Chpt.38 Sect.2 Flashcards

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China after WWII

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Communist

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Before 1900s in China

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Several unsuccessful revolts for gov control

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1911

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Revolt led by Sun Yat-den overturned gov

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Sun Yat-sen

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Overturned gov in 1911
Wanted China to be free democratic republic
Formed Nationalist party
Ousted by Chinese warlords who divided country
Died 1925

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Leader of nationalists after Sun’s death

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Chiang Kai-shek

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Chiang Kai-shek

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Leader of nationalist party after sun
Tried to wipe out communists
Tried to unite China

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1927/Mao

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Chinese communists began movement to gain control of country
Leader Mao Zedong

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1937/China

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Both sides of Chinese joined to fight away Japanese

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1949/communists

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Communists gained favour of peasants
Promised land
Forced nationalist to Taiwan

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Taiwan

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Chiang set up nationalist gov claiming it ruled China

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People Republic of China

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Set up Mao Zedong

Gov set up on mainland China

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Mao’s main goal

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Strengthen and modernize country

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1953

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Series of plans began to improve country

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More food better healthcare by

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Mid 60s

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15
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Changes under Mao

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More food
Better healthcare
Literate pop
Woman’s position changed

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Woman’s changes under zap

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Allowed to choose husbands
Enter any occupation wanted
Receive equal pay

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17
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Men’s benefits still

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Highest gov positions

Best-paying jobs

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1966/Mao

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Cultural Revolution
Mao carried out purges
Feared Chinese lost revolutionary spirit

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Removals of undesirable members

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Who Mao purged

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Undesirables in communist party

Intellectuals

21
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Students and young adults attacking teachers, politicians, etc called

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1976/Mao

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Deng Xiaoping

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Leader after Mao

Cared about economic growth

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How Deng promoted economic growth

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Encouraged foreign investors

Let factory managers choose good produced and prices

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Political conditions with Deng
Many unhappy | Wanted control like they had in economics
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April 1989
Demonstration Tiananmen Square in Beijing Seven weeks One million mostly students protested
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Goal of protest
Democracy
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Casualties from Red Army soldiers
500-1000 civilians killed Ppl imprisoned and executed Communist leaders were scared
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Problem with China
Ignore human right
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Communist groups after Stalin
Hard-liners | Reformers
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Ppl who’s stick to rules regardless of circumstances
Hard-liners
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Most production privately owned rathe than gov owned
Capitalism
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Reformers interest
Economic growth
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1953
Communist struggle for power
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1955/Nikita
Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet leader | Reformer
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Attack on policies established by Stalin
De-Stalinization
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Program of destal
Camps shut down Secret police less violent Apart,ents built Consumer goods more available
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1964/Leonid Brezhnev
New Soviet ruler | Life more strict
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1985/Mikhail
Gorbachev came to power Glasnost and perestroika adopted Tried to improve economy growth
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Openness
Glasnost
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What exact,y happened under glasnost
Ppl could say write whatever wanted | Free elections
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Restructuring
Perestroika
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What exactly happened with perestroika
Soviet gov structure changed | Economy moved to capitalism
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Why tensions in society increased with growth in Soviet
Some thought Gorbachev too slow while towers opposite | Many ethnic groups demanding independence