AP World Chapter 31 Terms Flashcards

Mr. Brown AP World ECHHS

375205797	Tojo Hideki	Japanese general who dominated internal politics from the mid-1930s; gave the military dominance over civilian cabinets	0
375205798	Singapore	part of the British colony of Malaya with a mostly Chinese population; after World War II emerged as a flourishing, independent city-state	1
375205799	Republic of Korea	southern half of Korea occupied by the United States after World War II; developed parliamentary institutions under authoritarian rulers; underwent major industrial and economic growth after the 1950s	2
375205800	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	northern half of Korea dominated by USSR after World War II; formed a communist dictatorship under Kim Il-Song; attacked South Korea to begin the Korean War	3
375205801	Korean War	fought between 1950 and 1953 between North Korea and its Soviet and Chinese allies and South Korea and United Nations' forces directed by the United States; ended in stalemate	4
375205802	Taiwan	island off the Chinese mainland that became the refuge for Chiang Kai-Shek's Kuomindang regime; maintained independence with United State support; rapidly industrialized after the 1950s	5
375205803	Hong Kong	British colony in China; became a major commercial and industrial center; returned to China in 1997	6
375205804	Lee Kuan Yew	authoritarian ruler of Singapore for three decades from 1959; presided over major economic development	7
375205805	Korekiyo Takahashi	Japanese minister of finance during the 1930s; increased government spending to stimulate the economy	8