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History 292: Final Exam
Notes from China, Thailand and the Phillipines
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Undergraduate 3
12/08/2009

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Hot Money
Definition
money invested then pulled out in financial crisis
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Dalai Lama
Definition
leader of Tibet in exile; considered a terrorist by chines goverment
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Dai-li
Definition
head of secret police under Chiang Kai-Shek
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Chinese Civil War
Definition
1920's-1950
Millions of casualties
communist vs. nationalist
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Oct 1st, 1949
Definition
People's Reublic of China declared by Mao
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Definition
made poor military decisions

on paper should have won

became leader of Taiwan
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Joseph Estrada
Definition
Former movie star

Pres. of Phil. in 1998
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Constitution of Philippines
Definition
1987
Rule of Law established (punishment for crimes)
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Ferdinand Marcos
Definition
President who declared martial law stay in power
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Tomorrow Square
Definition
area in China with innovative architecture
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Maglev Train
Definition
train from airport to Shanghai (200 mph)
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Gang of Four
Definition
Jain Quing, Mao's widow and 3 others
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Great Chinese Famine
Definition
1958-61
15-36 million die of malnutrition and starvation
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Great Leap Forward
Definition
took people out of the fields to work in factories

because of it China has a massive famine
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China/U.S. Alliance
Definition
alliance formed that scared Soviet Union
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February 1972
Definition
Richard Nixon goes to china to meet with Mao

needed help getting out of Vietnam
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Red Guards
Definition
young people in cultural revolution (carried little red books)
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One Child Policy
Definition
causes gender imbalance; China's getting older without a younger workforce
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Formosa
Definition
now Taiwan
ruled by Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of China
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Cultrual Revolution
Definition
1966-1976
Universities shut down, cleanse China of Western ideas; family against family
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Beijing
Definition
capital of China
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Analects of Confusius
Definition
hard work
respect for authority
obey
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Pudong
Definition
Shanghai's business district
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Forbidden City
Definition
Chinese Imperial palcace located in Beijing. now a museum
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Open Door policy
Definition
America's approach to get involved with Chinese trade
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the Long March
Definition
1934, from South to North China
80,000 to 8,000 people
3100 miles to escape Nationalist party
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Chiang Kai Shek
Definition
military leader,
war with Chinese communist party (Mao,
defeated and retreats to Taiwan
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The Long March Poem
Definition
written by Mao during the march (somewhat optimistic)
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Great Wall of China
Definition
built to keep the barbarians out (Mongolia and Manchuria)
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Han Chinese
Definition
92% of the ethnic population
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Pilipino language
Definition
national language of Philippines
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Subic Bay
Definition
U.S. naval base in phil. closed in 1991
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Mt. Pinatubo
Definition
erupts and destroys Clark Air force base
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Most commonn lang in phillipines
Definition
english
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blue shirts society
Definition
Chiang Kai-shek secret police
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Hundred Flowers Campaign
Definition
1957-57
China wants your opinion, only if its good
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Cultural Revolution
Definition
1966-1976
Universities close for 8-10 years; young people cleanse society
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anti communist US president
Definition
Richard Nixon
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Ferdinand Magellan
Definition
first to visit Philippines

came from Spain in 1521
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Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
Definition
1st colony in Philippines by spanish
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Ferninand Marcos
Definition
Pres of Phil.
1965-1972-1981
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Gloria Nacapagot Arroyo
Definition
pres. of phil.
started natinal unification commission
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Laogai
Definition
labor camps for political criminals
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Jiang Qing
Definition
Mao's widow, not well liked
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Special Economic Zone
Definition
small village develops/grows
ex-shenzhen
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Deng Xiaoping
Definition
leader of China after Mao; wanted to reform China into capitalism
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Deng Xiaoping
Definition
leader of China after Mao; wanted to reform China into capitalism
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China becomes involved active in world
Definition
World Bank, World trade organization, international monetary fund
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Four modernizations
Definition
agriculture, tech, industry, defense
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Harry Wu
Definition
uncovered ugly side of totalitarialsim of china, expose on body parts, now at Stanford
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Xu Wenli
Definition
Godfather of Dissent
16 years in jail for trying to creat a 2nd political party
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Imelda Marcos
Definition
killed Aquino
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Filipino mestizo
Definition
mixed spanish/filipino blood
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Boxer Rebellion
Definition
violent anti-imperialism, anti-Christian movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society
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Ethnic groups of Philippines
Definition
Austronesian, Negrito and Malays
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Moro National Organiztion
Definition
political organiztion
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Corazon Aquino
Definition
11th president of Phil.
wife to Aquino and took after his assassination
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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Definition
she is the current president of Phil.
Term
Spanish Rule in Phil.
Definition
1521 to 1898
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A People's history of the U.S.
Definition
Howard Zinn
Term
Emilio Aquinaldo
Definition
1st president of the Phil.
fought with us then against us
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xu wenli
Definition
tried to create a diplomatic party in China. spent 16 years in jail.
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