Chapter 34

Kristen LemesKaela Fennell-Chin

Objectives

1. What are the characteristics of postwar Japan in terms of economic and political growth?

2. Struggle between north and south (U.S. versus the Soviet) over Korea leading to the Korean War

3. China’s emerging Communist power and its social, political, and economic effects

4. South Korea’s economic growth

5. Vietnam struggle between North and South6. French dominance in Vietnam: puppet

emperors7. Communism prevalence in China, Vietnam,

and North Korea8. Tension between Japanese identity and

Western influence9. Mao’s Communist movements in China10.Japan’s military forces shrinking after WWII

because of U.S. protection

Vocabulary

1. Liberal Democratic Party

2. Pacific Rim3. Taiwan4. Cultural Revolution5. Republic of South

Korea6. Great Leap Forward

More Vocabulary

7. People’s Democratic Republic of Korea

8. Korean War9. People’s Republic of

China10. Party cadres11. People’s Liberation

Army

More Vocabulary

12. Pragmatists13. Gang of Four14. Tayson Rebellion15. Vietnamese

Nationalist party16. Communist party of

Vietnam

Postwar Japan Recovery

Korea: Intervention and War

Emerging Stability in Hong Kong

Japan: Postwar Politics and Culture

Japan’s Economic Surge

South Korea Economic Growth

China

• Social– Social classes and class structures– Traditional China vs. Communist China– Women gained some freedom– Students/Intellectuals change allegiance to

Communism– No civil war– Population increase

China

• Political– Chinese communists expelled Chiang regime– Party Cadres/ People’s Liberation Army– Mao• Pragmatic social/ political reform• Collectivization• Great Leap Forward/ Cultural Revolution

China

• Political (Continued)

– Introduction of birth control programs–War with Japan–Mao committed to liberation of women– Mao’s death• Pragmatists opened China to Western influences• Stressed secular/social harmony rather than religious

China

• Political– Wars strengthened

Communists– Extended control over

North China• Interaction– Invaded Hong Kong– Invaded by Japan– Intervened in Korean War

China

• Cultural– Traditional order in ruins– Less concentrated on religion : Confucianism• Secular and social harmony

• Economics– Worst famine from growing population

Vietnam

• Social– Communism– Social classes– Women gained new legal right• Like in China

– Western educated middle class • Worked in government and private careers

Vietnam

• Political– Confucian emperor– Conservatives committed to Confucianism– French missionaries = Catholicism– Vietnam War• Superpowers intervene in many civil war• Want independence • US tries to help • Then Vietnam becomes Communist

Vietnam

• Political– Vietnamese National Party (VNQDD)• Educated middle class• Communists in control

– Viet Minh (based in Southern China)• Communist dominated resistance • Fought Japanese • Proclaimed independence

Vietnam

• Political– Viet Cong (South)• Communists resistance in the South • Supported by US

– Colonial war ended with French defeat• Economics– Major rice producer

Taiwan

• Social– Part of the Pacific Rim

• Political– Chinese government– Conservative and stable nation– Supported by US – The Republic of China– Government remained stable

Taiwan

• Interaction– Built important regional contacts– Joined global textile trade

• Cultural – Education increased/ more traditional societies– Traditional medical + Western influences

Taiwan

• Economics– Economic modernization– Achieved economic prosperity– Agricultural/Industrial production increased– Money into education

Singapore

• Social– Traditional societies

• Political– Formerly owned by British– Developed into a vigorous free port and gained

independence– Stable nation– Developed similar to Taiwan– Authoritarian rule suppressed opposition movements

Singapore

• Cultural – Blended Western and traditional ideas

• Economics– Fourth largest port– Successful economic development – Manufacturing and banking