Asia History Unit Vocabulary

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  1. 2. the first Japanese city that the United States dropped an atomic bomb on in 1945 to bring about the surrender of Japan in World War II.
  2. 4. _____ _____ Company - an organization of British merchants who set up factories and trading centers in India so Great Britain could trade in India, East and Southeast Asia.
  3. 5. _____ League an organization formed in India by Muslims to protect their rights and interests in India.
  4. 7. program started in 1958 by Mao Zedong to speed up economic development in China. Instead it shattered China's economy causing millions to starve and die of disease.
  5. 8. policy of the United States and other democratic nations to stop the spread of Communism around the world, especially in Korea and Vietnam.
  6. 10. Chang _______. a democratic leader of China from 1927 until 1949. He improved transportation, education, and industry, but not the lives of the poor people. He lost to the Communists during the Communist Revolution and was forced to flee to Taiwan.
  7. 12. a strong feeling of pride in one's nation or ethnic group.
  8. 13. ______ Revolution - a movement started by Mao Zedong to remove opposition to the Communist Party. His "Red Guards" punished people who were against Mao Zedong or wanted to adopt Western ideas.
  9. 14. Mohandas _____ - the "father of India" who helped India to gain its independence from Great Britain. He used non-violent methods.
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  1. 1. _____ Square - a place in Beijing, China where a peaceful protest for democracy was crushed by the Chinese military in 1989, killing hundreds of protesters.
  2. 3. the second Japanese city that the United States dropped an atomic bomb on in 1945 to bring about the surrender of Japan in World War II.
  3. 5. a Communist leader of China who defeated Chiang Kai-shek in order to take over. He launched the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution in China.
  4. 6. Communist leader of Vietnam who led the fight for independence from France and fought against the U.S. in the Vietnam War.
  5. 9. Indian _____ _____ - an organization formed in 1885 for the Indians to discuss their problems in India and with the British.
  6. 11. _____ Protest - a belief followed by Mohandas Gandhi in India and Martin Luther King, Jr. in the United States that social changes could be made by disobeying unfair laws, peaceful marches, or other ways of drawing attention to injustice without physical violence.