Unit 7 Review

- Followed the end of WWII

- The Emperor was able to retain his title, becoming ceremonial leader

- Gen. Douglas MacArthur takes charge

- New constitution is written

- Men and women have new rights and freedoms

• Vietnam War

• Great Leap Forward

• India's Independence Movement

• The Rebuilding of Japan

- Mahatma Gandhi used nationalism to bring people together

- Gandhi used non-violent social action to bring about independence from Great Britain

- Non-violent protests included boycotts, hunger strikes and a march

• Vietnam War

• Great Leap Forward

• India's Independence Movement

• The Rebuilding of Japan

- Mao Zedong's program to change China from an farming society to a modern industrial society

- Many people sent to live in farming cooperatives

- This Chinese experiment was a failure

• Vietnam War

• Great Leap Forward

• India's Independence Movement

• Cultural Revolution

- Mao Zedong launched this program to stop opposition to his leadership after his "modernization program" failed

- Mao Zedong enlisted the youth to purge the "four olds" and to revive China's revolutionary spirit

- The youths followed the "little red book"

• Vietnam War

• Great Leap Forward

• India's Independence Movement

• Cultural Revolution

- Ho Chi Minh used nationalism to provoke people to action and used violence to bring about independence of his country from France

- Ho Chi Minh wanted to unite his country under communism

- US became involved to contain communism and to preserve democracy

• Vietnam War

• Great Leap Forward

• India's Independence Movement

• Cultural Revolution

Which statement best describes the condition of Japan immediately following World War II?

• Much of Japan’s infrastructure was destroyed

• Japan became known as a puppet state

• The country stood out as one of the most powerful nations.

• Economically, Japan was a world power.

Nationalism involves ___________ one’s country.

• indifference to

• loyalty and devotion to

• unhappiness with

• arguments with

India’s nationalism led to the Indian people gaining their independence from this country’s rule in 1947

• Britain

• France

• United States

• Russia

Who urged non-violent protests to gain India's independence?

• Nelson Mandela

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Mao Zedong

A boycott is ______________________

• When someone protests by picketing and holding up signs at a building

• When people decide not to buy certain items, or to buy from certain businesses in protest

• When people march in a large group in protest

• When people fight