China and India Flashcards

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Identify Sun Yixian

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Leader of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party)

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Sun Yixian’s three principles of the people

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Nationalism, Democracy, and Socialism

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3
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Following General Yuan Shikai’s death, China was ruled by?

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Warlords and military leaders

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4
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What did China want to gain from helping the Allies in WWI?

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In hopes to return China territory back to China

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5
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Did China get what they wanted by helping the Allies in WWI?

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The Treaty of Versailles gave the territory to Japan - citizens were outraged; staged a demonstration

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Identify Mao Zedong

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Leader of the Communist Party of China, and eventually the leader of China

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Why did the Communist Party and Nationalist Party unite? What did they work towards?

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Both parties worked together to fight the warlords and gain control of China

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What USSR leader supported the Chinese?

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Lenin

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9
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Describe Jiang Jiesh’s views on China having a Socialist Economy.

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Jiang and his friends did not want a socialist economy (would lose wealth), Jiang turned on the Communists, killing many members of the Chinese Communist Party

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What were the causes of Jiang Jiesh’s views on China having a Socialist Economy?

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Nationalist Party and Communist Party separated

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Mao Zedong used what type of warfare?

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Recruited peasants to fight in his Red Army and trained them in guerrilla warfare

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Explain the cause of the Long March.

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Civil War in China between Nationalists and Communists, Jiang and 700,000 soldiers surrounded the Communists force of almost 100,000

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Describe the Long March.

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Communists escaped in what is known as the Long March: over a 6,000-mile journey that took about a year; barely stayed ahead of Jiang’s forces; thousands died from hunger, cold, and battle wounds; only 7-8 thousand survived the trip

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14
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Why did the Nationalists and Communists join forces again?

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During the Civil War, Japan invaded China, so the Communists and Nationalists had to join forces to fight the Japanese invasion of Manchuria - civil war stops for a time

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What did Indians hope to gain by helping G.B. in WWI?

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Many Indians fought for G.B. in WWI because G.B. promised reforms to allow self-rule (independence) in India

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16
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Did Indians get what they wanted by helping G.B.

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No. The promised reforms did not follow through after the war.

17
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Why did G.B. pass the Rowlatt Act?

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Radical nationalists carried out violent acts to show hatred of G.B. So G.B. passed the Rowlatt Act- govt. could now imprison Indians without a trial

18
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Explain the Amritsar Massacre

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10,000 Indians gathered to protest the Rowlatt Acts by fasting, praying, and listening to political speeches. G.B. had outlawed public gatherings, so they shot at the protesters. About 400 killed and 1,200 injured. Indians outraged - millions became nationalists

19
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Identify Mohandas Gandhi

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Gandhi led the independence movement of India using nonviolent forms of protest known as civil disobedience

20
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After gaining self-rule rights, what group began fighting in India?

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Muslims and Hindus

21
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Describe the term “genocide”

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Violence against members of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group with the intent to destroy the entire group

22
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What was a goal for many of the new countries in Southwest Asia?

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Modernization

23
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In what ways did Mustafa Kemal modernize Turkey?

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Made many reforms, separated religion, and govt. gave women rights, and funded industrialization

24
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What is Persia currently called?

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Iran

25
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What modernization took place in Persia?

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Opened public schools, built roads, and railways promoted industrial growth and gave women more rigths

26
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What limited modernization in South Arabia?

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It was limited by what was religiously acceptable

27
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What discovery made Western nations take interest in the Middle East?

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Oil

28
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Describe what took place during the Armenian Genocide.

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Destroyed Armenian villages, massacred their citizens, murdered hundreds of thousands, arrested and executed Armenian intellectuals, death marches, deportation of Armenians led to them dying due to famine and disease, killing squads attacked Armenians with the permission from Turkish govt., kidnapped children, raped women stole their property of Armenians

29
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What differences prompted the Turkish govt. to mistreat the Armenians?

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Turks were Muslims and the Armenians were Christians

30
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Explain civil disobedience and be able to give examples

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A deliberate and public to obey a law considered unjust. Examples boycotts, marches. Specifically the boycott of British cloth and the Salt March.