Rebirth and Revolution: Nation-Building in East Asia and the Pacific Rim

Rebirth and Revolution: Nation-Building in East Asia and the Pacific Rim

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AP World History Chapter35Reading Study Guide #1 Page862-874

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

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

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

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?

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

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

12. How did the Liberal Democratic Party maintain control?

13. What countries developed on the KoreanPeninsula under the US in the south and USSR in the north?

14. How did these regimes differ?

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

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

17. What was the fate of the British possessions Hong Kong and Singapore?

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

19. How did Japan encourage and support traditional culture?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Who came to dominate Taiwanese politics upon the death of Chiang Kai-shek? How did he rule?

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

Study “Visualizing the Past: Pacific Rim Development” be prepared to discuss your impressions

29. What were some of the common factors in postwar East Asian economic development and success?

30. Which nations were called the “Little Tigers”?

Read: The Pacific Rim as a US Policy Issue

31. Why did the United States take satisfaction at the success of some East Asian economies?

32. Why do you think the United States wishes to maintain its military presence in East Asia?

33. Why did Chiang Kai-shek ignore the Japanese threat early on in the 1930s?

34. What was the result of battles between Nationalist Chinese forces and Imperial Japanese forces?

35. Why Communist Chinese fighters fare better than the Nationalists?

36. How did the People’s Republic of China come about?

37. How did Mao and his Communist revolutionaries become popular with the mass of Chinese citizens?

38. How did the newly installed Communist Chinese government use the People’s Liberation Army?

39. What happened to the “landlord” class shortly after the Communist victory?

40. Why did Mao seek to industrialize China?

41. Why did Mao institute the collectivization of agriculture?

42. What was the “Great Leap Forward”? Why was it considered a disaster?

43. Why was China’s population a national problem? What was the solution?

44. What role did Jaing Qing play early Communist China?

45. How did the Nationalists differ from the Communists on views of women’s rights?

46. What was the “Cultural Revolution”?

47. What did the “Gang of Four” want?

48. Who were the pragmatists? What did they want for China?

49. What does the future hold for China if the pragmatists are able to hold onto power?

50. How did the French become involved in Vietnam?

51. How did the Nguyen Dynasty come to rule all of Vietnam?

52. How and why did the French reduce the Nguyen Dynasty to puppet-ruler status by the late 1800s?

53. How were the French able to maintain control of Vietnam and continue to exploit it?

54. How was the VNQDD displaced by the Communist Party of Vietnam as the focus of nationalist resistance?

55. How did the events of WWII weaken the French position in Vietnam?

56. Who were the Viet Minh? How did they exploit the postwar situation?

57. When did Ho Chi Minh declare an independent nation of Vietnam (North Vietnam)?

58. How did Dien Bien Phu end the decade-long struggle between the French and the Viet Minh?

59. Why did the US initially back Diem in his questionable presidency of Vietnam? Why did the US overthrow him?

60. Describe the US escalation and activities in the war against North Vietnam (and the Viet Cong)?

61. How were the communists able to win over people in South Vietnam?

62. Even thought the US thought it was struggling against communism, how did the Vietnamese see this war?

63. How did the war finally end?

64. What was the situation in Vietnam in the decades (‘70s & ‘80s) immediately following the war?

65. How have things changed in Vietnam 1990s-now?

66. What do you think of the cheeky term “Market-Leninism” as it applies to China and Vietnam? It is a fair assessment?

China in the 20th Century

Mao ZedongChinese Civil War/WWIIChiang Kai-shek

In the struggle between Communists and Nationalists after WWII, though backed by the West Chiang Kai-shek was forced to flee to Formosa (Taiwan) in 1949. Mao declared mainland China, ‘The People’s Republic of China’ in 1949. Chiang Kai-shek ruled Formosa called ‘Taiwan, Republic of China’ which was recognized by the west as the legitimate government of all China by the West until the 1970s under US President Richard Nixon when The People’s Republic of China was recognized as the legitimate government of all China.

Vietnam Struggle for Independence

Southeast Asia Map

Communist Leaders

President Ho Chi MinhGeneral Vo Nguyen Giap

French/US Allied leaders of South Vietnam

President Diem 1955-1963 (French then US backed) overthrown by President Thieu 1965-1975 (US backed)

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