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East and Southeast Asia Flashcards

1
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buffer zone between N and S Korea

A

demilitarized zone

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2
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capital city of china

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Beijing

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3
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dominant Chinese dialect

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Contenese

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4
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a group of islands found on the eastern rim of asia

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Archipelago

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5
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what is the population of China?

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2.5 billion

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6
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how many countries does china border?

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15

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7
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late-term

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abortions and forced sterilizations

created gender imbalance

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8
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Great Wall

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keeps foreigners out from “infecting” Chinese society

4500 miles long

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9
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Air pollution

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choking on success

air quality in china’s cities are poor

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10
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what is the primary source of pollution?

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coal burning

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11
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1949

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Mao becomes communist leader

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12
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1953

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development of heavy industries

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13
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1957-1958

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“great leap forward” plan for instant industrialization

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14
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1964

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china develops the atomic bomb

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15
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1966

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cultural revolution

millions who are deemed too educated are jailed or executed

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16
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red guard

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enforces mao’s orders

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17
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1976

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mao dies

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18
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1978

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china is recognized as the “peoples republic of china”

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19
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woo jing

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secret police

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20
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experimental zone

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districts where capitalism is practiced

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21
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contenese

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major language

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22
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chinese new year

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January/February

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23
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ching ming festival

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honors the dead by cleaning the graves

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24
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Opiumm wars

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1700’s British and the Chinese battled over the drug trade

25
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kowloon peninsula

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Conceded to the British

26
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when did the 1000 year lease expire?

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July 1, 1997

27
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feng shui

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front should be facing water

28
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shenzhen

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copyright/piracy laws are ignored

29
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archipelago

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group of islands

30
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diet

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law makers

31
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how big is japan?

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its the size of Montana.

150 million for pop.

32
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what is the japanese currency

33
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rabbit hutches

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japanese homes

multiple uses

34
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bushido

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code of honor

35
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hara-kiri

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commit suicide by taking a short knife into the abdomen

36
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nirvana

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state of peace

37
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spirit house

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wards off spirits

38
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merit

39
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japanese occupation

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japan annex’s korea

35 year rule

40
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The Korean Division

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After WW2, the korean peninsula divided

41
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two nations

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North Korea forms a communist state

42
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Korean war

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North Korea invades south Korea

43
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secret name for pol pot

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Brother # 1

44
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mass graves in Cambodia

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killing fields

45
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ancient Japanese ritual of honor in which they kill themselves

46
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simple farm lifestyle

47
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prisoners of war built a bridge over this river in Thailand

48
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formally known as Formosa

49
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brutal killing organized in Cambodia

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khmerrouge

50
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former independent nation that reverted back to china in 1997

51
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site of the pro democracy rally that was crushed by military

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Tianenmen square

52
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leader of china after mao

A

deng xio ping

53
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placed on the cambodian thrown by france in the 1940’s

54
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year hong kong reverted back to chinese control

55
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cause of death of pol pot

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heart attack

56
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leader of cambodia

57
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disproportionate amount of power in japan

58
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geographic area outlining the pacific ocean

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ring of fire

59
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drug which caused wars between British and Chinese

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