REVIEW SHEET 37	EAST ASIA: THE RECENT DECADES
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1. Focus Question: What fundamental changes has Japan experienced since WWII?

What was the condition of Japan in 1945? What was the first goal of the American occupation of Japan in 1945? What measures were taken in the postwar democratization of Japan? What is the importance of Article 9 of the Japanese constitution? How did the constitution define the emperor's new role after the war? Which political party has dominated postwar Japanese politics for the longest period and what were its policies? What factors have contributed to Japan's extraordinary economic growth? What has been the relationship between the Japanese government and business? Fundamentally, how did Japan achieve its present affluence? What were the triple engines of change in postwar Japan? How does Japanese society compare with that in the United States?

2. Focus Question: What challenges has the Chinese Communist government faced and how successfully have they been met?

When did the Chinese communist achieve victory and what model did they follow? How did the Chinese deal with neighboring areas inhabited by non-Chinese minorities? How did the communists deal with restructuring rural society? What was the impact of Mao's "Great Leap Forward." What prompted the Sino-Soviet split of the late 1950s and the early 1960s? How did the Chinese Communists change China's traditional agricultural means of production? What promoted Mao to initiate the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? From what groups did he draw support? How did the second phase of the Cultural Revolution compare with the first phase? What changes did Deng Hsiao-p'ing institute? What impact did Tiananmen Square in defining he political climate in China? How did China's agricultural sector change? What has been the main driver of the new Chinese economy? How has Chinese society change as a result of the free market economy? What divisions have resulted in China? In what areas does tension exist between the USA and China? In what area is China most dependent upon the USA?What was the native Taiwanese initial attitude toward the Guomindang (nationalist) government? How/Why is Taiwan a possible source of U.S. and Chinese tension?

3. Focus Question: Why have the two Koreas taken separate paths and how has this development pointed to the strengths and weaknesses of both the capitalist and communist systems?

When did Korea become a Japanese colony? What advantages did Korea gain as a Japanese colony? What were the negative aspects of Japanese occupation? Why was Korea divided after WWII? Why did North Korea invade South Korea in 1950? What nation came to the aid of the North Koreans and how did the war end? What has been the primary concern of the South Korean government ever since the 1960s? How has the Korean government been affected by the rise of an affluent and educated middle class? What is still unclear about the direction North Korea will take?

4. Focus Question: What critical errors of historical judgment did the USA make in Vietnam and what problems does Vietnam face?

Which imperialist country was expelled from Vietnam after 1893? What was the social and economic situation of the majority of Vietnamese under colonialization? Who formed the Viet Minh and what was its initial purpose? How did the anticolonial war end in 1954? Which countries aided North Vietnam attack South Vietnam? What percentage of the Cambodian population was killed by the Pol Pot regime? Which country has been the traditional enemy of Cambodia? Which country has been Vietnam's traditional enemy? What has been the economic situation in Vietnam between 1991 and 1996? What problems do Vietnam's economic development continue to face?

Great Leap Forward
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Gang of Four
Dien Bien Phu
Khmer Rouge
Viet Minh
Pol Pot

1.	Focus Question: What fundamental changes has Japan experienced since WWII?
	What was the condition of Japan in 1945? What was the first goal of the American occupation of Japan in 1945? What measures were taken in the postwar democratization of Japan? What is the importance of Article 9 of the Japanese constitution? How did the constitution define the emperor's new role after the war? Which political party has dominated postwar Japanese politics for the longest period and what were its policies? What factors have contributed to Japan's extraordinary economic growth? What has been the relationship between the Japanese government and business? Fundamentally, how did Japan achieve its present affluence? What were the triple engines of change in postwar Japan? How does Japanese society compare with that in the United States?
2.	Focus Question: What challenges has the Chinese Communist government faced and how successfully have they been met?
	When did the Chinese communist achieve victory and what model did they follow? How did the Chinese deal with neighboring areas inhabited by non-Chinese minorities? How did the communists deal with restructuring rural society? What was the impact of Mao's "Great Leap Forward." What prompted the Sino-Soviet split of the late 1950s and the early 1960s? How did the Chinese Communists change China's traditional agricultural means of production? What promoted Mao to initiate the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? From what groups did he draw support? How did the second phase of the Cultural Revolution compare with the first phase? What changes did Deng Hsiao-p'ing institute? What impact did Tiananmen Square in defining he political climate in China? How did China's agricultural sector change? What has been the main driver of the new Chinese economy? How has Chinese society change as a result of the free market economy? What divisions have resulted in China? In what areas does tension exist between the USA and China? In what area is China most dependent upon the USA?What was the native Taiwanese initial attitude toward the Guomindang (nationalist) government? How/Why is Taiwan a possible source of U.S. and Chinese tension?
3.	Focus Question: Why have the two Koreas taken separate paths and how has this development pointed to the strengths and weaknesses of both the capitalist and communist systems?
	When did Korea become a Japanese colony? What advantages did Korea gain as a Japanese colony? What were the negative aspects of Japanese occupation? Why was Korea divided after WWII? Why did North Korea invade South Korea in 1950? What nation came to the aid of the North Koreans and how did the war end? What has been the primary concern of the South Korean government ever since the 1960s? How has the Korean government been affected by the rise of an affluent and educated middle class? What is still unclear about the direction North Korea will take?
4.	Focus Question: What critical errors of historical judgment did the USA make in Vietnam and what problems does Vietnam face?
	Which imperialist country was expelled from Vietnam after 1893? What was the social and economic situation of the majority of Vietnamese under colonialization? Who formed the Viet Minh and what was its initial purpose? How did the anticolonial war end in 1954? Which countries aided North Vietnam attack South Vietnam? What percentage of the Cambodian population was killed by the Pol Pot regime? Which country has been the traditional enemy of Cambodia? Which country has been Vietnam's traditional enemy? What has been the economic situation in Vietnam between 1991 and 1996? What problems do Vietnam's economic development continue to face?