POST WW2 - JAPAN AND CHINA

zaibatsu

rich business family

why does US give japan money?

to keep ot anticommunist

what is the government of japan

limited monarchy and democratic government

what are some rights in japan

• women csn vote

• freedom of press

• assembly (right to gather/protest)

japan is homogenous, what does that mean?

common culture + ancestor

what does western investment help japan become

strong economic power

japanese miracle

when the economy only went up (very unusual!!)

problems?

• high tariffs

• strict regulations to limit foreign competition (japan is too good)

what was happening in china before?

civil (chaing kai chek) vs. communist (mao zedong')

who took over china and where did the other party go

communist

• nationalists went to taiwan

great leap forward + result

economic plan of mao zedong

• communes (govt ran farms used for everybody)

• central planning (everything ran through the govt)

• industrial output (heavy industry + need to give scrap metal to govt)

DID NOT WORK! MANY DIED OF STARVATION

red guard

people who were influenced to stay by mao zedong since young

the red guards were a part of..? what was it?

cultural revolution

• would get tird of people who were disloyal, western sympathizers, or people who could threaten mao zedong

nixon visits china and…?

recognizes it as sovereign nation

mao zedong passes away, who new leader

deng xiao ping

what was deng xiao peng’s reform?

the 4 modernizations

• modern farming technology

• upgrade industry

• promote science and technology

• defense + military

what was limited privatization?

if meet quota, the extra that you make can be sold privately

were foreigners welcomed

yes! they welcomed foreign investment

results of the four modernizations

POSITIVE

• standard of living went up for some

NEGATIVE

• corruption + crime

• large separation of rich and poor

tiananmen square conflict + what is shown by it

1. pro-democratic people amassed at the square

2. military sent in (TANKS)

3. many were killed/arrested

SET LIMITS TO PERSONAL FREEDOM

hongkong

given back to china by england

china oppresses

tibet and muslims

china is the largest

manufacturer in the world

one child policy + what was it a response to + result

response to overpopulation

results

• kids have emperor syndrome

• some kids dont exist on paper (some parent ssecretly have more than one child)

• the only child has a lot of pressure

OLD POPULATION OUTPACES NEW GEN!

asian tigers

taiwan, hongkong, singapore, south korea

aggressive economic growth