History 7 lesson 2  Created by davidstrange   9 terms  People's
Republic of China  Communist government of mainland China;
proclaimed in 1949 following military success of Mao Zedong over
forces of Chiang Kai-shek and the Guomindang.  Nationalist China
Great Leap Forward  Started by Mao Zedong, combined collective
farms into People's Communes, failed because there was no
incentive to work harder, ended after 2 years  Deng Xiaoping
Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997)  Tainanmen Square  In
China democratic-seeking students protested in this square but
were brutally crushed by chinese tanks and armed forces  Korean
War  a war between North and South Korea  Vietnam war  a
prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North
Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist
armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a
constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of
World War II (1901-1989)  Ja