JEOPARDY Ch. 34, 35, and 36 Asia, Eastern Europe, Globalization, in the Era of Independence

Categories Revolution in Southeast Asia Asian Reactions Important People Asia, and Eastern Europe Important Events Vocabulary

Who was Gen. Douglas MacArthur? The American general who wrote a Constitution for Japan after WWII.

What was the Great Leap Forward ( Really a great leap backward)? This was Mao Zedong’s economic program to move China forward in agriculture and industrial output.

What was the Cultural Revolution ? (re-education) This was Mao Zedong’s backlash at intellectuals and the new middle class of China.

Who was Richard Nixon? This was the American president who visited China in 1972.

What was the massacre at Tiananmen Square? This event marked an end to the democracy movement in China in 1989.

What are Hong Kong ( now part of China) and Taiwan or Formosa ? China considers both of these islands to be part of Communist China.

What was Singapore? After World War II this country emerged as a flourishing, independent city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula.

What was the 38th Parallel ? This the line of latitude that divides North and South Korea.

What was the Domino Theory? This is the theory that dominated American foreign policy after WWII and stated that if one country becomes communist others will follow.

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Who was Kim Jung Il, and now his son Kim Jung Un. ( A Communist Dynasty) ? ?? ? He became the dictator of North Korea after his father Kim Il Sung died.

What is N.A.F.T.A. or the North American Free Trade Agreement? In the 1990s, the U.S. Canada, and Mexico formed this economic agreement which broke down trade barriers.

Who were the Khmer Rouge? These were the communist guerillas in Cambodia led by the ruthless Pol Pot.

Who were the Red Guard ? These were the young, zealous, Chinese communists who led the Cultural Revolution.

What was the Battle of Dien Bien Phu? This was the battle where the French were defeated and forced to leave Vietnam.

Who was Ho Chi Minh? He was the leader of Vietnamese resistance to colonial rule and the communist leader of North Vietnam.

Who was Ngo Dinh Diem ? He was the Catholic President of South Vietnam, supported by the United States.

W W W Who was Ferdinand Marcos? He became the Dictator of the Philippines from 1965 until 1986.

Who was Corazon Aquino? She became the leader of the Philippines in 1986 after her husband was murdered by the army of Ferdinand Marcos. She became the leader of the Philippines in 1986 after her husband was murdered by the army of Ferdinand Marcos.

Who was Aung San Suu Kyi? This female Nobel Peace Prize recipient was recently released from jail in Myanmar.

What was the Gang of Four? This group was led by Jiang Qing, Mao’s Widow, and her allies after the death of Mao Zedong, they were sentenced to life in prison.

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Who was Vo Nguyen Giap? He was the military commander of the Viet Minh and the victor at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.

What was Glasnost? This was term meaning openness; and Gorbachev’s policy opening the opportunity to criticize the government.

What was the Persian Gulf War? This was the war in 1991 between Iraq, and a coalition of Western and some Arab states where Iraq was defeated, but Saddam Hussein was left in power.

Who was Boris Yeltsin ? He was the successor to Gorbachev, but failed to reform the economy; and was succeeded by Vladimir Putin in 1999.

What are multinational corporations ? This is the name for business organizations with connections across political borders.

Who were Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Liu Shaoqui? These were the three Chinese pragmatists who opposed the Great Leap Forward and wanted to restore state direction and market incentives at the local level. These were the three Chinese pragmatists who opposed the Great Leap Forward and wanted to restore state direction and market incentives at the local level.

What was perestroika? This was Gorbachev’s policy for the economic rebuilding of the U.S.S.R. by allowing more private ownership and decentralized economic control.

What is globalization? This is a term for the increased interconnectedness of all parts of the world especially in culture and politics.

What was Mass Line? This was the economic policy of Mao Zedong inaugurated in 1955 and led to formation of agricultural cooperatives that then became farming collectives in 1956, peasants lost land gained a few years earlier.

What was the Tayson Rebellion ? This was the peasant revolution in southern Vietnam during the 1770s that toppled the Nguyen and the Trinh dynasties.