Late Quiz Articles Flashcards
What forced Japan to pursue modernization?
Abe’s artice–Japan
Western colonial forces
Japan/s policies post war
Abe’s artice–Japan
Never again repeat war/incident/aggression
Respect self determination
Post War ‘where are they now’
Abe’s artice–Japan
6 million Japanese repatrintes came home safely
3,000 japanese children grew up in China and returned
POWs have gone back to Japan despite being inprisoned there
Postwar generation
Abe’s artice–Japan
80% of the population
Why E. Germany is lagging behind
Oltermann’s artice–East German Economy
Uncompetitve industry
Lack of jobs
Shortage of young workers
Lack of trade unions
% in trade unions
Oltermann’s artice–East German Economy
40% (50 in W Germany)
Where is German GDP now
Oltermann’s artice–East German Economy
Increasing in 2020.
New mimimum wage
Oltermann’s artice–East German Economy
12 euros and hour
How many workers are needed
Oltermann’s artice–East German Economy
7 million by 2030
What are key parts of the France-Germany treaty?
BBC’s article–France and Germany sign treaty amist Brexit
Deepen economic integration with a Franco-German economic zone
Develop military capabilites to fill in gaps in capacity, reinforcing the EU and NATO
Are these ideas new?
BBC’s article–France and Germany sign treaty amist Brexit
No, there was a 1963 treay with similar goals
Why is more democracy bad?
Hamilton’s article–Less democracy more freedom
Because it is not often liberal democrcy. Ex–India. Increase in illiberal ideas is coorelated with an increase in democracy
What is liberal democracy
Plattner’s article–illiberal democracy
Democracy is concerned about who rules, and wants it to be the people
Liberal is concerned about the power granted to the rules and the freedom of the people
Election Examples of populist/illiberal movements
Plattner’s article–illiberal democracy
France 2017 (Socialis and center right parties not in presidental run off)
Italy 2018 (Center right and center left parties recieved less than 1/5 of vote each)
Brazil 2018 (Far right president elected)
Costa Rica 2018 (long dominant parties not in presidental run off)
Hungary and Illiberal Democracy
Plattner’s article–illiberal democracy
Orban speech in 2014 promoted non-western/liberl democracy.
Speech in 2018 went further calling it christian democracy
2018 European Parliament initatied hearings over Hungary not abiding by EU principles
