Cultural Revolution
IMPACT:
Children who followed Mao quit school to join the red guard and fight for communism and Chinas new culture. how did this impact the country?
The Red Guard enforced China's new culture by destroying books, paintings, statues, and monuments that support old culture. They waged war on people that opposed the emperor.
Impact:
How did the Tiananmen Square Protest impact china?
The death toll ranges from several hundred to thousands.
WHERE AND WHEN did this happen?
1945-1948 (end of WWII)
Across Japan.
Where and when did this happen.
North and South Korea from 1950-1953.
WHERE AND WHEN did this happen?
(1955-75) in Vietnam.
WHERE AND WHEN:
What areas of china did the cultural revolution effect the most.
BONUS: How long did the cultural revolution last.
The cultural revolution bypassed most rural areas but because of all the political instability it hurt all of china.
BONUS: 10 years (1966-1976)
(100 points)
US ENVOLVEMENT:
How did the U.S. react to the Tiananmen square massacre?
Many countries, including the U.S., placed an embargo on China for a violation of human rights.
CURRENT SITUATION:
Japan suffered for the WWII loss but how has this effected them currently?
Japan now ahs a strong economy thanks to the U.S.
How was the U.S. involved?
(U.S. Involvement)
The U.S. and the united nations helped South Korea.
How was the U.S. INVOLVED in the war.
They helped South Korea in hopes for them to not turn communist.
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
The cultural revolution had lots of propaganda picturing Mao as a strong leader and someone you can trust. How did the propaganda impact china?
Young children where easily influenced by this propaganda because the didn't know any better.
WERE AND WHEN did the massacre happen?
In central Beijing, Tiananmen Square, on June 4th 1989.
(protest where happening all around china though)
IMPACT:
How did the U.S. effect japan?
The U.S. helped make a much better economy for Japan than they had before the war.
CURRENT SITUATION:
How is the situation ongoing today?
The War is still on going because they have not signed a peace treaty.
IMPACT:
The U.S. failed to win the war even though they where involved, what impacted them not to win?
Media and Anti-War supporter played a large part in this.
U.S. INVOLVEMENT:
How was the U.S. involved in the cultural revolution.
Between 1971 and 1976 china gotten used to the cultural revolution, it felt normal. president Nixon visited china in February 1972 to reestablish ties, "a week that changed the world".
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
What was the cause of the protests and what did this result in?
CAUSE: young collage students started protests so they could have pollical freedom Chinese citizens joined in and the protests got big.
EFFECT: military action.
U.S. INVOLVMENT:
How was the U.S. involved?
The U.S. helped stabilize their economy because they didn't want them to become communist like china.
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
What caused the war?
How did this effect North and South Korea?
CAUSE: North Korea invaded South Korea.
EFFECT: North Korea is now in poverty but South Korea has recovered.
What was the CAUSE AND EFFECT?
CAUSE: Communist guerrillas (North Vietnam fought with) trying to overthrow the South Vietnam government.
Effect: The whole country became communist.
CURRENT SITUATION:
What is China's current situation?
During the cultural revolution between 500,000 and two million lives were lost, while not many people talk about this the family's of those lost still are in pain. Also, with all the government instability this slowed their economy.
Current situation:
How has china been effected by this today?
Slowed economic growth from embargos and economic instability.
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
What was the cause and how did this impact Japan.
Cause: Japan fought America in WWII and lost.
Effect: America helped make a better economy for them and they where more stable than before the war.
IMPACT:
How did this impact Korea?
This destroyed lots of industry sending North Korea into poverty, and south Korea almost in poverty (they have recovered).
What is the CURRENT SITUATION for Vietnam?
South Vietnam lost and not Vietnam is communist.