Final Exam

Our final will be on Monday, December 9th, 2-4:30 p.m., in 22 Cuvilly.

The exam will consist or three questions (one long and two shorter) and a little feedback:

1. What impact did the Cold War have on the countries of Monsoon Asia? (this is the long one)
2. Where did the British, Dutch, French, and Japanese have colonies in Asia, and how did they treat their colonial subjects?
3. How did World War II affect nationalist movements in Asia?
4. Please give me a little feedback on the documentary we watched, "Every Day Is a Holiday," if you wouldn't mind.

If you think these need adjustment, please comment below ASAP.

Current and Future Trends

For Wednesday's class, please read Mahbuhani, chapter 4-6.
Never mind... Look at this for fun instead, and we'll sort out questions for the final and review on Wednesday and Friday. Please bring suggestions for final exam questions to class.

Emerging Asia

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, please read Mahbuhani, chapters 1-3.

South Asia Since Independence from British Rule

For Wednesday's class, please read chapter 20.

Cool exhibit link.

Korea and Southeast Asia I

REVISED:
For Friday's class, please read chapter 19 to p. 422.
For Monday's class, please read the rest of chapter 19.

Lunch and Museum Plans

We have reservations for dim sum at 1:30 on Saturday, 11/23, in Palo Alto. From there, we'll head to the Cantor Museum on the Stanford campus.

Tai Pan
560 Waverley Street at University Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-329-9168

The video (in three parts) about Occupied Japan that we watched on Friday can be found at the following links: video1, video2, video3.

China Under Communist Rule; Taiwan and Hong Kong

For Monday's class, please read chapter 18 from page 411, and be prepared to answer the following questions:

• What was Mao's background, and what was his philosophy?
• Was the revolution a radical departure from Chinese tradition?
• What left a legacy of anti-American bitterness?
• What was the purpose of the Great Leap Forward, and why did it fail?
• What alarmed the Russians about China?
• What was the Cultural Revolution, and why is it considered the greatest cataclysm in world history?
• Imagine what a movement like the Cultural Revolution would be like in America.
• What brought an end to the Cultural Revolution?
• What successes has China had since 1949?
• What has been the cost of progress?
• What are the "Autonomous Regions"?
• When discussing the trade imbalance, what do we need to realize about 60% of China's exports?
• What was Taiwan's experience after 1945?
• What is the status of Hong Kong and why?
• What are Southeast Asian countries concerned about with regard to the Chinese living there?