HIST 242 (WEB) - KNOWLEDGE SURVEY - FALL 2007
This is a Knowledge Survey rather than a "test." There are no right or wrong answers. While you will not be graded on this survey, please be very candid in your responses!

By completing this survey, both at the beginning and at the end of the semester, your instructor will be able to gauge your initial level of knowledge and then measure the amount of knowledge you gain during the semester. This information will help your instructor modify and improve the course.
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Last four digits of your student number:
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Please tell me a little about yourself (all data collected is aggregate).

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How many history courses have you taken at the college level in the past?
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How many semesters have you been a student at HCC?
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Are you male or female?
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How many history-related books do you read in a year?

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Read each statement carefully and then choose a response based on the following instructions:

Mark Low as your response to the item if you are not confident in your skills in the area and do not feel you can adequately demonstrate these skills on a test/essay/research paper.

Mark Somewhat as your response to the item if you feel somewhat confident that you are reasonably skilled in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a reasonable level on a test/essay/research paper.

Mark Very as your response to the item if you feel very confident that you are highly skilled in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a high level on a test/essay/research paper.

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Your skill level in area:
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CONFIDENCE IN HISTORICAL TERMS/CONCEPTS -

YOUR ABILITY TO DEFINE, DESCRIBE, CITE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:

Low Somewhat Very
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Self-Strengthening Movement
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American Acquisition of the Philippines
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Zheng He
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Vasco da Gama
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Boxer Rebellion
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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Russo-Japanese War
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Ming Dynasty
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Tokugawa Shogunate
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Qing Dynasty
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Kangxi Emperor
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Tai Ping Rebellion
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Ashikaga Shogunate
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Sun Yat-Sen
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Edo
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Nagasaki
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French Conquest of Vietnam
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Manchuria
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Opium War
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English East India Company
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Meiji Restoration
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Mughal Empire
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Ram Mohun Roy
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Bombay
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Robert Clive
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British "Orientalists"
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Bengal Renaissance
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May 4th Movement
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Great Leap Forward
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Lu Xun
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Cultural Revolution
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Mao Zedong
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Sukarno
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Indian National Congress
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Kashmir
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Sri Lanka
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
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Yi Dynasty
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Korean War
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Ho Chi Minh
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Guomindang
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Manchurian Incident
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Atomic Bombs
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August 15, 1945
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U.S. Occupation of Japan
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Yan'an

CONFIDENCE IN HISTORICAL ESSAY WRITING

FOR THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS, rate your confidence in being able to address the main points in a clear, concise, and organized essay answer of 1 1/2 - 2 pages.

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Why and how did Bangladesh declare its independence from Pakistan in 1971? What has happened in Pakistan's political system since then?
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Was the war in Vietnam an international war, a war for independence, or a civil war? Why did the French, and then the United States, return to Vietnam after WWII?
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Was the Korean War necessary? What has been its legacy in the Korean peninsula since 1953?
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What were the reasons for Japan's economic success between 1950 and 1990?
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Why was nationalism late to develop in SE Asia?
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What were the successes and failures of Chiang Kai-shek's Guomindang government?
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How did Japanese Fascism differ from that of Germany or Italy?
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What were the economic changes that took place under the British raj, and how were these both beneficial and detrimental to India's future?
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How did the Boxer Rebellion represent the final failure of nineteenth century Chinese efforts to respond to the incursive policies of te Europeans?
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How did the achievements of Meiji Japan counter the Western imperialist characterizations of Asians?
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In what ways did the first Opium War result in and reflect a changed Western relationship with Asia?
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Thank you for taking the survey.