Modern East/South/Centeral Asia Chapter 22-23 Key Terms

Mao Zedong was...

• The founder of modern Japan's economic policies

• The communist leader who established the People's Republic of China

• The first president of independent Pakistan

• The leader of the Indian independence movement

The Chinese Communist Party is...

• The ruling party of China that came to power in 1949 under Mao Zedong

• A socialist organization based in Taiwan

• A nationalist group that opposed communism in China

• A former dynasty that controlled China for centuries

Brainwashing is...

• A religious practice in Buddhism

• A medical procedure to treat mental illness

• A process of psychological manipulation used to control beliefs and behaviors

• A form of education used in ancient China

The Cultural Revolution was...

• A nationalist movement to unite China and Taiwan

• A campaign led by Mao Zedong to enforce communist ideology and eliminate opposition

• A democratic movement that sought to end monarchy

• A period of artistic and literary revival in China

Tiananmen Square is known for...

• A famous economic district in Beijing

• The site of China’s first parliament

• The location where the Treaty of Nanking was signed

• A pro-democracy protest in China that was violently suppressed in 1989

Chinese state-managed capitalism is...

• An economic system where the government controls key industries while allowing some market-based policies

• A complete rejection of private enterprise

• A form of capitalism where businesses operate without government influence

• A return to pure communism under Mao’s leadership

BRICS is...

• A United Nations program to support industrialization

• A trade agreement between China and Japan

• An economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

• A military alliance led by China and Russia

Mohandas Gandhi was...

• A military general who led India in World War II

• The leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement against British rule

• A Chinese revolutionary leader

• The founder of modern Pakistan

Satyagraha is...

• A Hindu religious ceremony

• A war strategy used in India’s independence struggle

• A political system used in ancient India

• Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience

Ahimsa is...

• A type of Indian government structure

• A form of economic protest

• The principle of nonviolence in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

• A colonial law used to control India