Regime Changes Flashcards
First Wave of Regime Changes
1868 - 1911
Japan — > Meiji
1868
What transformed?
oligarchic rule, samurai class dissolves, landholding unchanged, increase in tenancy, dual economy: zaibatsu and everyone else
Korea: Chosun —> Japanese Colony
1910
What transformed?
Colonial rule by Japan
Education, wealth, family (Yangban still rule) Japanese colonialist
Landholding still unchanged, industrial policy as part of Jap plan
China: Qing —> Republic
1911
What changed?
Warlords came about after dividing the authoritarian regime
Exam system dissolved
landholding unchanged
little effective state direction of economy
Second Wave of Regime Change
1927 - 1936
China: nationalist Party nominally rules China but is challenged by Communist party
1927
What changed?
Leninist Single-party challenged by a Wannabe Leninist single party state
party membership, education, wealth
landholding unchanged, but increase in tenancy, increased government direction of industry
Japan: Military Government destroys democratic experiment
1936
What changed?
Military oligarchy
military position; education, wealth, official position
landholding unchanged, increased government direction industry
The Third Regime Change
1945 - 1952
3rd Regime: Korea divides into?
North and South
North
Leninist single party state
Party-Army membership.
Land reform leads to collectivization
South
US Occupation (1945 - 1948 ) Military dictatorship (1953 - 1987 )
Military position
education, wealth, official position
Land reform - private ownership
state directed private industry
3rd Regime: China divides into?
Mainland and Taiwan
mainland
Leninist single party state
Party-Army membership
Land reform leads to collectivization
Taiwan
leninist single aprty state
party army membership
land reform - private ownership
dual state directed, private industrial sector
3rd Regime: Japan divides into?
Single party democracy under domination of Liberal Democratic Party
education, wealth, official position, party faction
land reform, private ownership.
zaibatsu dissolved and replaced by keiretsu
private industry with state coordination
The Last Wave of Regime Change
1978-1990’s
Economic growth took off in post WWII east asia
EA witnessed a forth wave in regime changes starting in 1978 when China moved away from a Maoist model of economic organization
- Mao died in 1976, and new leaders were more pragmatic.
Subsequently both Taiwan and SK moved from dictatorships to democracy
