Chapters 34 and 36

Japan after WWII  US led ( ) Douglas MacArthur  Reforms: 1. Gave women the right to vote 2. Emperor becomes a figurehead 3. Broke up large land estates 4. Abolished Shintoism as the state religion

Korea after WWII  Divided into 2 zones:  1. Republic of Korea (US) Syngman Rhee (South Korea)  2. People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (USSR) Kim Il-Sung (North Korea)

Korean War  N invades S leads to Korean War ( ) ○ US troops led by Douglas MacArthur ○ Outcome: Korea remains divided (DMZ)  S Korea Economy booms after KW Cars, steel, and consumer goods

Taiwan  Founded by ousted Chinese in1948 Chiang Kai-shek  1978 US severs ties Officially recognizes China ○ WHY?

Hong Kong  Pacific Rim power  Opium War British ( )  SAR (along with Macau 1999)

China  Great Leap Forward ( ) ○ Increase industrial and agricultural output Organize communes ○ Massive failure (famine killed million) Mao loses position of state chairman 1960  Cultural Revolution ( ) ○ Mao’s plan (Little Red Book) Renew Chinese Revolutionary ideals Anti capitalism ○ Hurt China economically and socially  One child policy (1978/1980-today) ○ Starts loose policy in the 1960’s ○ Consequences?

Gang of Four  Implemented Mao’s CR Led by Jiang Qing (Mao’s wife) Purged (Mao dies)  Deng Xiaoping takes control Reforms China to fix Mao’s mistakes

Vietnam War  Viet Minh ○ Communist movement during WWII  1954 ○ France defeated at Dien Bien Phu (VM)  Geneva Accords ○ Split Vietnam in two N (communist) S (democracy)  War breaks out ○ Viet Cong vs US (allies) ○ Domino theory ○ Fall of Saigon 1975

Globalization  Increased connections between people HOW?  What effect does that have on the world?  NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) Opened trade with US, Canada, and Mexico