Study Guide: Modern China and Japan

Exam: Modern China and Japan
Friday, May 28th

Materials to Study:

Chapter 33, Section 2 in textbook
Notes on the Chinese Civil War (Nationalists vs. Communists)
Chart on Rape of Nanking
Chart on Command Economy vs. Capitalism
Chart on Mao's Programs
Chart on Changes to Daily Life after the Communist Revolution
Reading on Deng's Programs
Reading on Tiananmen Square
Reading on One Child Policy
Movie viewing on Japan in World War II
Japan's Education and business practices
China Today

Terms to Know:

China:

Communism
Command Economy
Capitalism
Democracy
Nationalists (Kuomintang)
Civil War
Sun Yat Sen (Sun Yixian)
-3 Principles
Jiang Jieshi
Rape of Nanking
Long March
Mao Zedong
May 4th Movement
Great Leap Forward
-Modernization
Cultural Revolution
Red Guard
Little Red Book
Communes
Re-Education Camps
Four "Olds"
Deng Xiaoping
Four Modernizations
Private Business
Responsibility System
One Child Policy
Tiananmen Square

Japan:

Kamikaze Pilots
Emperor Hirohito


Practice Short Answer Questions:

1. What was the Rape of Nanking?
2. What caused the Chinese Civil War?
3. What were the differences between the Nationalists (Kuomintang) and Communists?
4. How did life in China change after the Communist Revolution?
5. How did Mao's tactics violate the basic communist principle of equality?
6. What changes did Deng make to China's economy and society
7. How did the Japanese view World War II?
8. What conditions have made the Japanese an economic superpower in recent history?

Exam Format:

Multiple Choice
Identifications

HW 5/13 Ch. 33, Sec. 2

Read Chapter 33, Section 2 in your textbook and complete the following tasks

Due: Monday, 5/17

1. Identify the following terms:

a. Mao Zedong
b. Jiang Jieshi
c. Communes
d. Red Guard
e. Cultural Revolution
f. Great Leap Forward

2. Which two "superpowers" were helping China? Which group helped the Communists, which group helped the Nationalists?

3. In what ways was Mao successful in his reforms? In what ways was he unsuccessful?