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Douglas MacArthur
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the man in charge of the American occupation of Japan
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Diet
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parliament of Japan
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The liberal democratic party
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the democracy that has ruled Japan since the 1950s
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zaibatsu
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since the late 1800s, powerful, banking and idustrial families in Japan
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gross domestic product
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total value of all goods and services produced by a nation
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trade deifict
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situation in which a nation imports more than it exports
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How did Japan achieve political revocery?
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-end of zaibatsu
- gdp soared -producing goods for exports - modernized and out-produced industries in the west - educated, highly skilled work force -government did not have to spend money on a military -exporting furnished materials like steel |
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What role has Japan played in world affairs in recent affairs?
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-became a major investor in China and the emerging nations of Southeast Asia
- publically regretted for war crimes -given foreign aid to emerging nations -rearming |
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What challenges face Japanese society today?
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-political machines like LDP
- overpopulation -expensive housing -earthquakes -women pplay smaller role in society - workers feel less loyal to companies |
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People's Republic of China
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Mao's communist force
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five year plan
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a five year plan to ddevelop agriculture and heavy industry
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Great Leap Forward
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- in an attempt to make agricultre more efficeint, Mao created a commune, which had quotas to meet
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cultural revolution
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-Mao wanted to purge "bourgeois", or non-revolutionary, tendecies
-urged young chinese to experience revolution firsthand, as his generation had - teens formed red guards, revolted against party leaders, teachers, artists, and writers |
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Little Red Book
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a book of Mao's sayings
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four modernizations
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- emphasis on agricultre, industry, science, and defense
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Tianamnmen Square
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place where tens of thousands of teenagers protested for chinese democracy, and were slaughtered
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collectivization
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pooling of land and labor in an attempt to increase efficiency
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commune
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community in which property is held in common, living quarters are shared, and physical needs are provided in exchange for work at assigned jobs
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joint venture
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business organized by two parties, with profits shared by both participants
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special enterpise zone
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area in China where foreigners can own and operate industries
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How did Mao's economic policies harm China?
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-communes turneed out poor quality goods
-slowed food output, 30 million Chinese starved to death |
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What major issues did China face during the Cold War?
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-US did not set up formal diplomacy with China until 1979
- Stalin rejected Mao's views - border clashes with Soviet Union |
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What economic reforms did Deng Xiaping introduce?
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- four modernizations, agriculture, industry, science, and defense,
- entreprenuers allowed to set up their own businesses - more economic freedom such as technology and foreign investors and chapital |
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What challenges does China face today?
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- state run industries were inefficient and hard to end
- prison labor to produce cheap goods - imperialism on Tibet |
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Asian tigers
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Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea
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Lee Kwan Yew
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prime minister of Singapore for 30 years
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Symgman Rhee
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the leader of South Korea
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Kim II Sung
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leader of North Korea, communist ally of the Soviet Union
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Describe how China's strength has affected the devlopment of Taiwan and Hong Kong
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- tension eased between China and Taiwan
- Chinese in Hong Kong built ties to mainland China, gave Hong Kong chance to buy and sell goods with a market that was unavailable to many other countries |
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How did Singapore's leaders encourage economic growth?
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-supported free-market economies
- kept labor costs low - attracted foreign capital -expanded Singapore's seaport into one of the world's busiest harbors - welcomed skilled immigrants and insisted on education |
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How do the economies of South Korea and North Korea differ?
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South Korea- captialistic and based on exporting inexpensive textiles
North Korea- state-owned industries and collective farms |
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How has the North Korean government's policy on isolation affected the nation?
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-refuse to reunite with South Koera
- have nuclear weapons |
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Ho Chi Minh
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-leader of communist resistance in North vietnam
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Khmer rouge
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Cambodian communist groups who unleashed a reign of terror and slaughtered all western influences
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Corazon Aquino
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president of the Phillippines
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Aung San Suu Kyi
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winner of the 1990 Myanmar elections
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ASEAN
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asociation of Southeast Asian Nations formed in 1967 to achieve prosperity and improve regional self-reliance
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domino theory
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belief taht if one nation fell to communism, neighboring nations would also fall, like a row of falling dominoes
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cease fire
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halting in fire
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embargo
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ban on trade
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Ho Chi Minh
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-leader of communist resistance in North vietnam
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Khmer rouge
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Cambodian communist groups who unleashed a reign of terror and slaughtered all western influences
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Corazon Aquino
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president of the Phillippines
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Aung San Suu Kyi
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winner of the 1990 Myanmar elections
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ASEAN
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asociation of Southeast Asian Nations formed in 1967 to achieve prosperity and improve regional self-reliance
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domino theory
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belief taht if one nation fell to communism, neighboring nations would also fall, like a row of falling dominoes
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cease fire
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halting in fire
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embargo
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ban on trade
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Describe the effects of war on Vietnam?
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- communists won, imposed harsh rule on the south, slow economic recovery
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Describe the effects of war on Cambodia
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--communists won, a million Cambodians killed, enslaved Camodians
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What economic and ethnic issues have faced governments in the phillippines and Indonesia?
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- very poor peasant class
- Benigno Aquino dictator of phillippines - Indonesia has 13,000 islands and 300 ethnic groups |
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Why is the pacific rim seen as an important link in the global economy?
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it is an important place for world trade
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