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Asia History and Government Vocabulary

Asia History and Government Vocabulary. Collectives. Government-owned farms that employed large numbers of workers. Communism.

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Asia History and Government Vocabulary

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  1. Asia History and Government Vocabulary

  2. Collectives • Government-owned farms that employed large numbers of workers.

  3. Communism • An economic and political system in which property is owned collectively and labor is organized in a way that is supposed to benefit all people; the government controls all resources (natural, capital, and human).

  4. China Communism Video Segment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSazdh_8USU

  5. Communist Revolution • Communists defeated the Nationalists in 1949 leading to the declaration of China as the People’s Republic of China

  6. Mao Zedong Communist RevolutionVideo Segment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX2697KfXSI

  7. Constitutional Monarchy • government that is guided by a constitution; the head of state is a king or queen that has limited powers; the real power lies with a prime minister that is elected by the citizens.

  8. Containment • Policy adopted by the United States during the Cold War involving military, economic, and political strategies to prevent the spread of Communism and enhance American security and influence globally.

  9. U.S. Policy of Containment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p9AtRd4zYg

  10. Cultural Revolution • From 1966-1976 in China, when Mao Zedong launched programs to wipe out past culture and history as well as foreign influence in order to preserve communist beliefs.

  11. Cultural Revolution - ChinaVideo Segment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwuEkldB28I

  12. DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) • A weapons-free zone between North Korea and South Korea; no weapons or troops are permitted in this zone, although each side is heavily guarded to prevent invasion by the other.

  13. Demilitarized zone Video Segment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjkRodaD1Xs

  14. Domino Theory • A foreign policy promoted by the government of the United States that believed that if one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow

  15. Domino Theory Video Segment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP9QDRDLw6c

  16. Great Leap Forward • Economic policies that Mao Zedong thought would help China to become an economic power in agricultural and industrial production; this program shattered China’s economy

  17. Great Leap Forward Video Segment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EDL-JBuxkQ

  18. IndoChina • Former French colony located in Southeast Asia that consisted of the modern countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

  19. Korean War • 1950-1953, also known as The Forgotten War; fought between communist countries of North Korea, China, and to a lesser degree the Soviet Union against the democratic countries of South Korea and the United States with neither side winning

  20. Korean War Video Segment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fnnqTAsS48

  21. Mao Zedong • He established China as a communist state in 1949; many of his programs as their leader backfired

  22. Mao Zedong Video Segment • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=BBF382D6-6B5A-45E4-84C4-AC99938B3E08&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  23. Mohandas Gandhi • Led non-violent protests against the British in a successful attempt to gain independence for India

  24. Mohandas Gandhi Video Segment • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM61HhWsB60

  25. Nationalism • A strong sense of pride in one’s own country often leading toward an independence movement

  26. Red Guard • students who were encouraged to form groups and had the government’s permission to destroy anything that showed connections to China’s past; they persecuted China’s educated and social elite.

  27. Red Guard • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=354F57B7-165D-4EBA-904B-4C7F23031DF8&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  28. Reunification • Attempt to unify a country split by political differences; ex. - China and Taiwan, North and South Vietnam.

  29. Reunificationof Vietnam • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=A911D649-AE49-4532-A806-E0CFF137EEC6&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  30. Tiananmen Square • A massive demonstration for democratic reform started here by Chinese students in April, 1989, and brutally squashed by the Chinese government

  31. Tiananmen Square Video Segment • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=086A0AB6-C7E5-47BD-A906-DF592582CFE6&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  32. 38th Parallel line of latitude (38 degrees North) that separates communist North Korea from democratic South Korea

  33. Vietnam War Non-communist South Vietnam fought against communist North Vietnam for control of the country; North Vietnam was supported by China and the Soviet Union; South Vietnam was supported by the U.S.

  34. Vietnam War Video Segment • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=7B41CA2D-78B0-4887-AE25-1A01743D5E40&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  35. Ho Chi Minh leader of the independence movement in Vietnam as well as their attempt at reunification

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