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World Cultures 6.0 11 Sec 5: Economic and Social Development – Read the section and complete the statements/questions below.

1) Economic and social development in East Asia______from country to country with ______having the least developed economy and ______claiming the world’s ______largest economy. Japan became a major ______in the 1950s, starting with ______consumer goods (toys, clothing), and moving on to more ______products (e.g., electronics and cars) This rapid economic growth from the 1050’s to the 1980’s is know as Japan’s “______”. In the 1990s, experienced an economic ______, but today remains a world______, and is also the world’s biggest ______nation.

2) Explain how Japan’s unique economic system has both helped and limited Japanese economic growth.

3) Japan has a ______than the US in 1999, but ______are slightly lower than in the U.S. because of higher prices for ______and ______; ______in Japan is lower, and there is no extreme______, but professional and managerial jobs are noted for their long ______and high ______; ______rates are low; Japan’s______, infant mortality, and average life expectancy are _____than those in the U.S. However, the Japanese enjoy fewer ______than Americans do.

4) List three reasons why Japanese women are delaying or avoiding marriage?

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5) The Rise of South Korea: in the 1960s, the ______established a program of ______-led economic growth that led to a transition from ______consumer goods to heavy______products to ______equipment; South Korea has invested in its ______system. Contemporary South Korean Society: in the 1960s and 70s, South Korea’s government was______; ______came in the 1980s; in the 1990s, ______and corruption in government and ______caused political turmoil; economic difficulties plague South Korea, and government and economic reforms may be needed.

6) Taiwan and Hong Kong: Taiwan’s economy is organized around small and mid-sized ______firms which make the economy more ______, while making it difficult to enter industries that require much______; Taiwan was not strongly affected by the “______” in the economy of the late 1990s; Hong Kong has a ______economic system (complete market freedom without government control); Hong Kong specializes in business services, banking, telecommunications, and entertainment.

7) Shortly after assuming power in 1949, Mao Zedong realized that China was economically lagging behind the West. Mao instituted the “Great Leap Forward”

to catapult China into rapid economic development. Why did this fail?

8) From the late 1960’s until Mao’s death in 1976, China suffered through the “Cultural Revolution.” How does your text say dissidents were treated?

9) Industrial reform: China created______ (areas where foreign investments are welcome and state interference minimal); China’s economy is growing at ______per year; it generates large trade surpluses, especially with the ______., One of the world’s major trading nations in 1990s; China joined the ______in 2001. China’s reforms have resulted in ______(occurs when certain groups of people, and certain parts of the country, prosper while others falter). The Booming ______Region: the greatest economic growth in China occurs in coastal cities and Beijing (Guangdong and Fujian). Interior and Northern China: Manchuria is a ______(a zone of decaying factories), but remains relatively prosperous because of its _____soils; many interior provinces are experiencing economic decline and ______.

10) Rising Tensions: Rapid and uneven ______growth has caused problems (e.g., inflation, government______, rising crime, and ______crime); China’s people struggle for democratic reform, ______freedoms; Chinese government has outlawed ______, a quasi-Buddhist group. Practitioners of Falun Gong risk ______or worse. Other countries complain about China’s ______violations, ____surplus, and have accused it of ______music, software, and brand names.

11) Under the One Child Policy, parents will go to extreme measures to “secure” a male baby in order to carry on the family line. List 4 measures parents take to get a male baby.

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12) Explain the current status of women in China.