Vocab
What is a tsunami?
A huge wave that gets bigger and stronger as it gets closer to the coast
92% of people living in China belong to this ethnic group named after a strong ruling family.
Han
What is the name of the conflict in which communist lead North Korea invaded South Korea?
The Korean War
Japan was expanding prior to the official outbreak of WWII. Which region did they expand into in 1931?
Manchuria
What is a typhoon?
Violent storm
A family whose members rule a country for a long period of time.
Dynasty
A policy that went into place in 1979 to combat overcrowding.
One Child Policy
Who did the United States support during the Korean War?
South Korea
Fat Man and Little Boy, two atomic bombs, were dropped on which Japanese cities in 1945?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Many of the populations we learned about are homogenous. What does homogenous mean?
Belonging to the same group
What is an archipelago?
Island chain
Which dictator lead The Great Leap Forward?
Mao Zedong
The growing apart of two cultures because of distance, economics, or political conflict is what?
Cultural Divergence
Although it has had an emperor for hundreds of years, Japan was ruled by military rulers from the late 1100s to the late 1800s. These military rulers are called...
shoguns
What is a monsoon?
Prevailing winds that blow in one direction for half the year then switch directions, usually bringing a rainy season
Chinese is written in symbols that stand for words rather than sounds. This type of writing is referred to as...
ideograms
What happened when large government farms took over agricultural production in China?
It caused famine and economic collapse.
What religion is dominant in South Korea?
Confucionism
Which event occurred on December 7, 1941?
The attack on Pearl Harbor and other locations
A center from which ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas is called...
Cultural Hearth
What is the name of the tectonically active zone that forms a “ring” around the Pacific Ocean and is known for its high concentration of earthquakes and volcanoes?
Ring of Fire
How were the Great Leap Forward and Stalin's collectivization similar?
- gov run farms
- famine
- many deaths
- gov took no responsibility for their actions
What is the situation between North and South Korea after the Korean War?
Fighting ended in a truce
How does Japan rank today among the world's economies?
Top 10
Explain what mandate of heaven means in our study of East Asia.
- Given power by gods
-Their favors with gods can be lost at any time leading to dynasty collapse