Hist 175 Final

Front 1

Opium Wars

Back 1

A conflict between China and Britain over the importation of Opium

Front 2

Taiping Rebellion

Back 2

A rebellion started by a religious group, whose leader claimed to be jesus' brother, and denounced the qing lifestyle

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Self-Strengthening

Back 3

Scholars in china called for reform and strengthening by using the western model

Front 4

Empress Dowager Cixi

Back 4

A regeant of the emporeer who imposed her power on China by imposing her power on young emperors

Front 5

Boxer Rebellion

Back 5

A rebellion by a group of chinese who denounced foreign missionaries, led to war and the "" Protocol

Front 6

Closing of Japan

Back 6

This was the closing of a countries boarders to outside threats and to stop christian teachings

Front 7

Unequal Treaties

Back 7

"Friendship Treaties" which heavily favored the U.>S

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Meiji Reforms

Back 8

Changes instituted in Japan by the Meiji Govt in the late 1800s which instituted mandatory military service

Front 9

Diet

Back 9

Japan's first experimentally parliamentary democracy meeting

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Civilization and Enlightenment

Back 10

A phrase used by intellectuals and oligarchs who wanted to modernize Japanese culture

Front 11

Sino-Japanese War

Back 11

A Conflict between Japan and China that established Japan as a world power

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Japanese Empire

Back 12

Japan became involved in occupying countries such as taiwan,korea and parts of China in the early 20th century

Front 13

Russo-Japanese War

Back 13

A conflict between Russia and Japan over Korean territory and railway, which led to russia withdrawing and Japan occupying Korea

Front 14

Sun Yat-sen

Back 14

An Anti-Manchu revolutionary, who was considered the father of the chinese republic

Front 15

1911 Revolution

Back 15

A military coup that was started by the accidental exposure of revolutionaries

Front 16

May Fourth Movement

Back 16

Protests in China over Pro JApan rulings at the treaty of versailles, led to an increase in nationalism and pride

Front 17

Mao Zedong

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A peasent born man who went on to revolt against th nationalist part who eventually became the head of the communist party

Front 18

Chaing Kai-shek

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The leader of the nationalist part who studied military in Japan and look toward Facisim to save the country

Front 19

Long MArch

Back 19

A year long migration of those in the communist partyfrom jiangxi to Yan'an

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Nationalist Party

Back 20

China under the rule of Chaing Kai-shek but a time plagued with war, WWII

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Occupation of Japan

Back 21

After Japans defeat in WWI on Aug 30 1945, Japan was under Americas (blank)

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Collectivized Agriculture

Back 22

The collection and redistribution of food and grain by the communist govt

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Hundred Flowers Campaign

Back 23

Mao's way to get people to voice their problems with communism which eventually led to a persecution of "Rightists"

Front 24

Great Leap Forward

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Mao's plan to increase production and output, led to great famine and subpar steel production

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Cultural Revolution

Back 25

Mao's attempt to recapture the revolutionary fervor with the young students that almost led to full scale civil war

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Special Economic zones

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Zones that were created to incentivize foreign firms coming to China for cheap well trained labor, low taxes , and new factories

Front 27

One-Child Policy

Back 27

China's communist reaction to an explosion in population and famine

Front 28

Tiananmen Protests

Back 28

College students protesting for more freedom and more democracy in the China in the summer of 1989

Front 29

Korean War

Back 29

A Conflict between N. Korea and S. Korea, that eventually came to involve the u.s. and China. Accomplished nothing and established a treaty that technically didn't end the war

Front 30

Japan's Roaring 80s

Back 30

A time period of economic expansion and rebound by the Japanese economy after WWII in the 1980s