Region: East Asia and Pacific Flashcards
What’s the population of China?
1.4B
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What’s China’s GDP?
$18t
(2022)
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?locations=CN
Draw a map of East Asia/Pacific
See map
Name the robust democratic countries of East Asia / Pacific
- Japan
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Australia
- New Zealand
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Name two authoritarian countries in East Asia / Pacific
- North Korea
- China
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Name 3 countries in East Asia/Pacific that are backsliding from democracy
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Myanmar
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What is GDP contribution to the world from East asia /Pacific?
A third
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Describe the civil war in China after WW2?
- Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-shek
- Communists led by Mao Zedong
- After 4 years, Communists win
- Nationalists retreat to Taiwan
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Which US President oversaw the Korean War?
Harry Truman
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Did North and South Korea make peace at the end of their war?
No
An armistice took its place
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Which years did the Korean War take place?
1950-3
How many US soldiers are stationed to this day in South Korea?
30,000
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Who ruled Vietnam before WW2?
French colony
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Who ruled Vietnam during WW2?
Japan occupied it
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What happend with Vietnam after WW2?
- French vs. Viet Minh (nationalists)
- Viet Minh win
- 1954: country divided into North (communist) and South (nationalist)
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