Northcentral University A Relative Study on The History of Asia Discussion Ques

• What were some institutional advantages in the first dynasty of China (the Qin dynasty)?
• How did ancient China influence the development in Asia Pacific?
• What was the tributary system? How did it define the relations between China and other Asian countries?
• How did China clash with Western powers in the late Qing period?
• How did the Chinese elites respond to Western aggression? How successful were they?
• What were the tenets of self-strengthening movement? What were the accomplishment and limitations?
• Explain internal and external conditions, as well as individual leadership, that underlay the success of Meiji Restoration.
• How successful was Korea’s self-reform before colonization by Japan? Why did they fail?
• Compare the Japanese colonialism in Korea with American colonialism in Philippines, what were their respective and different legacies?
• What are some important characteristics of the nationalist movement in Asia around 1919? Use one or two countries to make your point.
• How did Korean War take place? How it impacted Asian politics?
• Why did the Vietnam War occur and how did it affect American policies toward Asia?
• What factors have contributed to the Japanese economic miracle in the post-WWII decades?
• Focus the Japanese state and explain how the state has contributed to its rapid economic growth from the 1950s to 1980s.
• Japan is a long democracy. How do you evaluate its quality? Compare it with a western democracy, is it better, or is it different?
• South Korea has learned a lot from the Japanese economic policies in the post-WWII period. Succinctly discuss the similarities and differences between the two East Asian economies.
• How did South Korea experience democratization?
• Why was there such a difference in Taiwan and Hong Kong’s democratic transition in the 1980s?
• Use what you learned so far and explain why the relationship between China and Japan (or between China and Korea; or between Korea and Japan) is so complex today.
• Why did U.S occupation in Japan go so well while its support in South Korea (the Rhee period) and South Vietnam (the Diem period) were quite ineffective?
• How do you understand Borthwick’s description of the U.S as “an sentimental imperialist”? Use examples to illustrate your point.

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