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In the forseeable future, China will finance a canal across the Isthmus of Kra in Thailand. This is an example of


A) China's attempt to dominate the seas and expanding their military.
B) China jousting with the United States and other nations for influence, resources, and power.
C) China wasting their resources on a project that will not even benefit them.
D) a humanitarian effort by the Chinese government to help the Thai people get jobs.

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South Korea has not always enjoyed the democratic freedom it now does - until the 90's there was a lot of public unrest.

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China experiences a lot of terrorism in spite of their harsh policies cracking down on any form of dissent.

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When funding from Al Qaeda declined, the ASG used kidnappings to raise funds.

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Due to the destruction caused by Pol Pot, who came into power in Cambodia, Cambodians have no chance at education and because all their religious authorities were executed, they have no moral compass.

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North Korea's form of "terrorism" is


A) sponsoring terrorist groups to act in the United States.
B) the government is willingly to terrorizes its own people.
C) state terrorism against other countries by dropping nuclear bombs on them.
D) torturing terrorists and forcing them to stop.

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What does the possibility of terrorism, such as a nuclear attack or release of a deadly virus allow the government to do?


A) It allows the justification of state activity that would be illegitimate in normal circumstances.
B) Governments normally respond to a terrorist threat of any kind by declaring martial law.
C) In the case of a deadly virus, governments are allowed to pour huge amounts of money into curing diseases currently thought.
D) Politicians are free to use it to scare citizens into voting for them, and they always use this tactic to win.

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said that police should not wait for a terrorist attack to use their guns.

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How has North Korea managed to survive up until now?


A) The prison camps output massive amounts of food, more than enough to feed themselves and a few other countries if they needed to.
B) Other countries, afraid of their nuclear threats, offer them supplies to appease them.
C) By begging for "talks," fuel, and food in exchange for behaving themselves.
D) North Korea clearly does have a magical machine with unknown properties but it seems to output resources.

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What is the goal of the Abu Sayyaf Group?


A) They strive for an independent Islamic nation in the southern Philippines.
B) They want to make the entire Southeast Asia an Islamic Caliphate with no borders.
C) They want the adoption of Shariah law nationwide.
D) Their goal is to force concessions from the government for some islands or provinces that are predominately Muslim.

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What is the goal of the Muslim National Liberation Front?


A) They want the adoption of Shariah law nationwide.
B) They strive for an independent Islamic nation in the southern Philippines.
C) Their goal is to force concessions from the government for some islands or provinces that are predominately Muslim.
D) They want to make the entire Southeast Asia an Islamic Caliphate with no borders.

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How was Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT) formed?


A) A group split off from JI because they thought the means of the JI were too violent.
B) Abu Bakar Ba'asyir formed an offshoot of JI and had his son lead it before he went into prison.
C) Since JI was a terrorist organization, the government founded the anti-terrorism organization JAT in order to stop them, but they went out of control.
D) The group was formed when JI refused to radicalize further and extremists separated from JI.

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Which of the following best describes the leadership in Burma?


A) They have been ruled by the military, and even when they allowed elections they ignored the results and stayed in power.
B) The religious extremists have been fighting for power and have gained some governmental authority in cooperation with the military.
C) The military has provided strong leadership and is really turning the country around. They are popular among the people.
D) Although the military has done a lot of good for the people, what matters is the perception, and unfortunately they are not that popular among the people.

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When it comes to the Philippines, it is a difficult area to govern with so many islands, coastal plains and mountainous terrain but with a great deal of assistance they have made great strides.

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You can be a member of the Chinese Communist Party and enjoy a decent life and also be a member of a few specific religions.

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Which group planted sarin nerve gas on the Tokyo subway line?


A) The JRA
B) Aum Shinrikyo
C) JAT
D) Islam Defenders Front

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How was the JRA a turning point for the Japanese government?


A) The JRA successfully made the government bend to their communistic will and effected a lot of changes.
B) It began ignoring terrorism as a problem to be solved and reduced police reaction and negotiation
C) It began treating terrorism as a problem that must be solved with international cooperation and not police reaction and negotiation.
D) The military saw that they could change a lot of things in Japan and so they formed "an army within an army."

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Battle Code: Tokyo and Battle Code: Paradise were two TV shows aimed at demonstrating


A) Japan's love for anime and manga (Japanese cartoons) .
B) the Japanese false sense of security, that they had even outside of Japan.
C) the immense threat Japanese would face if they were attacked by Godzilla (which was a representation of China's military) .
D) the paradise that Japan truly is, and how brutal the rest of the world is to Japan.

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What is the Chinese stance on Islam?


A) China believes that practitioners of Islam are violent and has characterized them as terrorists.
B) Islam is prohibited in China, just as Christianity and all other religions, but they are seen as a peaceful religion.
C) China is accepting Muslims in their country and has allowed them to meet together, but they are not free to convert Chinese.
D) Islam is a state-sponsored religion in China.

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Which of the following is an issue in Japan?


A) A slowing economy.
B) An increasing birth rate, which may spiral out of control.
C) Islamic terrorists attacking with suicide bombers.
D) A lack of multi-culturism leads to very little diversity of thought, so the few that think differently become terrorists.

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