Chapter 11 Self-Quiz

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. The Japanese occupation is viewed as ________.

mostly positive by North Koreans correct incorrect

bad but with some good effects by all Koreans correct incorrect

primarily negative by South Koreans correct incorrect

entirely disastrous by all Koreans correct incorrect

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. Which of these triggered the March 1 demonstrations in Korea?

the Paris Peace Conference correct incorrect

the Japanese invasion correct incorrect

the victory of Chinese Communists correct incorrect

the end of World War I correct incorrect

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. In the image "Harmony between Japan and Korea" this wedding marked a period of ________ between Japan and Korea.

heightened tensions correct incorrect

peace correct incorrect

improving relations correct incorrect

extreme hostility correct incorrect

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. The creation of Manchukuo Japan's role in Korea would become ________.

even more critical correct incorrect

more benign correct incorrect

that of invader correct incorrect

focused on commerce correct incorrect

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. Which of these best explains what is meant by the phrase "Japan and Korea as one body"?

the peaceful fusion of Japanese and Korean cultures correct incorrect

the brief alliance between Japan and Korea correct incorrect

the political union of Korea and Japan correct incorrect

the imposition of Japanese culture on Koreans correct incorrect

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. Which of these best describes US plans for Korea following World War II?

support for Japanese control of the peninsula correct incorrect

a slow move towards independence correct incorrect

immediate independence correct incorrect

a joint Japanese-American occupation of the peninsula correct incorrect

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. Which of these ruled the Republic of Korea (ROK) from 1948?

Kim Il-sung correct incorrect

Syngman Rhee correct incorrect

Kim Dae-jong correct incorrect

Park Geun-hye correct incorrect

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. American support for the ROK ________ in the years after World War II.

remained steady correct incorrect

increased steadily correct incorrect

decreased steadily correct incorrect

increased dramatically correct incorrect

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. Which of these triggered the Korean War?

a DPRK invasion of the ROK correct incorrect

the collapse of Syngman Rhee's government correct incorrect

Japanese withdrawal from the peninsula correct incorrect

the end of the Chinese civil war correct incorrect

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. In the Korean War civilian deaths were ________.

roughly equal to military casualties correct incorrect

low correct incorrect

greater for the ROK than for the DPRK correct incorrect

about four times as high as military losses correct incorrect

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. Since 1950 the DPRK and ROK have ________.

have experienced the same economic patterns of development correct incorrect

become closer both culturally and economically correct incorrect

grown apart in every respect correct incorrect

grown apart politically but remained close culturally correct incorrect

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. Politically, the ROK has experienced ________.

great stability correct incorrect

a series of disruptions correct incorrect

moderately stability correct incorrect

a series of revolutions correct incorrect

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. Economically, Syngman Rhee's policies were ________.

very successful correct incorrect

initially successful but then disastrous correct incorrect

a disaster correct incorrect

partially successful correct incorrect

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. Which of these helped chaebols thrive in twentieth-century Korea.

high wages correct incorrect

small-scale operations correct incorrect

a free rein correct incorrect

government support correct incorrect

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. The Shanghai Communique proved that the US policy towards Korea depended on ________.

US commercial interests correct incorrect

Korean political trends correct incorrect

US regional strategy correct incorrect

Korean-Japanese relations correct incorrect

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. Which of these provides a close parallel to the Gwangju Massacre in Korea?

the Cultural Revolution correct incorrect

the Long March correct incorrect

Tiananmen Square correct incorrect

the use of nuclear bombs against Japan correct incorrect

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. In the 1990s democratic government in the ROK ________.

first emerged correct incorrect

became healthier correct incorrect

briefly disappeared correct incorrect

came under threat correct incorrect

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. Looking at the image (A) of "The Kim Dynasty" which of these policies is illustrated?

juche correct incorrect

Confucian capitalism correct incorrect

containment correct incorrect

"Japan and Korea as one body" correct incorrect

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. The policy of juche illustrated ________.

a move towards reconciliation between the ROK and the DPRK correct incorrect

the failure of democratic government in the DPRK correct incorrect

the economic struggles of the DPRK correct incorrect

close ties between the DPRK and Communist China correct incorrect

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. Which of these hit the DPRK in the 1990s?

a revolution correct incorrect

a renewed Japanese invasion correct incorrect

a series of disastrous storms correct incorrect

famine correct incorrect