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Nation-building in East Asia and the pacific rim

Nation-building in East Asia and the pacific rim. Zach Billings Ben Morris Jackson Jones Cameron Guse Mitchell Griesemer. oVERVIEW. How Japan experienced economic prosperity How eastern Asian countries ‘bounced back’ from WWII and the Cold War. JAPAN. Economy Golden Age

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Nation-building in East Asia and the pacific rim

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  1. Nation-building in East Asia and the pacific rim Zach Billings Ben Morris Jackson Jones Cameron Guse Mitchell Griesemer

  2. oVERVIEW • How Japan experienced economic prosperity • How eastern Asian countries ‘bounced back’ from WWII and the Cold War

  3. JAPAN • Economy • Golden Age • Government and Industry cooperation • Top 3 or 4 economic countries at the time • Government • Westernization and U.S. influence • Low regulation and no tariffs

  4. tAIWAN • Nationalists • Nationalist regime use Taiwan to keep safe from Communist revolutionary • Communists don’t have any navy, they cannot threaten Nationalists • Bombing of Nationalist islands by Communist forces • Tensions Rise and Fall • Bombing of islands by Communists raise tensions • Tensions are defused by U.S. stepping in • United States give economic aid to Taiwan • Aid to Taiwan ends in 1960s when it’s growing prosperity seems assured

  5. CHINA • China is in disarray • Mao Zedong (Communists) vs. Nationalists • People’s Republic of China • People’s Liberation Army • Works for government, not the people • Mao’s tool for enforcing his policies and putting down rebellions • Policies • Mass Line- economic policy led to formation of agricultural communes. • Great Leap Forward- economic policy that attempted to strengthen the Chinese industrial sector. FAILED and lead to economic disaster • Cultural Revolution- movement initiated by Mao to ridicule political rivals and restore faith in communism • The Red Guard- youth that Mao mobilized to criticize and slander political rivals • After Mao’s Death • Economic recovery • Social equality

  6. KOREA • After WWII • Korea split • Republic of Korea (South Korea) • People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) • Korean War • North Korea starts war • Ends in stalemate and divided Korea • South Korean economics • Government subsidizes mixed with entrepreneurship • Matched Japans economic growth in 70’s • Per Capita income grew even with population boom http://military.discovery.com/battles-history/videos/korean-war-videos.htm

  7. vIETNAM • Revolution • Tayson Rebellion • French Influence • Support for Nguyen Anh • Invaded Tayson • Success

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