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AsianHistoryVocab
Study for Asian History Vocabulary Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 38th Parallel | The division line for Korea (latitude). North was Soviet occupied (communist) while South was occupied by America (democratic). |
| Allied Powers | Military alliance during WWII between the UK, US, and USSR, against the Axis Powers. |
| Axis Powers | Military alliance during WWII between Japan, Germany, and Italy as they took over other countries; against the allied powers. |
| Communes | Massive state-controlled farm that put villagers to farm. |
| Communism | Political and economy system where all goods and property are owned by society and government controls productions of goods. |
| Containment of Communism | US policy to end the spread of communism around the world |
| Cultural Revolution | In response to people's disbelief to Mao Zedong, he created this policy in 1966 to stop all opposition against the communist party. He urged children to quit school and join the Red Guard to destroy China's old habits and turn to the "new ways". |
| DMZ | (demilitarized zone) A border barrier that divides an area roughly in half. Overseen by a military force. |
| Domino Theory | Aspect of US foreign policy during the Cold War that said if one country fell to communism, the rest surrounding it would, falling like a row of dominos. |
| Famine | An extreme, widespread, shortage of food that results in suffering, illness, and death. |
| Great Leap Forward | Policy where Mao organized thousands of privately owned farms into large communes and forced villagers into farms and farmers into factories in hope of making China more industrialized. |
| Mao Zedong | Leader of the Communist Party in 1921 that became leader of China in 1949, and died in 1976. |
| Nationalism | Strong pride in one's country and the desire to control it. |
| Red Guard | Students that were organized into an army. They attacked, imprisoned, and even killed those suspected of being against Mao. |
| Socialism | an economic system with more command (government controlled) elements than market (supply and demand) elements. |
| Stalemate | A tie without a winner or loser |
| The Long March | When Mao lead 600,000 people on a 6,000 mile walk to escape capture by the nationalists. |
| Tiananmen Square | In Beijing, a large square where students peacefully gathered in protest (wanted democratic reforms), when, 7 weeks later, the government permitted the military to open fire on them. :.( |
| 1912 | Chinese people overthrow the emperor & establish the democratic Republic of China |
| 1949 | Communists take control of China's government and establish the People's Republic of China; Mao Zedong becomes the leader |
| 1958 | Communists develop the Great Leap Forward; ending up in a disaster |
| 1966 | Mao launched a program called the Cultural Revolution to "restore Chinese culture and traditions"; really just a way to eliminate opposition to Mao's rule |
| 1976 | Mao dies and Deng Xiaoping brings small reforms to China |
| 1989 | Chinese soldiers and tanks open fire on peaceful protestors in Tiananmen square; hundreds die; brings international awareness to China and basic human rights improve slightly. |
| 1946 | War begins between the Vietnamese and the French |
| 1954 | Vietnamese communists defeat the French and the country is divided into the North and South |
| 1964 | Vietnam war officially begins |
| 1968 | Tet Offensive is launched against the South |
| 1973 | Ceasefire is called and US withdraws it's troops from Vietnam, but fighting continues |
| 1975/1976 | Communists take control of all of Vietnam/Vietnam is reunited under one communist government |
| 1969 | US begins withdrawing troops out of Vietnam |
| General Douglas McArthur | Important figure who led the rebuilding of Japan after WWII, also lead the Korean war for the United states. And wrote the most democratic constitution for Japan that is still used today. |
| Communist Revolution | Mao Zedong and co. overthrowing the Nationalist Party and implanting communism into the government in 1949. |
| Military Occupation | country overseen my military; when a country occupies another country for a small amount of time. Usually to help rebuild their government and economy. |
| Vietcong | army on side of North Vietnam that used guerilla warfare, tunnels, and sneak attacks to win the Americans. |
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