First Nine Weeks-Unit 3 Japan, Vietnam and The Korea’s
What does the DMZ stand for? Demilitarized zone
In some countries a single authority decides what is produced In some countries a single authority decides what is produced. What type of economy is this? Command Economy
Tokyo What is the capital of this country? ©abcteach Japan and Asia Japan What is the capital of this country? Tokyo
What is the purpose of having an exchange rate? So that countries can trade with one another
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and ____________________. Nagasaki
What happened when Communist North Korea invaded South Korea? The Korean War began
What event dragged the United States into World War II? The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Who was Vietnam’s First Communist Leader? Ho Chi Minh
The United States helped what country set up its new government after Japan was forced to give it up after WWII? South Korea
Japan’s #1 Natural Resource. FISH
The belief that if one country became Communist all of its neighbors would also become Communist is known as what? The Domino Theory
Hanoi What is the capital of this country? ©abcteach Japan and Asia Japan What is the capital of this country? Hanoi
What did Vietnamese Nationalists start in order to rid their country of foreign influences? The Vietnam War
The Soviet Union helped what country set up its new government after Japan was forced to give it up? North Korea
The Axis powers of WWII were made up of Germany, Italy, and___?___. Japan
COLD WAR KOREAN WAR VIETNAM WAR To stop the spread of Communism, the United States got involved in what 3 things? COLD WAR KOREAN WAR VIETNAM WAR
What happened at the end of the Korean War? North and South Korea were divided along the Demilitarized Zone
Japan must import ____?___ and food. RAW MATERIALS
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and ____________________. Hiroshima
Japan was put under the control of what country after WWII? u.s.a.
What man was named Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific after WWII? DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
How was Japan involved in World War II? Axis Power Attacked Pearl Harbor Made US fight 2 wars at same time
A highly trained work force has contributed to what country’s economic success? Japan
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) What is the narrow strip of land that divides the Korean Peninsula into two different countries called? The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Why was the Korean War fought? Communist North Korea invaded South Korea
Vietnam’s First Communist Leader Who was Ho Chi Minh? Vietnam’s First Communist Leader
What country helped North Korea set up its new government after Japan was forced to give it up? THE Soviet Union
The Axis powers of WWII were made up of Japan,_____ and______. Germany & Italy
Where was Korea divided after WWII? 38th Parallel
Who was the emperor of Japan during World War II? Hirohito
What happened to the role of the emperor in Japan after World War II? His role in Japan became ceremonial in nature (Constitutional Monarch).
What was the name for the farmers who lived in South Vietnam and participated in guerilla warfare for North Vietnam at night? Viet Cong
Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam war? Because they feared that communism would spread in South Asia.
What did the city of Saigon become after the Vietnam War? Ho Chi Minh City
Who was the first U.S. general of the Korean War who was later fired by Harry Truman? Douglas MacArthur
Why did China enter the Korean War? MacArthur advanced his troops into northern North Korea, thus threatening the Chinese border.
What type of government does Japan have today? Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional Monarchy
What type of government does North Korea have today? Autocracy - Communist/ Dictatorship
How did the United States help rebuild Japan after WWII? Helped write constitution, established democracy, supplied food to citizens, etc.
What is a natural resource? A resource produced by nature
What is an exchange rate? The charge for exchanging currency of one country for another
Where does most of North Korea’s money go? To the military
Who is the leader of North Korea today? Kim Jong-un
What is GDP? The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a given year.
What is the demilitarized zone? The buffer zone that separates North Korea and South Korea
What type of government does Vietnam have today? Communist
What was the result of the Korean War? North Korea and South Korea were divided at the DMZ
The communist dictatorship of North Korea has what type of economy? Command The communist dictatorship of North Korea has what type of economy?
Who makes most of the decisions in North Korea today? Kim Jong-un
What system of government is a voluntary association of independent states that agrees to follow a weak central government? Confederation
What system of government has a central government that controls everything and power is not shared between states, counties or provinces? Unitary
What started the Korean War? North Korea invaded South Korea.
Quotas What political trade barrier limits the amount of goods or services coming into or leaving a country?
What is the name of Japan’s parliament? The Diet
What was the result of the Vietnam War? North Vietnam took over South Vietnam.
Tariffs What political trade barrier places a tax on the goods or services coming into or leaving a country?
What type of economy does North Korea have today? Command
What political trade barrier stops all trade with a country? Embargo What political trade barrier stops all trade with a country?
What role in Japan today is classified as the HEAD of government today? The Prime Minister
Farmers by day, guerrillas by night Who were the Viet Cong? Farmers by day, guerrillas by night
What is the definition of GDP? The value of all the goods and services produced in a country within a single year.
What type of Economy does Japan have today? Mixed/Market
What country and what two cities of this country did the USA bomb during WWII? Japan; Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Having a sense of pride in one’s country. What is nationalsim? Having a sense of pride in one’s country.
What kind of economic system is it called when one person makes all of the choices of what is to be produced? Command
Do people living in North Korea elect their leaders? Why or Why not? No, it is a communist nation with a dictator as the ruler.
The training, skills, and education that workers bring to their jobs. What is human capital? The training, skills, and education that workers bring to their jobs.
What kind of government does North Korea have? Communist
What is specialization? The concentration on one area of work.
If you are a democratic country you MOST LIKELY have what kind of an economic system? Market
What is capital? Goods, products
What country in Asia has the best economic system today and….WHY??? Japan, they have a highly educated work force with strong work ethics.
Most countries in the world have what type of economic system? Mixed
What 2 countries did Japan ally with during WWII? Germany & Italy
What does Japan import….and WHY? Food and raw materials. There is not enough room for farming.
What country helped Japan rebuild after WWII and WHY? United States, in an effort to promote Democracy.
What started the Korean War? N. Korea invaded South Korea
Seoul What is the capitol of this country? ©abcteach Japan and Asia Japan What is the capitol of this country? Seoul
Who won the Korean War and WHY???? No one really, both countries are still separated today.
There are 3 questions business and countries economic systems ask themselves when making a product. What are these THREE questions? What to produce, How to produce For whom to produce
Pyongyang What is the capital of this country? ©abcteach Japan and Asia Japan What is the capital of this country? Pyongyang
A buffer between North Korea and South Korea to prevent fighting. What does the DMZ do? A buffer between North Korea and South Korea to prevent fighting.
What does standard of living mean? The way people live in a country, the style of home, type of job, availability of resources and entertainment.
What does legislature mean? The governing body that makes laws.
Supply and Demand belongs with what economic system? Market, mixed is acceptable too.
Gross Domestic Product What does GDP stand for? Gross Domestic Product
What is currency? money