chapter 34 kristen lemes kaela fennell-chin. objectives 1.what are the characteristics of postwar...
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Chapter 34
Kristen LemesKaela Fennell-Chin
Objectives
1. What are the characteristics of postwar Japan in terms of economic and political growth?
2. Struggle between north and south (U.S. versus the Soviet) over Korea leading to the Korean War
3. China’s emerging Communist power and its social, political, and economic effects
4. South Korea’s economic growth
5. Vietnam struggle between North and South6. French dominance in Vietnam: puppet
emperors7. Communism prevalence in China, Vietnam,
and North Korea8. Tension between Japanese identity and
Western influence9. Mao’s Communist movements in China10.Japan’s military forces shrinking after WWII
because of U.S. protection
Vocabulary
1. Liberal Democratic Party
2. Pacific Rim3. Taiwan4. Cultural Revolution5. Republic of South
Korea6. Great Leap Forward
More Vocabulary
7. People’s Democratic Republic of Korea
8. Korean War9. People’s Republic of
China10. Party cadres11. People’s Liberation
Army
More Vocabulary
12. Pragmatists13. Gang of Four14. Tayson Rebellion15. Vietnamese
Nationalist party16. Communist party of
Vietnam
Postwar Japan Recovery
Korea: Intervention and War
Emerging Stability in Hong Kong
Japan: Postwar Politics and Culture
Japan’s Economic Surge
South Korea Economic Growth
China
• Social– Social classes and class structures– Traditional China vs. Communist China– Women gained some freedom– Students/Intellectuals change allegiance to
Communism– No civil war– Population increase
China
• Political– Chinese communists expelled Chiang regime– Party Cadres/ People’s Liberation Army– Mao• Pragmatic social/ political reform• Collectivization• Great Leap Forward/ Cultural Revolution
China
• Political (Continued)
– Introduction of birth control programs–War with Japan–Mao committed to liberation of women– Mao’s death• Pragmatists opened China to Western influences• Stressed secular/social harmony rather than religious
China
• Political– Wars strengthened
Communists– Extended control over
North China• Interaction– Invaded Hong Kong– Invaded by Japan– Intervened in Korean War
China
• Cultural– Traditional order in ruins– Less concentrated on religion : Confucianism• Secular and social harmony
• Economics– Worst famine from growing population
Vietnam
• Social– Communism– Social classes– Women gained new legal right• Like in China
– Western educated middle class • Worked in government and private careers
Vietnam
• Political– Confucian emperor– Conservatives committed to Confucianism– French missionaries = Catholicism– Vietnam War• Superpowers intervene in many civil war• Want independence • US tries to help • Then Vietnam becomes Communist
Vietnam
• Political– Vietnamese National Party (VNQDD)• Educated middle class• Communists in control
– Viet Minh (based in Southern China)• Communist dominated resistance • Fought Japanese • Proclaimed independence
Vietnam
• Political– Viet Cong (South)• Communists resistance in the South • Supported by US
– Colonial war ended with French defeat• Economics– Major rice producer
Taiwan
• Social– Part of the Pacific Rim
• Political– Chinese government– Conservative and stable nation– Supported by US – The Republic of China– Government remained stable
Taiwan
• Interaction– Built important regional contacts– Joined global textile trade
• Cultural – Education increased/ more traditional societies– Traditional medical + Western influences
Taiwan
• Economics– Economic modernization– Achieved economic prosperity– Agricultural/Industrial production increased– Money into education
Singapore
• Social– Traditional societies
• Political– Formerly owned by British– Developed into a vigorous free port and gained
independence– Stable nation– Developed similar to Taiwan– Authoritarian rule suppressed opposition movements
Singapore
• Cultural – Blended Western and traditional ideas
• Economics– Fourth largest port– Successful economic development – Manufacturing and banking