GLF/Cultural Revolution
China currently has what type of government?
One-Party State
What happened after the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Japan surrendered
What time period was the Korean War?
1950 to 1953
What year did over 10,000 students gather in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square protesting corruption within the communist party and asking for a move towards democracy?
1989
What allied power went to war with North Vietnam?
The United States
Which US president granted Beijing permanent normal trade relations with the United States causing U.S.-China trade to rise from $5 billion to $231 billion in 1980 and 2004?
Bill Clinton
What month and year did American forces invade the island of Iwo Jima?
February 1945
What leader of North Korea sent his army to invade South Korea in 1950?
Kim II Sung
How did a lot of countries feel about China's actions at Tiananmen Square?
Many countries condemned this action and blocked trade with China until they changed their laws on human rights
What time period was the Vietnam War?
1961 to 1975
What youth groups organized harassed teachers, neighbors, party officials, or anyone who opposed Mao During the Cultural Revolution?
Red Guards
What 2 religions do about 84% of the Japanese population currently follow?
Shintoism and Buddhism
Why was the US willing to go to war with North Korea?
North Korea wanted to make Korea as a whole a communist country
How long did the protestors fill up the square?
7 weeks
What did the Vietnam War end as?
Cease-fire agreement
In 1921, a group of young men met in what city to form the first Chinese Communist Party, headed by Mao Zedong?
Shanghai
What US General was in charge of rebuilding Japan?
General Douglas MacArthur
What military forces did the US deploy to help South Korea?
Air force and Naval
Who ordered the attack on the protestors?
Deng Xiaoping
What happened after the Vietnam War?
South Vietnam and North Vietnam became one communist country after a cease-fire agreement
What happened during the Great Leap Forward when grain-eating sparrows were killed to improve farm productivity?
Massive locust swarm and swept the countryside
What date did the US and Japan sign formal surrender papers on the US battleship Missouri?
September 2, 1945
What is the name of the line that divides North and South Korea?
The 38th Parallel
What date did the Chinese government send tanks and soldiers into Tiananmen Square?
June 4, 1989
What is the name of the line that divides North and South Vietnam?
The 17th Parallel