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ASIA FAST FACTS

ASIA FAST FACTS. Himalayas and Mt Everest Highest in the World. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQrm8qPV2VM&list=FLPuJVHzJyYF69CBOKZJQj0g&index=87&feature=plpp_video. Tourism. Tourism has increased in Nepal and Bhutan due to expeditions climbing the Himalayas

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ASIA FAST FACTS

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  1. ASIA FAST FACTS

  2. Himalayas and Mt EverestHighest in the World

  3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQrm8qPV2VM&list=FLPuJVHzJyYF69CBOKZJQj0g&index=87&feature=plpp_videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQrm8qPV2VM&list=FLPuJVHzJyYF69CBOKZJQj0g&index=87&feature=plpp_video Tourism • Tourism has increased in Nepal and Bhutan due to expeditions climbing the Himalayas • It will cost you over $60,000 to climb Mt. Everest-you are not guaranteed to make it to the top! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlITgWcJMSM&list=FLPuJVHzJyYF69CBOKZJQj0g&index=122&feature=plpp_video

  4. Rooftop of the WorldPlateau of Tibet

  5. Tibet • Struggled for independence since Communist China took over in 1949 • Dalai Lama, Buddhist spiritual leader, in exile from Tibet and is living in India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGDrvaiGgnY&feature=related

  6. Ancient Civilizations started along the Huang He and Indus Rivers

  7. Ganges-Most Sacred River for Hindus

  8. Tsunamis • Japan experiences tsunamis, tidal waves caused by underwater earthquakes. • March 2011, Japan was devastated by 9.0 earthquake that caused a 23 foot tsunami caused extreme damage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhNmGvBIY1U&feature=fvsr

  9. Mt. Fuji -Sacred Mtn. in Japan

  10. Taj MahalTomb built by an Indian Emperor for his wife

  11. Age of Imperialism • Europe takes colonies across Asia and Africa • US gains Philippine Islands following the Spanish American War in 1898 • Philippines become independent after WWII

  12. Japan • Leading up to World War II, Japan plans on taking control of Asia • Invades and takes over China and Korea

  13. World War II • Japanese allied themselves with Germany and Italy • US ends the War in the Pacific by dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF4LQaWJRDg&list=FLPuJVHzJyYF69CBOKZJQj0g&index=70&feature=plpp_video

  14. India • After WWII, England felt pressure to give up territories including India. • Mahatma Gandhi led the people of India towards independence in 1947. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVwCeGxTN-A&list=FLPuJVHzJyYF69CBOKZJQj0g&index=86&feature=plpp_video

  15. Communism comes to China • Mao Zedong led the Communist movement; Chiang kai-Chek led the Democratic movement • In 1939, Communists took control of mainland China • Chiang kai-Chek and his supporters were sent to Taiwan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ-PbppXLic

  16. Korean War • 1950-Communist North Korea invades Democratic South Korea • They remained divided along the 38th Parallel today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL1A0nTN6qc

  17. Vietnam War • Vietnam becomes the next focus of the Cold War • Pro-Democracy supporters and the US fought against the spread of communism. They were unsuccessful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ywGut64dI&feature=related

  18. The Killing Fields • 1970’s- Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia • Government, led by Pol Pot, set out to kill (genocide) the country of any opposition to the communist government • 3 million people were killed • The Khmer Rouge was ousted from power http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAQlf2c50tg

  19. Hong Kong • The British returned Hong Kong to the Chinese in 1997-ending European Imperialism • Hong Kong continues to practice a capitalistic economic system established but the British

  20. Hong Kong

  21. Kashmir • Pakistan and India are fighting over the region of Kashmir in NW India • Both nations have developed nuclear weapons pointing directly at each other. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjsTB-OGnho

  22. East Timor August 1999, East Timor declares independence from Indonesia

  23. Myanmar(Burma) • People of Myanmar continue to struggle for democracy under an oppressive military dictatorship

  24. Death of Kim Jong IlDecember 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nrcrVDJEhA&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9shSgKbdON8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd9YEISLlJk&feature=relmfu

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