Asia Before 1950

Question 1

When did the USA acquire the Philippines?

Answer 1

1898

Question 2

What did the US promise the Philippines in 1946

Answer 2

Independence

Question 3

Who owned Indochina

Answer 3

France

Question 4

Who owned Malaya, Borneo and Hong Kong

Answer 4

Britain

Question 5

What did Japan control pre postwar conferences

Answer 5

Korea, Manchuria

Question 6

What was the main reason for the cold war

Answer 6

Battle of ideologies. Communism vs Capitalism.

Question 7

What reforms did the USA place in Japan?

Answer 7

Disbanded the army.
War crime trials.
Introduced democracy.
Break up big business.
Land reforms.
SCAP introduced greater equality for women.

Question 8

Were the reforms in Japan unsuccessful?

Answer 8

1952 Japan gained independence.
Many didn’t welcome democracy.
Business reformed after 1952.
Japanese social norms and culture remained.

Question 9

What policies did the USA place in the Philippines

Answer 9

Invested $620bill to increase employment and living standards.
Introduced democracy.
Roxas placed as leader.

Question 10

How were the policies in the Philippines unsuccessful.

Answer 10

Bell trade act benefited Americans but created and unstable economy.
Roxas was undemocratic, banished 11 elected members.
Corruption, $300mil of military equipment stolen.

Question 11

What was decided in potsdam for Asia

Answer 11

USSR will join war against Japan.
Vietnam split along 17th parallel.
China in the North, Britain in the South.

Question 12

How were the policies in Philippines successful.

Answer 12

Military basses at Clark Field, Subric Bay.
7500 troops sent to help in Korean War.
Consumerism introduced. Rich women served canned American fruit instead of fresh fruit.

Question 13

Were the policies in Japan successful

Answer 13

Military basses at Okinawa.
SCAP introduced equality for women.
Revived economy, especially after Korean War.
Free and Fair elections.

Question 14

Why did the Huks rebel?

Answer 14

1946, social, political and economic inequality. Roxas was undemocratic.
1946 - 49, Roxas given $7.2mil to help with the rebellion. Dislocation of economy, domination of rich in political system, brutal attempts to defeat the rebellion.

Question 15

What had happened to the Huks by 1950

Answer 15

Defeated.

Question 16

Why did the Huks rebellion fail

Answer 16

Did not gain much success outside of Luzon.
Allienated peasants with brutality.
Insufficient man power and food supplies.

Question 17

How did Magsaysay help stop the Huk rebellion

Answer 17

US provided $500mil
Reformed the army.
Peasents able to keep harvests.
Won over the peasantry.

Question 18

How did the Japanese invasion help the CCP gain power.

Answer 18

Jiang ignored the CCP and put all of his efforts into defeating Japan.

Question 19

How did Maos appeals to the pasentry help him win the civil war.

Answer 19

Before Mao, 50-80% of crops went to landlords for rent. 10% of population owned 70% of land.
CCP able to gain support of 2mil Peasents.
Promised reforms.

Question 20

How did Jiangs loss of the middle class help the CCP gain power

Answer 20

Unsuccessful economic policy made middle class distrust Jiang.
Failure to allow CCP to aid in war against Japan led to Mao looking more nationalist.

Question 21

What were the failures of Jiangs GMD

Answer 21

Riddled with corruption, led to rebellion in Taiwan in 1947.
Desertion rates at 70%.
Low morale.
Suspicious of generals.
Communist spies in Jiangs army, Liu Fie.

Question 22

How was Maos leadership strong

Answer 22

Won more support through socio-economic reforms.
More flexible to people’s needs.
Nationalist.
Superior military strategy, guirilla.
Listened to people and willing to cooperate with coalitions.
Soldiers helped villagers and payed for damages.

Question 23

Which battle showed Jiangs incompetence.

Answer 23

Xuzhou.
500000 died due to military incompetence.