1. Religions of E/SE Asia 3 Major religions Buddhism- China, Believe in reaching nirvana Shinto- Japan, Believe in spirits Confucianism- China, Believe in following values and morals All three religions believe in morals and values and believe that if they live a good life they will be better off after their life is over. They are also all polytheistic religions. All religions have different gods/founders. All religions Religion Video

2. Communism in E/SE Asia 1994- Mao takes over. 1953-Korea splits into North and South Korea. 1954-Vietnam splits Communism affected the people in E/SE Asia because it gave the government more control and power, gave the people less rights and freedoms, and left the economy at a stop point where it would not expand much but was pretty secure at the place it was at. Communism starts in China with help from Russia when Mao takes over. Communism goes to the east when it spreads to Korea. Communism diffuses when it spreads to Vietnam. Communism video

3. Economic Development E/SE Asia KoreaJapan Taiwan 2 barriers to economic development are communism and lack of resources and also physical barriers like the Himalayas. 2 aids to economic development could be rivers and infrastructure.

4. Conclusion-E/SE Asia Summit Problems Economic- 1.Overpopulation- Too many people results in a high population density which leads to crime, pollution, and lack of jobs. 2.Graying population- Too many elderly people which results in small workforce and lower reproduction rate. Political- 1.Communism- In this form of government the government has all the power, thus taking rights and freedoms away from the people. 2.Isolation- Allowed culture to grow without effect from the outside world, resulting in late industrialization. Social- 1.Gender preference- Many families prefer male babies over female babies, so there are more men than women. 2.One child policy- Families are only allowed to have one child.

5. Conclusion-E/SE Asia Summit Solutions Economic- Overpopulation: Make more jobs available so more people are working so they don’t have time to raise a child therefore don’t reproduce. Political- Communism: Promote market economy and democracy through propaganda. We will implement this plan through the media with secret programming. Social- Gender preference: Draft men into the military. Promote military through religion using communist rule.

6. Collaborative groups Political- Took too long for leaders like Gandhi to do it so extended solution could be expected from this plan. Economic- Developing nations can’t afford this so this solution will only serve part of the countries. Social- Don’t use military force.