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36 Cards in this Set
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Multipolar System
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More than 2 powers shaping the system. Non-zero-sum game
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Bipolar System
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Politics shaped by 2 major powers.
Zero-sum game. |
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Zero Sum-game
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What is gained buy one is an automatic loss to the other.
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The khmer rouge
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government in cambodia pursued radical communist policies. anti-vietnam.
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Taiwan Relations Act of 1979
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to strengthen unofficial ties between taiwan and u.s
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Japan Formula
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The U.S would terminate it's diplomatic ties with taiwan
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4 Modernizations program
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Modernizing agriculture, industry, science and defense to strengthen China economically.
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**Nixon-Sato Joint Communique
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1969. Japan contended that peace and security in Taiwan was an important factor in Japan Security.
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Deng Xioaping
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President of China. reinforced pragmatism
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Tanaka Kakuei
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President of Japan. Wanted normalization of sino-japan relationship
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**General Nguyen Van Thieu
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Former president of S.Vietnam
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Hua guofeng
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Mao's successor. brought cultural revolution to an end and ousted Gang of 4 from power.
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Alexander Haig
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U.s sec of state under Reagan.
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Fukuda Takeo
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Prime Minister of Japan 1976-78
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Hegemonism
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Predominant influence of a state over others.
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Characteristics of a Bipolar System
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No peripheries
Increased intensity Constant pressure Accomodates change |
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Characteristics of a Multipolar System
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Increased interaction
Diminished focus of other states Limits arms competition More flexibility |
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Li Teng Hui
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China president 1988: pro indepenence for taiwan
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Clinton's "3 No" policy
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est. policy on taiwan.
-U.S would not support taiwan independence -no one china, one taiwan policy -no entry of taiwan into int'l orgs as soverign state. |
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Nakasone Yasuhiro
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Prim Min. Japan, revitalized japans nationalism
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Chen Shui-bian
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Pres. of China, supportive of Taiwan independence
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Jiang Zemin
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Gen Sec of Communist party of China & pres. of china 93-03.became "paramount leader" in the 1990s. Under his leadership, China experienced substantial developmental growth with reforms
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Chiang Ching-kuo
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Pres of china 78-88
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Democratic Progressive Party
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aka taiwan.
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Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR)
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status is a legal designation in the United States for free trade with a foreign nation. In the U.S. the name was changed from Most Favored Nation (MFN) to PNTR in 1998.
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Taiwan Question
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taiwans sovereignty status
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One country, two systems
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idea originally proposed by Deng Xiaoping. He suggested that there will be only one China, but areas such as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan can have their own capitalist economic and political systems, while the rest of China uses the "socialist" system.
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tiananmen square incident
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The protests of 1989 resulted in the massacre of Chinese protesters
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San Fransisco Peace Treary
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49 allied nations and Japan signed to formallt end Japans position as an imperial power
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Treaty of Shimoda
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Signed between japan and russia in shimoda, japan. officially startign thier relations
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Yalta Agreement
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Between u.s, u.k and russia, to discuss europes postwar recognition
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Treaty of portsmouth
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ended the russo-japanes war 1905
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Article 9 of japanese constitution
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prohibits an act of war by the state
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checkbook diplomacy
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used to describe international policy of openly using economic aid
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Kim il-sung
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korean communist politician, served as prime minister and president of north korea
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kim jong-il
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"the great leader". kim's son and successor as korean communist president
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