1. Economic, Political, and Social Effects
Communism in SE Asia
Economic, Political, and Social Effects

2. Table of Contents – SE Asia
Date
Title
Lesson #
**SE Asia**
4/6
Cover Page 56
4/7
Human-Environment Interaction 57
4/13
Religion 58
4/14
Isolation 59
4/15
Communism 60

3. Communism
Definition  _________ controls the political power and economic decisions
Mao Zedong – Chinese communist leader

4. Diffusion
Definition  ________ of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior.

5. Effects of the Spread of Communism
Economic
Political
Social

6. Political Effects
1. Communism starts HERE, in the Soviet Union
3. North
Korea
Communism diffuses from Soviet Union to SE Asia  China, Laos, Vietnam, and North Korea
2. Diffuses to China
5. Laos
4. Vietnam
6. Cambodia

7. Map Directions Write your name somewhere on the top.
Label the following countries on the map. a. Soviet Union (Russia)
b. China
c. North Korea
d. South Korea
e. Vietnam
f. Cambodia
g. Laos

8. Label the following countries on your map.
1. Russia
2. China
3. North Korea
4. Vietnam (Green)
5. Laos (Red)
6. Cambodia (Purple)
RUSSIA

9. Directions
Use the information from the activities we do in your notebook to find the main idea on the chart.

10. 2. China Becomes Communist
Clip Questions – How did China become a Communist country?
What happened to the Chinese Nationalists? (those who wanted capitalism and democracy)
Mao Zedong – Communist leader of China.

11. 2. China Becomes Communist
Add to your worksheet:
- Main Idea
 With the help of the Soviet Union, Mao Zedong leads a revolution bringing Communism to China
Mao Zedong – Communist leader of China.

12. 3. Korean War
Clip Question – Why did the US get involved in the Korean War?
Who won the Korean War?

13. 4. Vietnam War Clip Questions 1. Explain the Domino Theory.
2. Record your main idea for the diffusion of Communism to Vietnam on your worksheet.

14. Cambodia and Laos
#6 and #7  After the US leaves Vietnam, both countries adopt communism.

15. Day 2 – Social and Economic Effects of the Spread of Communism

16. North Korea vs. South Korea
Communist dictatorship
Command Economy
GDP per person = $1,900
Republic – Democracy
Market Economy
GDP per person = $24,600

17. Social Effects 1. FAMINE – huge food shortages Why? 
Lack of arable (Farm) land
Collective Farming practices
Poor farm equipment - not enough tractors and fuel
Starving North Korean children.
Large bunnies bred for North Korean farms to fight the food shortages.

18. Social Effects
North Korea’s government isolates its population from the rest of the world.
2. ISOLATION
No cell phones
Censorship of the media
Government sponsored TV only
No international trade
3. LIMITED FREEDOMS
Which of the examples above demonstrate limited freedoms?
Write Limited Freedoms next to each example.

19. Social Effects 4. Uniformity
All businesses and schools have strict rules that must be followed
Uniforms must be worn, strict procedures followed, everything is the same

20. Uniformity and Structure
Whether one visits the streets of Shanghai or a local restaurant in Beijing, Chinese businesses are structured and uniforms are worn.

21. Social Effects Limited Freedom 5. Discourage Religion
Worship the state and political leaders instead of religious leaders
Western religions are illegal
Limited Freedom
Chinese souvenir stand selling Mao Zedong items.
North Korean family takes a family portrait beneath a statue of dictator Kim Jong-IL.

22. Religion Limited Freedom
The Chinese government allows traditional Chinese religions but does not allow any western religions

23. Economic Effects of Communism
Agrarian Society – most people work/live on a farm.
Limited choice for consumers – the government produces only very few products.
Self-sufficient lifestyles – people must provide their own products, create their own jobs

24. 4. Self-Sufficiency - Few Regulations For Small Businesses
Chinese meat market
Little government interference, small business owners can do what they want
Subsistence Farming – produce only enough to feed one’s family

25. Economic Effects
This is an aerial view of Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital city at 5pm on a weekday.
How does this compare to Houston at 5pm?
Why is it like this?

26. Economic Effects Explain this satellite image? Why is it like this?
Task  Sketch a picture for each of the economic effects. Include a caption underneath explaining your picture.

27. Economic Activities Vietnam Taiwan Semiconductor factory in Taiwan
Rice farming in Vietnam