| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Confucius | developed a new philosophy in China; taught moral character, responsibility |
| Opium War | attack by the British b/c China had taken all British stored opium in Canton |
| Taiping Rebellion | 1854-1868 peasant led 14 year-long rebellion in China; demanded equality, no private propery, dividing of harvest (they lost) |
| Boxer Rebellion | 1900 rebel group fought to get rid of foreigners and Qing Dynasty (they lost) |
| Sun Yat-sen | wanted democracy; founded Chinese Nationalist Party; 1912 named president after defeating Qing Dynasty |
| Chiang Kai-shek | 1927-1949 leader of China; nationalist; fought against communist party |
| Mao Zedong | 1949-1976 communist leader of China; 1934 he led the Long March; 1966 Red Guards |
| Great Leap Forward | Mao's program in 1958 to speed economic recovery; collective farming shattered economy instead |
| Cultural Revolution | Mao's movement in 1966 to remove opposition to the communist party; Red Guard punished disagreers |
| Deng Xioping | 1977-1992 leader of China; increased trade, farmers own land, reduce police force |
| human rights | rights to which every person is entitled |
| Tiananmen Square | 1989 protest against gov't to allow freedom of speech; hundreds killed |
| Diet | Japan's parliament; chooses prime minister |
| Samurai | wariors in Japan who protected their estates |
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