India, so Great Britain stepped into the battle because they valued their trade interest in India, and then ended up completely colonizing India. the great Britain east india trading company was created for trade not to govern a country so the british gov’t took over. |
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What does the author claim were the benefits of colonialism?
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| The benefits of colonialism was, the British opened up trade routes with other countries, the Indian people learned English, which was a benefit to them in today’s world, and the British helped update Indians infrastructure, importing it, modernizing it, and building railroads and communication system across the colony. |
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How did Ghandi use salt and cloth as weapons to defeat the British?
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| Ghandi used clothes to defeat the British by having the people of India go back to traditional roots instead of buying clothes from the British, they began knitting their own. He used salt by having people create their own salt from salt water, and boycotting the British salt. |
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How did East & West Pakistan originate and what are they called today?
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| East Pakistan is now called Bangladesh, and West Pakistan is called “Pakistan”. They originated based on religious belief that was separate from India. |
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When did the monarchy in Nepal come to an end under what circumstances?
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| The monarchy in Nepal ended in 2008 because the Mooist and pro-democracy teamed up and overthrew the monarchy. The king at the time killed the whole royal family and then shot himself but didn’t die. An uncle took control and had a power trip so they overthrew him. |
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When did India initiate its economic reforms, who authored them, and how do they differ from China’s economic reforms?
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| India initiated its economic reforms in 1991. Finance Minister Dr. Manmahen Singh authorized it. It’s different from china’s economic reforms because China industrialized to produce personal goods for people while India is in a research/development industry. |
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Why is India likely to surpass China in the near future in terms of total population?
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| India is likely to surpass china in terms of population in the near future based on the principle of population momentum which is the principle that the tendency for population growth to continue, despite Stringent Family Planning programs because of a relatively high concentration of people in the child baring years |
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Why has the United States long supported Pakistan and why is the country in such disarray?
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| The US sided up with Pakistan since the Cold War. Pakistan needed money which US provided and it helped them fight commies. The country is now fronting the war on terror so the US has to support them and help them. |
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Why did high tech California chip maker AMD move its design center to India?
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| They moved it based on the fact that India has the people who have the ability to create these chips for AMD. Cheaper labor and smarter more educated engineers. |
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In what ways is India signaling that it wants to become a major world power?
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| Growing space program, middle class, stabilizing democracy, growing economy, help from US and growing nuclear industry. AIR CRAFT CARRIER! |
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Why does South Asia experience a monsoon climate?
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| South Asia experiences a monsoon climate due to the ITCZ (International tropical convergence zone). This zone shifts north in the summer solstice which is monsoon season, and shifts southward in the winter. and land/water heating differences |
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Why does Bangladesh experience such problems with flooding?
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| This is based off the monsoon season in south Asia. Bangladesh is not far off from sea level, which leads to massive flooding. Also deforestation from humans has changed the settlement patterns. As of 1998 62% of the country becomes covered from floods |
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Describe the caste system in South Asia, including its continued relevance and the role of the Dalits (Harijan).
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India has always used a caste system, and they’re not changing it anytime soon.
Brahmin- priests (highest) → Kshatrya- warriors and princes → Vaishyas- merchants and professionals → Shudras- Laborers
DALITS- are the untouchables. They are the lowest level and make up 17% of the people. They usually do crap work and its said if you are born to a Dalit you did something bad in your past life.
There were reserved seats in congress for Dalits to try to gain political power. the general population elects who attends. |
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Why has female infanticide been on the rise in modern India and what is the government doing to combat this?
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| Female infantile has been on the rise in india because the females families do not want to have to pay large amounts of money for when their daughters get married. the government is trying to make this illegal and has had service groups go over to houses to make sure these children are ok. |
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What was the basis for creating the countries of South Asia and what was the basis for creating the subdivisions of India?
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| The basis for creating the countries of South Asia is to split them up by religion. In India the subdivisions are created for separating language. |
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Historically, what outside powers have been interested in Central Asia and why?
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| The Russians have been interested in Central Asia because they wanted to continue expanding their territory |
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What reasons does the author give for the renewed interest in Central Asia?
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| Oil, Petroleum and natural gas and pipelines that carry it are popping up all over the region. |
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What is the connection between the United States and radical Islamic groups in Afghanistan?
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| The US and radical Islamic groups in Afghanistan’s connection is the US, Russia, and China have been fighting Muslim extremists against terrorism. |
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| a Sri Lankan guerrilla organization founded in 1972 that seeks the establishment of an independent state (Eelam) in the northeast of the country for the Tamil community. Also called Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
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| a member of a mainly Muslim people inhabiting Tajikistan and parts of neighboring countries. |
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| a member of a Pashto-speaking people inhabiting northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan. |
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North-West Frontier Province
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Why is Afghanistan so difficult to govern?
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| Afghanis are arguing that the ruling government is comprised of ethnic Tajiks, while the majority of Afghanistan is Pashtun. The Pashtuns would prefer a Pashtun-dominated Islamic based government, which is strongly supported by Pakistan. |
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What are the pros and cons of the green revolution in India?
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Pro-western farming doubled the amount of grain in india
Con- grain production increased but access to food hasnt gone out. they are not green because to produce more food, they need use use a large amount of pesticides and it requires massive amounts of water, so thats running out. Also, because of the urbanization, they dont need as many farmers to produce crops anymore |
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Why have recent neoliberal approaches to agriculture in India become so controversial and
who have the winners and losers been in this process? |
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| Neoliberal policies have become problematic because more people are getting hungry so how is this working? Winnerd farmers who produce grops to india and consumers kicked off land and have to now buy food. farmers sell cheap and india has to buy back for more money |
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| peace of legislation that mandated use of Sinhala in Sri lanka |
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Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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| border region that butts heads w./ Afghanistan |
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1. What are the factions involved in Sri Lanka’s civil war and why has the establishment of democracy not alleviated tensions?
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| Sinhalese and Tamils. Demovracy was a tool used to discriminate against Tamils. |
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In what ways does the author suggest Kashmir is undermining Pakistan’s stability?
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| Since india and pakisran became different countries in 1947, they have been fighteing a war there. its located on the border between india and pakistan |
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To what extent is Pakistan not in control of its own territory and what groups hold power in
those areas?
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| Tribal areas. Pashtun tribes. Pakistan cant send their own army there. |
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