MI: A zone of noncommunist states developed across the Pacific Rim. - Korea was divided bw Russian zone and American zone - Taiwan was restored to China Guomindang government - Japan was occupied by American forces for major changes MI: Japan recovered from 1945 when Americans took over and established democracy. - 1945 Japan was a mess and poor - Americans occupied the government to tear down their structures to press democratization - New constitution made parliament the supreme government body - Liberal Democratic party monopolized Japan’s government into 1990sà two parties formed in 1955 by the new constitution - Japanà multiparty democracy, one-party control in elite control - Women could vote, better ways of education
MI: Korea divided into two parts, the north and south, which shared tensions. - Korea was in shambles during their postwar period - Allies agreed Korea should be restored as an independent state - US sponsored Republic of Korea in the south matched by a Soviet-dominated People’s Democratic Republic of Korea in the north - North Korea became a communist state - 1950 Korean forces attacked the south in what became the Korean War –trying to impose unification within themselves - After the war, economic change gained ground, but south and north Korea tensions lingered
MI: Taiwan had authoritarian political patterns that developed. - Taiwan postwar—imposition over the Taiwanese majority of a new leadership and military force drawn from mainland - Authoritarian political patterns developed in China, disaffected Taiwanese - 1955 and 1968 commu nists bombarded Quemoy and Matsu - US induced Chiang to renounce intentions of attacking the mainland - Hong Kong remained a British colony after WW2, gained autonomy from direct British rule Japan, Incorporated MI: Traditional aspects lingered, but expanded in Japan. - Changes in leadership in 1993 - Economic progress reinforced Japan’s political unity - Political atmosphere appeared strong in cooperation with business - Promoted birth control and abortion - Japanese culture served traditional aspects with arts and New Year’s Day festivities - Yukio Mishima dealt with controversial themes in his art
MI: Many positive changes occurred, consisting of better family life and hard-workers with new labor policies. - Rapid economic growth - Their per capita income surpassed other countries - Active government encouragement - Invested in technology - Labor policies functioned well with works who were organized and hard-working - Family life—women didn’t follower Western patterns, feminist movement was confined to intellectuals - Pollution was big program due to factories and traffic - Economic recession in 1990s brought unemployment Pacific Rim
MI: Populations soared due to economic growth and the per capita surpassed other countries. - South Koreaà economic dynamism - Freedom of the press - Government placed focus on economic growth with industrial firms, steel, automobiles, international markets - Industrial groups like Daewoo and Hyundai resembled Japanese companies before and after WW2 - Built ships, housing units, schools, technical college, arena - Population soared—growing prosperity - Per capita income grew MI: Government had major control over citizens and China experienced high productivity. - Republic of China experienced high rate of economic development - Agriculture and industry productivity increased - Traditional medical practices and religion remained lively but were expanded - Informal links with communist regime in Beijing - Chiang Ching-Kuo emphasized personal authority - Strong authoritarian strain continued - Lee Yuan Yew, prime minister, took office in 1965 - Government established control over citizens, discipline and restrain focus - Hong Kong retained status as a major world port, production soared
MI: Noncommunist theme was dominant. - Stressed group loyalties against excessive individualism or portest and in support of hard work - Confucian morality was used - Dyansism spilled over to southeast Asia - Unexpected weaknesses in final years with growth faltering, unemployment rates, and currencies took major hits
- Korea was divided bw Russian zone and American zone
- Taiwan was restored to China Guomindang government
- Japan was occupied by American forces for major changes
MI: Japan recovered from 1945 when Americans took over and established democracy.
- 1945 Japan was a mess and poor
- Americans occupied the government to tear down their structures to press democratization
- New constitution made parliament the supreme government body
- Liberal Democratic party monopolized Japan’s government into 1990sà two parties formed in 1955 by the new constitution
- Japanà multiparty democracy, one-party control in elite control
- Women could vote, better ways of education
MI: Korea divided into two parts, the north and south, which shared tensions.
- Korea was in shambles during their postwar period
- Allies agreed Korea should be restored as an independent state
- US sponsored Republic of Korea in the south matched by a Soviet-dominated People’s Democratic Republic of Korea in the north
- North Korea became a communist state
- 1950 Korean forces attacked the south in what became the Korean War –trying to impose unification within themselves
- After the war, economic change gained ground, but south and north Korea tensions lingered
MI: Taiwan had authoritarian political patterns that developed.
- Taiwan postwar—imposition over the Taiwanese majority of a new leadership and military force drawn from mainland
- Authoritarian political patterns developed in China, disaffected Taiwanese
- 1955 and 1968 commu nists bombarded Quemoy and Matsu
- US induced Chiang to renounce intentions of attacking the mainland
- Hong Kong remained a British colony after WW2, gained autonomy from direct British rule
Japan, Incorporated
MI: Traditional aspects lingered, but expanded in Japan.
- Changes in leadership in 1993
- Economic progress reinforced Japan’s political unity
- Political atmosphere appeared strong in cooperation with business
- Promoted birth control and abortion
- Japanese culture served traditional aspects with arts and New Year’s Day festivities
- Yukio Mishima dealt with controversial themes in his art
MI: Many positive changes occurred, consisting of better family life and hard-workers with new labor policies.
- Rapid economic growth
- Their per capita income surpassed other countries
- Active government encouragement
- Invested in technology
- Labor policies functioned well with works who were organized and hard-working
- Family life—women didn’t follower Western patterns, feminist movement was confined to intellectuals
- Pollution was big program due to factories and traffic
- Economic recession in 1990s brought unemployment
Pacific Rim
MI: Populations soared due to economic growth and the per capita surpassed other countries.
- South Koreaà economic dynamism
- Freedom of the press
- Government placed focus on economic growth with industrial firms, steel, automobiles, international markets
- Industrial groups like Daewoo and Hyundai resembled Japanese companies before and after WW2
- Built ships, housing units, schools, technical college, arena
- Population soared—growing prosperity
- Per capita income grew
MI: Government had major control over citizens and China experienced high productivity.
- Republic of China experienced high rate of economic development
- Agriculture and industry productivity increased
- Traditional medical practices and religion remained lively but were expanded
- Informal links with communist regime in Beijing
- Chiang Ching-Kuo emphasized personal authority
- Strong authoritarian strain continued
- Lee Yuan Yew, prime minister, took office in 1965
- Government established control over citizens, discipline and restrain focus
- Hong Kong retained status as a major world port, production soared
MI: Noncommunist theme was dominant.
- Stressed group loyalties against excessive individualism or portest and in support of hard work
- Confucian morality was used
- Dyansism spilled over to southeast Asia
- Unexpected weaknesses in final years with growth faltering, unemployment rates, and currencies took major hits