12.3 - The Rise of Asia and the Green Revolution

Japan

• Japan
• Four Dragons/Four Tigers
  • Hong Kong
  • Taiwan
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Economic powerhouses in East Asia
  • High GDP growth
  • Modern industrial cities & infrastructure
• Lee Kuan Yew (1923 - 2015)
  • Singapore's longtime ruler
• Park Chung Hee (1917 - 1973)
  • South Korea Military Dictator
• Aung Sang Suu Kyi
  • Burmese leader
  • She championed human rights

Mao-Era (1949 - 1976)

• Mao Zedong
  • Leader of China until 1976
• Great Leap Forward (1958 - 1961)
  • Attempt to modernize & socialize the economy
• Cultural Revolution
  • Sweep away all those who opposed the revolution
  • Countering global trend of challenging authority
• cult of personality
  • Deifying Mao
  • Memorizing his sayings

Post-Mao

• Deng Xiaoping (1904 - 1997)
  • More pragmatic than Mao Zedong
  • Capitalized China
  • Agricultural liberalization
  • Brought China back into the international community
  • Encouraged foreign investment
• Tiananmen Square Incident/Massacre