Ap world vocab topic 31

Pacific Rim

Rapidly developing Asian economies bordering the Pacific Ocean.

Taiwan & the Guomindang

Nationalists fled China, formed government in Taiwan.

Korean War

Conflict between communist North and capitalist South Korea.

Hong Kong

British colony returned to China in 1997.

Export-oriented economies

Focused on producing goods for international markets.

Japan, Incorporated

Cooperation between Japan’s government and big businesses.

Korean Miracle

South Korea’s rapid postwar industrial growth.

Party cadres

Communist officials enforcing party policies.

Great Leap Forward

Failed Chinese plan to industrialize rapidly.

Cultural Revolution

Mao’s purge of political enemies using youth.

Red Guards

Radical youth enforcing Maoist ideology during Cultural Revolution.

Gang of Four

Mao’s allies blamed for Cultural Revolution chaos.

Deng Xiaoping

Reformed China’s economy after Mao, introduced capitalism.

Four Modernizations

Deng’s reforms in agriculture, industry, science, and defense.

Fifth Modernization

Call for democracy in Deng’s China.

Tiananmen Square

1989 student protest crushed by Chinese military.

Ho Chi Minh

Led Vietnamese communists against France, U.S.

Dien Bien Phu

Viet Minh defeat French, ending colonial rule.

Vietnam War

Communist North vs. U.S.-backed South Vietnam.

Pol Pot & Khmer Rouge

Cambodian genocide under communist dictatorship.