Indian Independence
All of the following lead to India's independence EXCEPT:
Indian National Congress
the call for the Production of Homespun Cloth
Boycott of Imported British goods
Violent protest
Violent protest
Which European country colonized Vietnam?
France
Which US General was in charge of the rebuilding of Japan and wrote a new constitution for Japan? What type government does Japan have todau
General Douglas MacArthur
Constitutional monarchy
Who was the first communist leader of China?
Mao Zedong
Which country was divided into two different countries at the 38th parallel?
Korea
What was Gandhi's position on supporting the British during WWII?
Who was Gandhi
Gandhi did not take sides and encouraged Indians to exercise non-violent resistance by not fighting
Leader of India's independence movement
Who was the leader of the Vietnam independence movement?
Ho Chi Minh
Why did the US declare war on Japan in WWII and what events brought an end to the war?
Japan attached Pearl Harbor
atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Mao's program to bridge the gap between the elite and the peasants while reestablishing his position is known as ...
Who did he use to carry out this plan and what was the book they had to carry at all times
Many artists, writers, and teachers were persecuted, and churches, artwork, and books were destroyed, getting rid of the "Olds" Wanted new ideas like communism.
The Cultural Revolution
Red Guard (young people he felt he could control)
Red Book (Mao's teachings)
What is the domino theory and how did the US use it to justify its involvement in South East Asia
Belief that if one country fell to communism, the surrounding countries would fall to communist.
During the Cold War the US committed to stopping the spread of communism in South East Asia, wanted to spread democracy
Why were many Indians disappointed after gaining independence from the British?
India was partition based on religious lines: Hindus (majority) and Muslims (minority)
They wanted a united country (India)
What type of government did Ho Chi Minh want Vietnam to have?
Communist
Why did the US want to rebuild Japan?
So it would not become communist.
What was the name of Mao's 5 year plan? What two economic areas did he promise to improve.
One negative impact of this unsuccessful plan
The Great Leap Forward
Agriculture/farming and industry
famine
US involvement in the Vietnam and Korean Wars were a result of the Cold War with which country? The US was trying to contain ...
USSR
Communism
Name three methods Gandhi used to bring independence to India.
Marches (Salt March), fasting, peaceful protest, boycotts,
Did Vietnam use violence or nonviolence to gain independence from France? Name and describe the type war
Violence, guerrilla war - sabotage, sneak attacks, ambush
Name two of the US goals for Japan that was accomplished during the US occupation of Japan.
1. Make sure Japan was no longer an aggressor nation, no militar.y
2. build a stable democratic government
3. build a stable mixed/market economy
4. written constitution
How did Mao and the Communist Party first gain power in China. (who did they use, what did they promise)
They had the support of the peasants by promising them land reforms and a better life.
What is a major difference in the outcome of the Korean War and the Vietnam War? (Unity and communism)
Korean War - Korean remained divided, Communism does not spread
Vietnam War - Country unites and Communism spreads to the entire country
India gained independence from Britain in what year?
Why did Great Britain give up its colony in India.
What was one positive of British colonization.
1947
After WWII Britain did have the resources to maintain its colony in India
improved roads, communication, healthcare
Three reasons the US ended its Vietnam war
Causalities mounting
struggle to fight against guerrilla warfare
unpopular at home
unfamiliar territory
How was Japan able to go from the destruction of WW2 to being on of the largest economies in the world?
the US helped them shift to industries with manufactured goods that people want to buy.
What two economic endeavors did Mao use during the Great Leap Forward. Why were they unsuccessful
Collect Farming and Back yard factories.
Mao tried to implement them too quickly and the peasants did not have proper training and equipment
What was the major difference between Ho Chi Minh and Gandhi? Three each
Ho Chi Minh - was communist leader, used warfare/violence to gain independence, united Vietnam
Gandhi - religious/nationalist leader, used non-violence to gain independence for India, failed to unite India