Republic of China(Taiwan) Flashcards

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What are the official names of China and Taiwan?

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China’s oficial name is People’s Republic of China and Taiwans oficial name is Republic of China

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What did Taiwan’s leaders think?

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They think that they hace control over all of China

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What happened in 1987?

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The people experienced more democratic freedom

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How does the government of China recognized Taiwan?

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They recognize it as their province until they declare independence

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What did Taiwan did from the 1960s to the 1970s?

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They started to develop a market economy

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What does the GDP requiers to mantain they way that it is right now?

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It depends mostly on exports

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What is happening with China and Taiwan right now?

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Taiwan is trying to improve relations with China since they are the country which most of Taiwan’s exports go to

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Before China, who was the country that was second with the largest

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Japan was the largest economy in East Asia but in the 1990’s, their economy began to slow down

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What were two problems that halted Japan’s economy growth of the 2000s?

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One problem was the worldwide economic downturn in 2008 and an earthquake and tsunami in 2011

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What helped Japan achieve the third largest GDP in the world?

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The industries that helped Japan were service industries and manufacturing

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What does Japan really depends on?

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Japan doesn’t have natural resources so they depend a lot on exports

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What type of trade does Japan has?

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They have a free trade that doesn’t impose taxes on imports or in tariffs

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What is a problem Japan will face in the future?

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It is expected that the population will be 20% smaller than 2009 and most of the population will be people with ages of 65 or above

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At what age are workers supposed to retire?

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The men in the workforce are supposed to retire at age 60

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What was disabled in Japan that could cause a big problem?

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Nuclear plants were permanently disabled and that can be a big problem

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Are both Korea’s the same?

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no, because they have developed in very different ways

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What type of government North Korea has?

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They have a communist government and its official name is Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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What does the industry helps the more?

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Most of the industry helps develop the military equipment

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What happened in North Korea in the 1990s?

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a famine that killed almost 3 million people

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How’s South Korea different from North Korea?

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South Korea is a democracy and its official name is Republic of Korea

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Why does South Korea has a great economy?

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Because unlike North Korea, South Korea accepts loans from other countries like the US and they aren’t isolated

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What is the mayor industry in South Korea?

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The mayor industry is shipbuilding which made them the largest builder of ships in the world

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Why is there little hope on reunification of both Korea’s?

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Because of North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons and an attack at a south Korean island