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WHO: Japanese investors
WHAT: Huge financial and industrial combines. Bought industries for bargain prices during an economic crisis and control every part of production. Family owned and run (generally) attracted capable and loyal executives. Nationalistic because helping the companies was helping the emperor
WHEN:began in 1880, height in the 30s and 40s
WHERE:Japan
WHY/WHAT NEXT: represented major growth and change in economic activity and signaled a change in Japanese perceptions of Japan's role in international affairs. This was reflected in Japanese foreign policy and in the modernization and deployment of the military |
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WHO: High class women in China
WHAT: broke their feet continually and bound them so that they would remain small
WHEN: popular in 1830s and was outlawed in 1904
WHY/WHAT NEXT: sign of the subordination of women and also a sign of high class and "individual willpower and effort". Played a role in the start of the feminist movement in China and also an important part of their culture for a long time |
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WHO: President Truman against communism
WHEN: 1947
WHAT: a US policy to fight the expansion of communism and prevent it's encroachment on "democratic governments"
WHY?WHAT NEXT: Played a huge part of America's involvement in Korean and Vietnam War. Response to the Cold War and the shift in relations with Soviet Union |
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WHO: Truman
WHEN: late 1940s
WHAT: switch in policy from containment. Had to switch to Rollback so US could be an aggressor in the Korean War and Vietnam
WHY/WHAT NEXT: Played a major part in both wars and dictated how the US was allowed to act in both cases. Has since been used in other countries to justify warfare. |
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WHO: Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea,and Taiwan
WHAT: 4 of the leading economic nations /cities in East Asia
WHEN: second half of 20th century?
WHY/WHAT NEXT: resulted in social changes including the salaryman and a gendered labor force |
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WHEN: 1866-1925
WHERE: China
WHAT: Formed Sun's Revolutionary Alliance which succeed in the Revolution of 1911 and ended the dynastic reign of China. Was exiled trying to overthrow new leader but came back after yuan's death and reformed the GMD. Considered father of the revolution. created three principals of the people (nationalism, democracy, people's livlihood) and later the three principals (national unity against foreign imperialism, self-determination for minorities, and five-branch government after period of political tutelage |
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WHO: Japan in Korea and Taiwan
WHEN: 1937-1945
WHAT: Cultural Rule
WHY: suppression of subordinates, assertion of Japanese superiority, |
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