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Asia History
SE asia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 17th parallel | The line of division that separated North Vietnam from South Vietnam before and during the Vietnam war. |
| 38th parallel | The line of division that separates North Korea and South Korea |
| allied powers | USA, UK, USSR. Countries working together to fight Nazi Germany and other fascist powers in WWII |
| axis powers | Italy, Germany, Japan. Countries ruled by fascist dictators whose main purpose was to take over other countries around the Pacific and Europe during WWII. |
| Chinese nationalist party | A group of Chinese people that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, established a failed Republic system, and wanted to restore China to its former glory/strength. |
| communes | Farms during the Great Leap Forward that had Chinese citizens live and work in one place. It was the responsibility of everyone to contribute, and no one is allowed to keep profits. |
| communism | A government system that requires all citizens to be equal. There are not "social classes". |
| communist revolution | |
| containment of communism | The united states policy of keeping communism in one place and not letting it spread to other countries, or countries around the world. The USA promised to aid any country in need of fighting off communism. |
| cultural revolution | A program created by Mao Zedong in 1966. The motivation was to get rid of opposition by getting rid of "old" Chinese culture and religions. |
| DMZ | Demilitarized Zone. 2.5 miles wide across the 38th parallel. Heavily guarded, and secured so that no one can cross the border into North or South Korea. |
| domino theory | A theory that says if one country falls to communism then the rest will follow. |
| famine | A prolonged period of hunger that causes mass death. |
| general Douglas MacArthur | Important figure who led the rebuilding of Japan after WWII. Lead the Korean war for the United states. And wrote the most democratic constitution for Japan that is still used today. |
| great leap forward | A program created by Mao Zedong shortly after China turns communist. An attempt to turn China into a large industrialized and agriculture hub. It was a disaster and led to famine. |
| mao zedong | The communist leader of China. Came into power 1949. |
| military occupation | When a country occupies another country for a small amount of time. Usually to help rebuild their government and economy. |
| nationalism | Having a sense of pride in ones own country |
| pearl harbor | December 7th 1941. An attack on a navel base in Hawaii carried out by the Japanese. This got the US involved in WWII. |
| red guard | A military group made during the cultural revolution. Led by children who were pressured to leave school and carry out attacks, punishments, and investigations against adults. |
| socialism | |
| stalemate | When no one wins or loses. Ends in a tie |
| the long march | A trek made by the Communist party of China. Fled from the Chinese Nationalist Party and led 600,000 people 6,000 miles throughout inner China. |
| Tiananmen square | A 7 week long protest by Chinese college students to protest the communist government denying human rights to its citizens. Ended in violence by the Chinese Government killing ang injuring over 2,000 people. |
| Vietcong | A group of peasants and farmers from South Vietnam that sympathized with North Vietnamese communists and fought the US military using Guerilla Warfare tactics. |
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