Postwar Asia Flashcards
What were MacArthur’s aims for Japan’s postwar transformation ? How was his blueprint altered after 1947 ?
How did MacArthur handle the delicate matter of Hirohito and the Japanese notion of the divine emperor ?
What were the main forces shaping Japan’s postwar society and economy during the 1950s ?
What were the ambivalent feelings that shaped popular culture during the Golden Sixties ?
What were the distinctive features of Japanese capitalism ?
How did the Minamata saga undermine the myth of Japan’s postwar regeneration ?
How did Japan manage to navigate stagflation crisis and maintain relatively high GDP growth during the 1980s ?
How have the demands of the workplace put stress upon families, transformed traditional Japanese ideas about gender, the family, and sexuality ?
What was the aim and the results of the Great Leap Forward ?
What were the origins and the objectives of the Cultural Revolution ?
How did Deng manage to transform the Chinese economy through the open door policy ?
What were the critical ingredients in the Chinese economic miracle ?
How did the incident in Tiananmen Square in 1989 signal the end of the Deng Era ?
What are the threats and challenges confronting China on its road to continued modernization ?
