a philosophy or ethical system based on good deeds and morality (not a religion); one of the foundations of Chinese society
What is Confucianism?
100
a traditional folk religion of Japan based on devotion to kami, to shrines, and to various rituals.
What is Shintoism?
100
American commander of the occupation forces in Japan after WWII; given the job of putting Japan back on its feet, in a way that would guarantee that Japan would not pose a military threat to other countries in the future
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
100
leader of the Chinese Communist Party who defeated Chiang Kai-shek & the Nationalists in 1949 establishing the People’s Republic of China as a communist state
Who is Mao Zedong?
100
boundary between North & South Korea (established after WWII & remains today)
What is the 38th parallel?
200
lived in China from 551 to 479 B.C.E. (troubled times); believed people should return to the customs of the past; one of the most important scholars in Chinese history
Who is Confucius?
200
invisible spiritual beings and powers concerned with human beings and if treated properly they will intervene in the lives of humans to bring benefits (not God or gods)
What are kami?
200
Japanese constitution written by General MacArthur
What is the MacArthur Constitution?
200
a program that Mao Zedong began in China in 1958 to speed up economic development
What is the Great Leap Forward?
200
war between communist North Vietnam (backed by South Vietnamese communists) & anti-communist/pro-Western South Vietnam (backed by the United States) from 1955-1975
What is the Vietnam War?
300
proper behavior (respect, loyalty, honesty, hard work, politeness, & generosity)
What is li?
300
places to offer prayers to the kami people hope will bless and protect them
What are shrines/altars?
300
Japanese two-house parliament
What is the Diet?
300
a movement that Mao Zedong began in China in 1966 in an attempt to remove opposition to the Communist Party
What is the Cultural Revolution?
300
leader of Vietnam’s independence movement and of communist North Vietnam who reunited the country in 1976 as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
400
ruler & subject, father & son, husband & wife, older brother & younger brother, & friend & friend (both people have responsibilities & duties toward each other)
What are the five relationships?
400
the belief that people should be loyal to those with whom they share common history, customs, origins, and sometimes language or religion (powerful influence in China at the end of WWII and in the Vietnam War)
What is nationalism?
400
the United States policy of preventing the spread of communism abroad (part of the rationale for the Korean & Vietnam Wars)
What is containment?
400
a square in Beijing, China, where thousands of protesters gathered in demonstration and were injured or killed by the military in 1989
What is Tiananmen Square?
400
a communist national independence coalition that fought against the French & South Vietnam/the United States
Who are the Viet Minh?
500
devotion to or respect for one’s elders
What is filial piety?
500
an economic & political system in which property is owned collectively and labor is organized in a way that is supposed to benefit all people (government system of China, North Korea, & Vietnam)
What is communism?
500
the United States belief that if one country fell to communism, all the others nearby would as well (part of the rationale for the Korean & Vietnam Wars)
What is the Domino Theory?
500
war between communist North Korea (backed by China) & anti-communist/pro-Western South Korea (backed by the United States) from 1950-1953
What is the Korean War?
500
South Vietnamese communists who fought against South Vietnam/the United States