East Asian Political Development Flashcards
China: In 1949 what are the details of the revolution?
Between the Nationalists and the Communists
Communists won
Communists occupied mainland China calling it the PRC (People’s Republic of China)
Nationalists fled to Taiwan and called it the Republic of China
China: What are the current views between Taiwan and the Chinese Government?
Taiwan wants official independence
Chinese Government views Taiwan as a Special Administrative Region
China: What were the effects of the first decade of Mao’s rule (1950-1958)?
Political Stability
Renewed agricultural activity (bc redistribution of land)
Food and Peace
China: What happened during the Great Leap Forward (1958)?
Mao used the large population to move from agriculture to industry
Collectivization of Land
Abolishment of private ownership
Intense usage of natural materials
China: What were the effects of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?
Huge grain shortage
Natural disasters worsened conditions
Famine
China: What happened during fleeting stability in the 1960s?
Pragmatic approach to agriculture and industry
Retained government ownership
Communism replaces Confucianism
Baby Boom
China: What happened during the Cultural Revolution (Late 1960s)?
Mao returns
Young ppl stamp out capitalism, old ways of thinking
Managers and intellectuals removed from society
All around chaos
China: After Mao dies (1976), what happens?
Deng Xiaoping comes into power with pragmatism
The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) focuses on population growth control and economic developement
China: What is the Quiet Campaign?
Promotion of “Later, Longer, Fewer”
Aim to lower women’s birth rate
China: What is the One-Child Policy?
Legal action to lower population growth
Incentives for those with one or less children
Penalties for those with more than one child
Abortions and infanticide increased
China: What happened during the Tiananmen Square Uprising(1989)?
Protests from young people (students and workers)
Goal to advocate for parts of democratic government
Koreas: What were the differences between North Korea and South Korea in terms of government and who supported them during the Korean war(1950-1953)
North Korea and South Korea were both ruled by dictatorships
USSR supported North Korea (Communist)
USA supported South Korea (Non-communist)
Koreas: What is North Korea’s current political status?
Authoritative government
Communist beliefs
Koreas: What is South Korea’s current political status?
Adopted a democratic constitution
Alliance with USA; strong military presence
Japan: What are the political qualities/characteristics of Japan after WWII?
It had a constitutional monarchy
American military presence
Fairly Stable
No wars
