EAST ASIAChina, Japan and the Koreas

East Asia

This PREtest should be your first page of notes so it can help you study for the quiz we will take at the end!

East Asia?

List the countries you believe are located in East Asia.

Three Columns

1. OWN IT: you will list terms here that you know, can define, feel you understand completely

2. FAMILIAR W/IT: this column is for terms you have heard, might be able to fake knowing, but really aren’t sure exactly how to use

3. WHAT IS IT: this final column is for terms that are very new to you and that you know you must learn

The TERMS for you to sort and master:

Kim Jong UnKim Jong IlKim Il SungHong KongDMZXi JinpingYalu Yangtzearable

CommunismTibetMao ZedongNon-Proliferation

TreatyOne-child policyUrban vs. Ruralsanction

East Asia

East Asia

Close Neighbors

What is this?

Pagoda

Traditional tiered tower

Most built to have a religious function

This one is one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world

This one in Horyu-ji, Japan

Japan• Largest economy in Asia until the

opening of the Chinese economy in the early 2000s.– Still largest GDP in Asia

• Japan – $36,900• China – $9,300• South Korea – $32,800• North Korea – $1,800

• Democratic, “western” society• Culturally driven by homogeneity

– Becoming more accepting to individuality

(U.S. - $50,700)

What is this?

DMZ Demilitarized Zone JSA - Used for

diplomatic engagements between North and South

Most guarded border in the world

North and South Korea

Read and annotate Divided We Stand

North and South Korea

Divided We Stand Answer the following questions…

List two major differences between North and South Korea.

How do you account for these differences, why are they so different?

The Koreas

NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA Supported and

rebuilt by China and USSR after WWII

Attacked South Korea in an effort to reunite

Suffered greatly after the fall of the Soviet Union

Supported and rebuilt by the US after WWII

Very suspicious of North Korea after being invaded

Created a growing capitalist economy

North Korea• One Party

– http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/wa08.socst.world.glob.party/one-party/

• All for One– http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/w

a08.socst.world.glob.allforone/all-for-one/• Heaven on Earth

– http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/wa10.socst.global.conn.heavearth/heaven-on-earth/

• Escaping– http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/w

a10.socst.global.conn.worthrisk/worth-the-risk/

• Freedom?– http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/w

a10.socst.global.conn.flifree/flight-to-freedom/

• Brainwashed?– http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/w

a10.socst.global.conn.brainwash/brainwashed/

Nuclear Non-Proliferation

• NPT – Non-Proliferation Treaty– Limits the spread of nuclear weapons– March 5, 1970 – five known nuclear powers

--USSR --France--UK --China--US

• Three Pillars of NPT– Nonproliferation of nuclear weapons– Eventual nuclear disarmament– Right to peaceful nuclear development

Nuclear Power Production

31 countries Only France, Belgium, Hungary and

Slovakia use them as their primary source of electricity.

Countries include… (ranked by capacity to produce)

US, France, Japan, Russia, South Korea, China, Canada, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, UK, Spain, Belgium, India, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Brazil, South Africa, Slovakia, Argentina, Mexico, Romania, Iran, Pakistan, Slovenia, Netherlands, Armenia

Who has the weapons?

Who has the weapons?

“deployed”--ready to use--

North Korean Nuclear Aspirations

Joined NPT, then threatened to withdraw Korea Energy Development Organization

1994 – agreed to freeze its nuclear construction Got fuel oil from U.S.

From 1994-2003, NK threatened to restart their nuclear weapons program if “conditions” weren’t met Loosening of sanctions by U.S., South Korea and

Japan After U.S. labeled NK as part of the “axis of

evil” relations worsened and NK began to test missiles.

Nuclear Aspirations (cont.)• Jan. 10, 2003 – NK withdraws from NPT• U.S. moves on Iraq, sends stealth war planes

to SK, conducts annual military exercises in SK, deploys aircraft carrier to waters around Korean Peninsula and adds to bombers in Guam

• China pressures NK for diplomatic relations so that Taiwan and Japan don’t go nuclear

• In August of 2003, NK claims that it has six nuclear weapons

• 2004-2011 – NK participates in several different multilateral talks, but no real changes

The New Guy

Kim Jong Il dies, his son, Kim Jong Un, takes over.

What will he do? Read “Korean War Part 2?”

Complete the worksheet on the article and “Nuclear Nations”

What is this?

Great Wall Of China

Great Wall Of China

Started in the 7th century BCE

Great Wall Of China

Started in the 7th century BCE

5,500-13,000 miles long

Great Wall Of China

Started in the 7th century BCE

5,500-13,000 miles long Ming wall = 5,500

Great Wall Of China

Started in the 7th century BCE

5,500-13,000 miles long Ming wall = 5,500 Entire wall with all

branches = 13,171

Great Wall Of China

Started in the 7th century BCE

5,500-13,000 miles long Ming wall = 5,500 Entire wall with all

branches = 13,171 Built as defensive

measure

China• Ancient Civilization• Ruled by dynasties --- a lot of them.• The last dynasty, Qing Dynasty, lasted from

1644-1912– Western imperialism– Lots of rebellions

• Republic of China established– Fought against communist revolutionaries (1912-

1936)– Fought with communists against Japanese

• People’s Republic of China– Mao Zedong

Let’s compare…

Issues Arable Land Territorial Disputes Gaps Environmental Impact Human Rights

Arable Land

10-12% of their land is farmable (arable)

Nearly 1/5 of that is polluted

Can’t support their food needs

Territorial Disputes

Tibet Culturally different Center of Buddhism

Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Eight islands Uninhabited East China Sea Close to shipping

lanes Rich fishing grounds Oil and gas reserves

Gaps… Coastal cities and

Interior Rich and Poor Rural and Urban Males and Females

Read and annotate the article “Move or Else”----Then complete the four multiple choice and

one essay question on the attached worksheet.

Environmental Impact

Due to rapid industrialization Average 10% GDP growth for the past

decade Largest source of carbon emissions in the

world 1/3 of the planet’s greenhouse gas output 16 of the 20 most polluted cities

Life expectancy has decreased by 5.5 years because of air pollution and water contamination

Human Rights

Authoritarian one-party state Arbitrary curbs on expression,

association, assembly and religion Prohibits independent labor unions and

human rights organizations Maintains Party control over all judicial

institutions

“The Tiananmen Square Protest”

Read and annotate the article Using the “Chronological Sequence” graphic

organizer, create a timeline of that protest Don’t forget to complete the cause and effect

boxes Research the Hong Kong protest

Using the “Chronological Sequence” graphic organizer, create a timeline of that protest Don’t forget to complete the cause and effect

boxes Compare and contrast in a Venn Diagram

HONG KONG

1842…China cedes HK to Great Britain as a result of the First Opium War

1898…99 year lease signed for 235 islands including HK

1941…Japan occupies HK, population drops by half

1946…Britain re-establishes rule of HK 50s, 60s, 70s…HK becomes economic

power b/c of industry, some worker unrest

HONG KONG 1984…Britain and China sign Joint

Declaration for a “one country, two systems” formula for the first 50 years after HK goes back to China

1989…Tiananmen Square protests lead HK leaders to push for more democracy guarantees for HK

1992…HK stock market crashes as China threatens to throw out agreement if HK keeps expanding suffrage

1997…HK handed back to China

HONG KONG as part of CHINA 2002…16 members of FALUN GONG spiritual

movement arrested…test of “two systems” (found guilty)

2002…Article 23 anti-subversion law proposed (shelved after protests of 500,000)

2004…China rules that it has final approval over any changes to HK voting laws

HK marks the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre…no where else in China does

2014…Chinese gov’t imposes tight rules on who can run in HK elections in 2017, protestors occupy City Centre to demand democracy for HK