What geographic feature has contributed to differences in the economies of the two Koreas?
South Korea has a milder climate.
100
Most of the geography of Japan is
mountains
100
Name one of the changes in family life in Japan after WWII.
Answers may vary. Arranged marriages decrease, less people living in extended families (more nuclear families), more opportunities for women, education very important, western influence
100
Land surrounded by water on 3 sides
A Peninsula
100
policy of avoiding foreign contact and involvement
isolationism
200
What caused the division of Korea into two countries?
Cold War rivalry
200
True or False: In traditional Japanese society, women were equal to men.
False, they were expected to obey men
200
Japan responded to rising oil prices in the 1970's by...
Developing high-tech industries
200
An agreement that ends a war
An armistice
200
What three geographical features form Korea's borders? (Hint: 2 bodies of water and one landform)
China, Yellow Sea, and Sea of Japan
300
What started the Korean War?
North Korean troops invaded South Korea.
300
During the age of imperialism, Japan did what?
Decided to rapidly modernize the country.
300
What is one of the future economic challenges Japan will face?
Answers will vary.
300
Large family organizations
Zaibatsu
300
What Shinto belief helped shape Japanese attitudes toward the natural world?
Spirits lived everywhere in nature
400
What happened in Korea in 1910?
Japan ended the Choson dynasty and took over Korea
400
What is a direct result of Japan's limited natural resources?
Japan is dependent on world trade
400
After American occupation ended in 1952 in Japan, what did the Japanese government allow?
They allowed the zaibatsu to grow strong again
400
Head general of the army
Shogun
400
A social reform of the Meiji restoration was to....
make everyone equal before the law
500
What describes what happened in the government in South Korea after the Korean War?
South Korea was ruled by authoritarian leaders.
500
A direct result of the Great Depression on Japan's government was...
the rise to power of extreme nationalists (militarism) who called for expansion
500
What did the Japanese economy experience starting in 1989?
A long period of recession.
500
Warriors code in medieval Japan
Bushido
500
The Japanese economic miracle refers to Japan's...