CORRECT Answers
38th Parallel - CORRECT ANSWER - divided North and South Korea; still exists today
First Sino-Japanese War - CORRECT ANSWER - Japan extended influence in Korea- it
came into conflict with China; Japan wanted larger empire and resources; competition between
Japan and China; Japan won because of their modernization; Japan gains treaty ports in China,
and control of Taiwan; eventually leads to boxer rebellion for China.
French Indochina - CORRECT ANSWER - Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam- under French
control
Ho Chi Minh - CORRECT ANSWER - nationalist & communist; North Vietnam leader
Japanese Economy & Government in 1920 - CORRECT ANSWER - Economy- good; gov.
expanded by building up industry, Zibatsu families purchase factories
Government- emperor in power; moving towards democracy; men able to vote
Japanese Economy & Government in 1930 - CORRECT ANSWER - Economy- down;
affected by Great Depression
Government- Ultranationalists began to influence gov. decisions; rise of people got restricted;
people lost democratic freedoms
Japanese Economy & Government in 1940 - CORRECT ANSWER - Economy- booming
again; rebuilding Japan
Government- wrote constitution; create democracy; emperor looses power; begin Diet gov.
March First Movement - CORRECT ANSWER - took place in Korea; nationalist
movement against Japan