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East Asia History
Study for GS quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| name an example of trading centers | Hong Kong |
| what was the purpose of spheres of influence | It's where Europeans divided up and ran trading ports and posts in China |
| what was the purpose of the may 4th movement (1919) | To protest their resentment for the Treaty of Versailles and Imperialism, as a result nationalism began |
| what does each side want (Nationalists VS. Communists) | Nationalists-They wanted to strengthen China and manage itself (rule themselves) Communist-They wanted to get rid of foreign influence, they wanted to get rid of landlords and wealthy people |
| Long March (Oct. 1934-1935)-What is it? | The communist party had to retreat to the North |
| Why did both sides unite during WWII? (Nationalists VS. Communists) | Japan invaded China |
| After WWII communists took over Mainland china What do they now own? | Everything |
| Where do the Nationalists flee to | Taiwan Republic of China (ROC) |
| When was the great leap forward? | 1958-1961 |
| what was the great leap forward? | Rapped industrialization, factories overtaken by the government |
| what are communes? | Large groups of people worked together on farmland and lived together |
| why was the great leap forward an epic failure? | Food production drastically fell, led to famine Poor planning by the government Workers are not trained or experienced |
| The great leap forward led to the deaths of how many people? | millions of people |
| what is social influence | Belief in no ties to the past Students encouraged to rebel against family and teachers |
| who where the red guard | A radicalized group of students |
| what was the purpose of the red guard | To destroy everything from the past -examples:relics, anything to do with Confusionism, anything to do with religion Artists, teachers and professionals (jobs with education) were killed or sent to prison |
| what are some examples of propaganda that the Chinese government created to get their point across | pamphlets and posters |
| give an example of the cult of personality | Mao referred to “Great” leader, huge images of him across China |
| Mao Zedong dies in what year | 1976 |
| what was ping pong diplomacy | In the early 1970s the US and China's ping-pong teams played each other |
| what was the result of ping pong diplomacy | President Nixon visits China, relations between the US and China improves |
| China makes economic reforms during what year(s) | 1980s |
| what is the definition of free enterprise | An economic system where people can own businesses with limited state control |
| what where the changes to China economy because of free enterprise | People can now choose their own jobs, own businesses, and choose what crops to grow You can make profits |
| why was free enterprise limited | The government still owns some businesses and intervenes in others |
| who was the emperor of the empire of japan | Emperor Hirphito |
| what was the loyalty level of the empire of japan | extreme |
| what did the empire of japan control | Korea, parts of China, South East Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, and most Pacific Islands |
| what resources did they lack | oil |
| what happened at pearl harbor on December 7th 1941 | Japan surprise attacks US military at Pearl Harbor |
| why was the attack on pearl harbor unsucessful | They didn't get all the ships - US aircraft carriers were not at Pearl Harbor They failed to destroy important infrastructure such as oil storage tanks The US joined WWII |
| what was the purpose of Kamikaze “Divine winds” Suicide pilots flying with a ½ tank of gas? | To fly a plane into an enemy target to destroy it |
| General Douglas McArthur - Who was he? | Main US general in the war against Japan |
| what where the major islands in the island hoppng campain | Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa |
| what was the purpose and the US's main goal of the island hopping campain | To take over islands to get closer to Japan, to get close enough to Japan to attack through air strike |
| why does Japan surrender (island hopping campaign-post pearl harbor bombing) | The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| what happens to Japan emperor after WWII | Emperor remains figure-head, symbolic |
| what was Japan not allowed to have after WWII | an army |
| How did the US help Japan after WWII? | The US provided financial aid to rebuild Japan's industries |
| Japan had an economic boom post WWII during ___-_____? | 1980s to 1990s |
| what led to Japan economic growth post WWII (80s-90s) | Companies kept trying to make their product better Japan's government economically supported businesses Businesses provided incentives (benefits) to workers to show loyalty |
| Who controls Korea during WWII? | japan |
| Soviets liberated Manchuria and met US forces at where? (Korea post WWII) | 38th parallel |
| UN divides Korea along the ____? in the north ____? the south ____? | 38th parallel soviet US |
| What is this similar to? (splitting up on the 38th parallel korea) | Berlin wall, splitting into East and West Germany |
| free elections for all of Korea took place when? | never |
| what year did the soviets leave Korea? | 1948 |
| what year did the US leave korea | 1949 |
| what was stage one of the Korean war | North Korea vs. Republic of Korea |
| who does the Korean war start | Kim il-sung Invades South-1950 |
| why does the US intervene during the second stage of the Korean war | To prevent Korea from falling to communism like China The domino theory (if one country become communist, all surrounding countries will too) |
| how does the US get support for their intervention during the Korean war | It was supported as a UN police action |
| what year did China invade during the Korean war | 1951 |
| which side did the troops from China fight for during the Korean war? | North Korea |
| what years during the Korean war did a stalemate occur | 1951-1953 |
| what happens after/during the stalemate during the Korean war | Negotiations via the UN New border agreed to -DMZ- Demilitarized zone No man's land |
| what was the importance of the DMZ post Korean war | No people or supplies can cross the border No troops or weapons allowed |
| why was the Korean war forgotten | It was overshadowed by WWII and the Vietnam war |
| what was the Korean war an example of? | a cold war |
| How is the Korean war an example of the effectiveness of the UN? | The UN was a brand new governing body It proved it can handle international affairs |
| what is the government of north Korea like today | dictatorship-communism |
| what is the government of South korea like today | democratic-republic |
| what is the economy of north Korea like today | All industries and land owned by the government |
| what is the economy of South Korea like today | Free Enterprise-Capitalist-Industrialized |
| what are the current issues of north korea | They are militarized society-always threatening to use nuclear weapons Sanctions-penalties placed on a country by others |
| what are the current issues of South korea | They lack natural resources so they have to constantly trade for them Constantly in fear that North Korea will attack Corrupt leaders |
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