Chp 35 Flashcards

162457703	Pacific Rim	a economic and social region including the countries surroundings the Pacific ocean extending from New Zealand to Chile	0
162457704	Republic of Korea	Southern half of Korea sponsored by United States following World War II; headed by nationalist Syngman Rhee; developed parliamentary institutions but maintained authoritarian government; defended by UN forces during Korean War; underwent industrialization and economic emergence after 1950s.	1
162457705	People's Democratic Republic of Korea	Northern half of Korea dominated by USSR; long headed by Kim II-Sung; attacked south in 1950 and initiated Korean War; retained independence as a communist state after the war.	2
162457706	Taiwan	a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the communists led by Mao Zedong	3
162457707	Hong Kong	formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province	4
162457708	Singapore	a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore	5
162457709	Liberal Democratic Party	the conservative governing party of Japan from its formation in 1955 to its electoral defeat in 1993. From 1994 on the LDP has again governed in coalition with other small parties	6
162457710	Hyundai	Example of huge industrial groups that wield great power in modern Korea; virtually governed Korea's southeastern coast; vertical economic organization with ships, supertankers, factories, schools, and housing units.	7
162457711	Chiang Ching-kuo	Son and successor of Chiang Kai-shek as ruler of Taiwanese government in 1978; continued authoritarian government; attempted to lessen the gap between followrs of his father and indigenous islanders	8
162457712	Lee Kuan Yew	Ruler of Singapore from independence in 1959 to present; established tightly controlled authoritarian government; ruled through People's Action party to suppress political diversity.	9
162457713	Chaing Kai-shek	leader of the nationalist party in 1928, after Sun Yat-sen's death in 1925, he favored a capitalist state supported by a military dictatorship	10
162457714	People's Republic of China	Communist government of mainland China; proclaimed in 1949 following military success of Mao Zedong over forces of Chiang Kai-shek and the Guomindang.	11
162457715	Lin Biao	Minister of Defense. In 1964, published "Little Red Book," with quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong. Appointed as Mao's successor, but died in a plane crash in 1971 (cause by Mao). Lin and Mao had grown apart. Lin was accused of betraying Mao, and some claimed he had planned a coup d'etat.	12
162457716	party cadres	Basis for China's Communist government organization; cadre advisors were attached to military contingents at all levels.	13
162457717	people's Liberation Army	Chinese Communist army; administered much of country under People's Republic of China.	14
162457718	Mao Zedong	Leader of the Chinese Communist Party (1927-1976). He led the Communists on the Long March (1934-1935) and rebuilt the Communist Party and Red Army during the Japanese occupation of China (1937-1945). (789)	15
162457719	Great Leap Forward	China's second five-year plan under the leadership of the impatient Mao, it aimed to speen up economic development while simultaneously developing a completely socialitst society. This plan failed and more than 20 million people starved between 1958 and 1960.	16
162457720	Pragmatists	Chinese Communist politicians such as Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Liu Shaoqui; determined to restore state direction and market incentives at the local level; opposed Great Leap Forward.	17
162457721	Cultural Revolution	Campaign in China ordered by Mao Zedong to purge the Communist Party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation.(p. 848)	18
162457722	Red Guard	Militia units formed by young Chinese people in 1966 in response to Mao Zedong's call for a social and cultural revolutions	19
162457723	Gang of Four	term used to denote the four leading radical figures - Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen, who were arrested and blamed for the faults of the Cultural Revolution.	20
162457724	Vietnamese Nationalism	...	21
162457725	Vietnamese Nationalist Party	...	22
162457726	Viet Minh	communist-dominated Nationalist Movement. Ruled Vietnam when Japanese rule ended. Leader was Ho Chi Minh.	23
162457727	Ho Chi Minh	1950s and 60s; communist leader of North Vietnam; used geurilla warfare to fight anti-comunist, American-funded attacks under the Truman Doctrine; brilliant strategy drew out war and made it unwinnable	24
162457728	Communist Party of Vietnam	Originally a wing of nationalist movement; became primary nationalist party after decline of VNQDD in 1929; led in late 1920s by Nguyen Ai Quoc, alias Ho Chi Minh.	25
162457729	Viet Cong	a Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.	26