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Dev & History Asia
Development & History of Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nationalism | love for one’s country; often leads to independence movements |
| Colonialism | when one country takes over another country |
| Civil disobedience | a nonviolent way to protest government laws |
| Red Guards | teenaged enforcers of the Cultural Revolution |
| Great Leap Forward | Mao’s attempt to make China more competitive with western industry and agricultural production; massive failure |
| Cultural Revolution | Mao’s attempt to revitalize communism in China by using the Red Guards to eliminate anyone that opposed communism; time of great chaos |
| Domino Theory | the theory that if one country fell to communism, other countries nearby would also fall to communism |
| Communism | government in which the government provides jobs, heath care, and housing; everyone is equal |
| DMZ | the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea; along the 38th parallel |
| Mohandas Gandhi | nonviolent leader of Indian Independence movement |
| Ho Chi Minh | leader of Vietnam’s independence movement; leader of communists in Vietnam |
| Douglas MacArthur | US General in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII |
| Mao Zedong | leader who brought communism to China |
| Which country colonized India? | Great Britain |
| How did Gandhi lead the independence movement in India? Be able to list at least three specific examples of Gandhi’s protests. | Nonviolent protests (civil disobedience); Salt March, boycotts, made own clothing, fasting |
| Why was India partitioned following independence? | Religious conflict between Hindus and Muslims |
| Which country colonized Vietnam? | France |
| Which modern-day countries were part of French Indochina? | Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam |
| On which 2 Japanese cities did the US drop atomic bombs during WWII? | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| What were some of the changes that were included in Japan’s new constitution? | Citizens could vote; Japan had to have a small army; Japan could not start another war; emperor lost his power |
| What type of government does Japan have now? | Constitutional monarchy |
| What were students protesting for at Tiananmen Square in 1989? How did the government respond? | Students wanted democracy in China; the government sent soldiers and tanks to arrest/kill the protestors |
| What happened in China after WWII? | Civil War between nationalists and communists (communists won) |
| Why did the Korean War begin? How did it end? | North Korea invaded South Korea; ceasefire ended the fighting, but a treaty was never signed; North and South Korea remain divided |
| Why did the Vietnam War begin? How did it end? | North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam; Vietnam was reunited under communist rule |
| How was the United States involved in rebuilding Japan after WWII? Be able to list at least 4 examples. | Citizens could vote; Japan had to have a small army; Japan could not start another war; emperor lost his power; the Us helped rebuild roads and infrastructure |
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Mrs. Corey
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