Governments in East Asia

East and Southeast Asia: Political

Types of Government

• Monarchy

• Communist

• Totalitarian dictatorship

Multiple Choice

Which government is NOT in East Asia?

• Federal Republic

• Monarchy

• Totalitarian Government

• Communist

​Japan

• Japan has a constitutional monarchy with a ceremonious emperor, but the actual power falls to the parliament.

• The emperor lost any power or influence after World War II due to a peace agreement with allies.

​China

• China has a communist-led government.

• China does have a President and a Vice President who serve as the chief of state after being elected by voting party members (about 2,900 voters).

• The government was formed after the end of Word War II (1949), which ended the Chinese Dynasties stopping with the Qing Dynasty.

Multiple Choice

China runs under what type of government?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Communist

• Dictatorship

North Korea

• Ruled by Kim Jong Un, North Korea is ran through a totalitarian dictatorship.

• Kim Jong Un can solely be responsible for the media and what people living outside of North Korea can know about this country.

Multiple Choice

North Korea is a communist country.

• True

• False

​Vietnam

• Vietnam is a communist state with a President selected by the National Assembly, similar to China, as a result of the decolonization of Vietnam and the subsequent Vietnam War with the United States.

Multiple Choice

Vietnam's government is similar to what other place?

• Japan

• None

• North Korea

• China

​East and Southeast Asia

• Many different political and cultural ideologies spread throughout Asia, particularly the idea of communism.

• Communism originated in the Soviet Union and spread to much of Asia during the Cold War period as Russia sought to expand it's influence.

Multiple Choice

Where did communism originate?

• Silk Road

• Vietnam

• Soviet Union

• Conquistadors