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who was given the job of rebuilding japan after the end of ww2
Douglas MacArthur
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what type of government was created for japan in the years following the war
constitutional monarchy
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what was the japanese emperors role in the new government
the japanese emperors role in the new government was ceremonial
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what is the name of the japanese parliament
the diet was its name
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what was a requirement written into the new japanese constitution
to never declare war
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who led the chinese communist during most of the 20th century
Mao Zedong
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what happened to Mao's communist supporters when the nationalist republic of china was formed in 1929
they were attacked and killed
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who took over china right after ww2
Mao and his communist
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why didnt the great leap forward work
people wanted to be able to work for themselves and make a profit
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what was the period of time when Mao tried to eliminate anyone that criticized the government
the cultural revolution
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what was the name of the new army of young people Mao used to enforce his policies in the 1960s
the red guard
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what jobs did Mao think would lead china to become most prosperous
farmers and workers
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who became leader of china after Mao's death in 1976
Den Xiaoping
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what happened to the students that protested for greater political freedom in tianamen square in beiging in 1989
were attacked by chinese troops many were killed or arrested
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what statue was the goddess of democracy modeled after
the statue of liberty
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what was russia's main goal at the end of ww2
to be sure they would never be attacked by a western european country
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what did the leader of the soviet union think would provide the most protection
having friendly procommunist countries along all their borders would help
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what was the name given to the disagreements between the u.s. and the soviet union
the cold war
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the country was divided because of
soviet controlled north u.s. controlled south
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what was the fear of the u.s. about both korea and vietnam at the end of ww2
the 2 countries would become communist
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