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9 Cards in this Set
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Washington Conference
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1921-22.
-Attended by 9 powers with interest in east asia -held to settle issues left over from ww1 -exclusive alliance between Britain and Japan was ended -loose alliance formed between US, japan, britain, and france |
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Shanxi
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-province in northern central china
-area where the warlord yan xishan dominated until the 1930s |
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Long March
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1934-35.
-journey made by communist forces trying to escape the suppression campaign of chiang kai-shek -very few lived but they established a new communist base at Yan'an |
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Blue Shirts (or Green Gang)
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1931.
-Chiang Kai-Shek's "secret police" -Led by Dai Li, they gathered intelligence and killed anyone thought to oppose Chiang |
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xian
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1930s.
-a county or district that as soon as it was able to govern itself, could participate through representation in the central government - They would elect their own governor - Used the process of tootelidge -However, power was still reatained by land lords and gov officials |
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New Life Movement
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1934-37.
-A set of Confucian, Christian, and facist beliefs formulated by Chiang Kai-Sheks gov to change the moral character of the chinese into a militariazed society |
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coolies
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late 1920s.
-laborers paid next to nothing because lowest possible labor cost became essential for high yield -they were thrown sticks and if they got one they were employed for the day |
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Trade Union Act
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1928
-established to control union activity b/c the government thought that unions were inspired by communists |
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Factory Act
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1929
-prohibited child labor -limited work day to 10 hrs -called for health and safety regulations |
