Lesson 1: Nationalist Movements in Asia
During the war, more than ______ Indian soldiers fought for the British
800,000
Great Britain finally granted independence for the people of the Indian subcontinent in _____. (year)
1947
With assistance from _____ and the _____, Japan completely rebuilt its economy. Within a few decades of the war, Japan’s economy had grown into one of the strongest in the world.
Europe and United States
a lawyer who believed in fair treatment for all people.
Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi’s protests were based on two key beliefs.
nonviolence and civil disobedience
Its leaders called for the establishment of a ___ nation and a ____ nation
Hindu and Muslim
Japan’s trade has been so successful that the country has built up a huge _____
trade surplus.
.when a country exports more goods than it imports
trade surplus
_______ called for the overthrow of China’s government. They wanted China to become a republic.
Radical activists
After independence in 1947, India and Pakistan began to fight over the region of _____
Kashmir
When the Communists took over China in the 1940s they established a ______
command economy
fee that a country charges on imports or exports
tariffs
____ wanted to rid China of its traditional customs and create a new system. His goal was to make China a modern country.
Mao Zedong
he First Kashmir War, also called the _____ War of 1947–1948
Indo-Pakistani
China is not a _____. Some Chinese people have attempted to bring democracy to their country.
democracy
form of democracy in which a monarch serves as the head of state, but a legislature makes the laws
constitutional monarchy
Japan had officially been ruled by an emperor for several centuries. In truth, however, the emperor had little power. Since the 1100s, real power had been in the hands of military leaders called _____
Shoguns
Conflicts over political and economic differences raged through Asia in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. However, life in Asia also changed in a positive way. The _____ of several Asian nations grew during this time.
economies
Chinese pro-democracy protestors gathered in Tiananmen Square. The protestors were demanding more ______ and ______.
political rights and freedoms.
public area in Beijing, the capital of China
Plaza de Tiananmén
Tiananmen Square