Global History 10: East Asia Post WWII History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 destroy militarism, create a democratic society | What were the two US goals in Japan after WWII? |
| General Douglas MacArthur | What US general oversaw the occupation and restructuring of Japan? |
| Japanese Parliament created by the US | What was the Diet and who created it? |
| made it only a small defensive army | What did the US do to Japan's army? |
| put them on trial | What did the US do to Japanese military leaders from WWII? |
| civil rights | What did the US help grant to Japan after WWII? |
| ceremonial only | What power did the emperor have or not have after WWII when the US helped restructure? |
| prime minister and the Diet | What two figures had power in Japan now? |
| democratic ideas taught | What changed in Japanese education? |
| they were freed from Japanese control | What happened to overseas territories when America occupied Japan? |
| huge increase in gross domestic product | Why was Japan considered an economic miracle? |
| exporting their goods | What did the Japanese's successful economy mostly depend on? |
| successful post WWII industrialization, educated and skilled work force, money available for investment, and restrictions on imports | List four reasons why Japan had a successful economic recovery |
| Chinese Communist Party | What is the CCP? |
| Guomindang | What's another name for the CCP? |
| Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists | Who did the CCP defeat to take control of China in 1949? |
| Mao Zedong | Who was the Chinese Communist leader? |
| Communist guidebook, contained quotes from Mao | What was the "Little Red Book" and what did it contain? |
| Great Leap Forward | What was the big surge for industrialization? |
| peasants lived and worked on group farms | What are communes? |
| how to have a revolution | What did the Cultural Revolution teach children? |
| Mao Zedong | Who led the Cultural Revolution? |
| Red Guards | Who had to restore order during the Cultural Revolution? |
| turn their parents in | What did children do during the Cultural Revolution? |
| rid capitalism, bring in communism | What was the Cultural Revolution trying to push out and bring in? |
| Jiang Qing and her supporters | Who was in the Gang of Four? |
| seize control of China | What did the Gang of Four try to do after Mao Zedong died? |
| Jiang Qing | Who was Mao Zedong's widow? |
| one who lives with private ownership | What is a capitalist? (in terms of ownership) |
| Deng Xiaoping | Who was Mao's successor? |
| capitalism | Was Deng Xiaoping for communism or capitalism? |
| science, industry, agriculture, defense | What were the four modernizations? (the four areas) |
| modernize them | What was Deng trying to do in the four modernizations to science, industry, agriculture, and Japan's defense? |
| got land but they had to pay a certain amount to government then the rest was profit | What did families do in the Responsibilty System? |
| Special Economic Zone | What is an SEZ? *define |
| foreign enterprises could operate with tax breaks | What could the Chinese do in the SEZ's? |
| Communism vs Confucianism | What is the conflict in modern China? |
| communism says everyone is equal, confucianism says man is head of household | What's the problem with communism and confucianism? |
| 1.5 billion people | What population pressure (amount) does China face today? |
| Tianamen Square Massacre | What was it called when college students were forcefully attacked by the Chinese government for routing for democratic changes? |
| US says its independent, China says it's theirs | Why is Taiwan a source of conflict between the US and China? |
| US and USSR | Who agreed that Korea should be independent after WWII and sent troops to occupy the peninsula? (two nations) |
| USSR | Who occupied north of the 38th parallel of Korea? |
| US | Who occupied south of the 38th parallel of Korea? |
| North Korea | Which part of Korea never had elections held? |
| North Korea invaded South Korea | Who invaded who to begin the Korean War? |
| no real winner | What is a stalemate? |
| stalemate | What was declared at the end of the Korean War? |
| agreement to stop fighting and yes | What is an armistice and did one get signed after the Korean War? |
| neutral area between North and South Korea | What is a DMZ? |
| Dimilitarized zone | What does DMZ stand for? |
| place where the cold war was broken out | What is a hot spot? |
| Can develop nuclear technology | Why is North Korea a threat to us? |
| they can hit South Korea, our ally | If North Korea can't hit us with their nuclear technology, why are we worried? |
| country who industrialized quickly after WWII? | What is an Asian Tiger? |
| Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan | Who are the four Asian Tigers? |
| self reliance | What is juche? |
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