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Asian Civ Quiz 4
Q4
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History
Undergraduate 1
04/16/2014

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Long March
Definition
A series of marches where the Red Army (Chinese communist party) ran from the Chinese nationalist party.
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Mao Zedong Thought
Definition
Political idea distinguished by its theory of guerrilla warfare and its emphasis on the revolutionary potential of the peasantry
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Hundred Flowers Campaign
Definition
Chinese gov opened up criticism of them then publicly shamed some who spoke up and even put a small number in labor camps
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The Great Leap Foward
Definition
-as an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China
-aimed to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a communist society through rapid industrialization and collectivization
-The campaign caused the Great Chinese Famine.
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The Cultural Revolution
Definition
its stated goal was to enforce communism in the country by removing capitalist, traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society, and to impose Maoist orthodoxy within the Party. The Revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position of power after the failed Great Leap Forward. The movement paralyzed China politically and significantly affected the country economically and socially.
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Red Guards
Definition
- were a mass paramilitary social movement of young people in the People's Republic of China (PRC)
-Meant to turn china then the world communist
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SCAP
Definition
-Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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Tojo Hideki
Definition
-General of Japan during WWII
-Responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor
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Kita Ikki
Definition
-Japanese author and idealist
-Disagreed with the Emperor system
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Soka Gakkai
Definition
the organization has received recognition for its peace activism, it has also been characterized as being "quasi-fascist", "fascist", "militant", "overzealous", "manipulationist" and "authoritarian"
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