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AP World History Ch 34 Reading Study Guide #1 Pg. 830-841

1. How did Yun Ruo’s fortunes change during the Cultural Revolution? Pg. 830

2. Why do you think China experienced a ‘deep paranoia’ during this time (even at the USSR)? Pg. 830

3. Which Pacific Rim nations had ‘joined the ranks of developed nations’ by the late 20th Century? Pg.831

(Timeline, Pg.832)

4. When did Ho Chi Minh declare the Republic of Vietnam? ______

5. What were the years of the Korean War? ______

6. When were the French defeated at Dien Bien Phu? ______

7. When were the “Great Leap Forward” and “Cultural Revolution” in China? ______& ______

8. What were the years of direct US Military involvement in Vietnam? ______

9. What were some of the plans for Asia laid out by the victorious WWII allies? Pg. 831-832

10. What were some of the reforms introduced by the US Occupation government in Japan? Pg. 832

11. What was Japan’s approach to the elderly? Pg. 833

12. How did the Liberal Democratic Party maintain control? Pg. 833

13. What countries developed on the Korean Peninsula under the US and USSR? Pg. 833

14. How did these regimes differ? Pg. 833

15. How did this lead to the Korean War? What was the outcome of the Korean War? Pg. 833

16. How were tensions (eventually) eased between China and Taiwan? Pg. 834

17. What was the fate of the British possessions Hong Kong and Singapore? Pg. 834-835

18. How did the term “Japan, Incorporated” come about? Pg. 835

19. How did Japan encourage and support traditional culture? Pg. 835

20. What factors contributed to Japan’s economic surge forward from the ‘50s to the ‘80s? Pg. 836

21. What two “tension relievers” are mentioned by Stearns? Are these ‘acceptable’ in the West? Pg. 837

22. In what ways did the Japanese government actively seek to uphold Japanese identity? Pg. 838

23. What kind of government did South Korea have from the ‘50s until the ‘80s? Pg. 838

24. How were South Koreans able to bolster their economy and industrialize during this time? Pg.838-839

25. Why was Taiwan, ‘Republic of China’ able to experience economic progress? Pg. 839

26. How did Taiwan’s international status change in the 1970s? Pg. 839

27. Who came to dominate Taiwanese politics after Chiang Kai-shek’s death? How did he rule? Pg. 841

28. Briefly describe the postwar experiences of Singapore leading to economic success. Pg. 841

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Borrowed from Mr. Walker