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41 Cards in this Set
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what was china roc and what years?
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Republic of China 1912-1949
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Who led China 1912-1949
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Chiang Kai Shek and the Nationalist Party
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Who started leading the communist party?
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Mao Zedong
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1949-present is china called what?
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People Republic of china (PRC)
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nationalist fled to the island of what?
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taiwan
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Today Taiwan operatates as?
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an independent country
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China considers is a what?
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rebel province
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China is a what?
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Single party goverement
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What is the largest political party in the world?
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CPC
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After communist goverment than what?
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Socialist market economy
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what is a superpower?
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state with dominant position internationally
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What program is credited with saving 400 million births from happening?
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one child policy
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1910-1945 who was korea under rule of
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japanese rule
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2 occupation zones were created which did what?
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split the peninsula at the 38th parallel
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Who was North Koreas leader?
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Kim sung the grandfather of their current leader kim jong un
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Korean war US lead by who?
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Douglas macarthur
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how many communist chinese joined the war of the north korean side?
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300k
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What war is the forgotten war?
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korean
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South korea is a
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democratic
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Today north korea is a? founded by?
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communist, dictatorship monarchy, founded by kim sung
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North korea is nicknamed
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the hermit kingdom
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how many koreans died of starvation in the 90s
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2-3 million
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in 2002 what happened?
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bush called north korea part of the axis of evil
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what are we trying to do with north korea negotiate what?
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to dismantle their nuclear weapons program
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USA, NK, SK, China, Japan, and Russia are all part of what?
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They are called the six party talks
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India in population wise is what and to who?
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2nd only to China
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Caste System Hindu?
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strict social and religion positioning in society
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Caste system is based on what?
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karma where every deed affects your future life
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Prior to 1947 India and Pakistan were part of?
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British Empire
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Mohanda Gandhi was what?
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The most recongnized leader
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When and who assasinated Gandhi?
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January of 1948 Hindu Fanatic
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How many wars between india and Pakistan
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3
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Where does alot of tension and problems arise between india and pakistan?
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KASHMIR CONFLICT
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1980 the Soviet Red army?
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moved into afghan to back the new communist goverment
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Muslim freedom fighters were known?
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Mujahdeeen
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Taliban?
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Islamic fundamentalist group?
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Iraw war most deadly years?
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2010 and 2011
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we provide pakistan ?
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economic and military aid
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because we are friends with pakistan who doesnt like us that much?
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INDIA
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What year did we kill osama?
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2011
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because we are at war with the taliban many pakistanis are?
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strongly anti american
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