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Question 1

Why did Japan's ruling elite accept dependence on the US post-1945?

a) It was viewed as a return to the status quo of the pre-World War II era

b) Because of Japan's colonial experience

c) Dependence was accepted temporarily while Japan sought weapons of mass destruction

d) Dependence was accepted in return for a US security guarantee

Question 2

Which of the following is not a frequently cited reason for the rapprochement between the US and Communist China?

a) US admiration for the gains of the Cultural Revolution

b) Shared antipathy towards the Soviet Union

c) A US need for Chinese assistance in its withdrawal from Vietnam

d) A desire to incorporate China into the global economy

Question 3

Why is Taiwan a continual source of tensions in US-China relations?

a) Because of Chinese commitment to the 'one child' policy

b) Because of Chinese commitment to the 'one China' policy

c) Because of Taiwan's commitment to the 'one China' policy

d) Because of Taiwan's promotion of an alternative form of communism

Question 4

What were the conditions of the 'Framework Agreement' agreed with North Korea in 1994?

a) North and South Korea would be reunited by 2010

b) North Korea would receive food aid in return for oil exports

c) North Korea would receive oil and aid in return for adherence to the Missile Technology Control Regime

d) North Korea would receive oil and aid in return for adherence to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Question 5

How did US policy towards North Korea change following the election of George W. Bush?

a) The US took a harder line towards North Korea

b) Efforts at engaging North Korea increased in intensity

c) The supply of aid to North Korea was increased

d) The US abandoned the goal of regime change in North Korea

Question 6

Why did some in the US, including the Bush administration, regard the Framework Agreement of 1994 as flawed?

a) They saw it as a form of appeasement

b) They saw as insufficiently generous

c) They saw a nuclear-armed North Korea as a force for stability in Asia-Pacific

d) All of the above

Question 7

Why is a Japan-China conflict in Asia-Pacific unlikely?

a) The two states have close economic links

b) The two states are ideologically aligned

c) The two states have a 'special relationship' comparable to that between the US and UK

d) Both states oppose US influence in Asia-Pacific

Question 8

Why does Aaron Friedberg argue that 'Europe's past could be Asia's future'?

a) Due to a perceived similarity between the European and South-East Asian integration processes

b) Due to a perceived likelihood of great power conflict in the Asia-Pacific region

c) Asia-Pacific is moving towards a common currency

d) Integration in Asia-Pacific is based on the model of the Holy Roman Empire

Question 9

Which of the following is generally seen to be a potential source of conflict in the Asia-Pacific region?

a) The actions of North Korea

b) Unresolved tensions between China and Taiwan

c) Historical antipathies between China and Japan

d) All of the above

Question 10

Why is the position of the US in Asia-Pacific likely to endure?

a) The US imposes its will on the region despite universal opposition

b) Attitudes towards the US within the region are generally favourable

c) A perceived likelihood of great power conflict in the Asia-Pacific region by many states

d) Both b and c

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