Regime Changes

Question 1

First Wave of Regime Changes

Answer 1

1868 - 1911

Question 2

Japan — > Meiji

Answer 2

1868

Question 3

What transformed?

Answer 3

oligarchic rule, samurai class dissolves, landholding unchanged, increase in tenancy, dual economy: zaibatsu and everyone else

Question 4

Korea: Chosun —> Japanese Colony

Answer 4

1910

Question 5

What transformed?

Answer 5

Colonial rule by Japan
Education, wealth, family (Yangban still rule) Japanese colonialist

Landholding still unchanged, industrial policy as part of Jap plan

Question 6

China: Qing —> Republic

Answer 6

1911

Question 7

What changed?

Answer 7

Warlords came about after dividing the authoritarian regime

Exam system dissolved

landholding unchanged
little effective state direction of economy

Question 8

Second Wave of Regime Change

Answer 8

1927 - 1936

Question 9

China: nationalist Party nominally rules China but is challenged by Communist party

Answer 9

1927

Question 10

What changed?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Japan: Military Government destroys democratic experiment

Answer 11

1936

Question 12

What changed?

Answer 12

Military oligarchy

military position; education, wealth, official position

landholding unchanged, increased government direction industry

Question 13

The Third Regime Change

Answer 13

1945 - 1952

Question 14

3rd Regime: Korea divides into?

Answer 14

North and South

Question 15

North

Answer 15

Leninist single party state
Party-Army membership.
Land reform leads to collectivization

Question 16

South

Answer 16

US Occupation (1945 - 1948 )
Military dictatorship (1953 - 1987 )

Military position
education, wealth, official position

Land reform - private ownership
state directed private industry

Question 17

3rd Regime: China divides into?

Answer 17

Mainland and Taiwan

Question 18

mainland

Answer 18

Leninist single party state
Party-Army membership
Land reform leads to collectivization

Question 19

Taiwan

Answer 19

leninist single aprty state
party army membership
land reform - private ownership
dual state directed, private industrial sector

Question 20

3rd Regime: Japan divides into?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

The Last Wave of Regime Change

Answer 21

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