Great Leap Forward/Cultural revolution
When was the great famine in China?
1958-1960
Who ordered the attack against the protesters?
Deng Xiaoping
When is VJ Day?
September 2, 1945
Who controlled Korea north of the 38th parallel?
Soviet Union
When was Vietnam divided into two parts?
1954
What is effect of The Cultural Revolution?
The Red Guards destroyed antiques, art work, books and other artifacts which they denounced as symbolic of the old way of thinking
What did the soldiers and tanks do to the peaceful protesters?
Fired on them
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?
Hiroshima
Who imposed military sanctions on North Korea immediately?
United Nations
What else did the US want to protect for Vietnam?
Individual freedoms and rights
What did the Chinese government set up where 25,000 people lived and worked together?
Communes
What did the protesters want?
Freedom of speech and religion and the right to a fair trial
What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
Where is the dividing line between North and south Korea?
38th parallel
What did many Americans do against the war?
Protested
What president tried to help China by giving them tons of food but was told no?
John F. Kennedy
What did the US suspend to China after the massacre?
Military sales
What US General was in charge or rebuilding Japan?
General Douglas MacArthur
When did the US take control of South Korea?
After WWII
Why did the US want to fight in Vietnam?
To contain communism and protect human rights
Why did the Great Leap Forward fail?
Corruption and mismanagement
What type of country is China today?
Communist
When did Japan become a sovereign nation?
April 28,1952
What type of government does South Korea have today?
Constitutional republic
What did fighting in Vietnam help contain?
Communism