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What is the status of the Rohingya group in Myanmar?
What is the status of the Rohingya group in Myanmar?
- They are fully supported by the government.
- They are considered citizens with equal rights.
- They have citizenship but limited rights.
- They are citizenless and lack rights. (correct)
What significant action was taken by Thailand regarding its territories after WWII?
What significant action was taken by Thailand regarding its territories after WWII?
- Returned some territories to Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia. (correct)
- Lost territories to Vietnam.
- Annexed territories from Myanmar.
- Gained additional territories from neighboring countries.
What incident exemplifies the destruction brought by the Vietnam War?
What incident exemplifies the destruction brought by the Vietnam War?
- The introduction of economic reforms in the 90s.
- The use of Agent Orange by American forces. (correct)
- The reunification of North and South Vietnam.
- The establishment of the United Nations in Vietnam.
What was a notable condition of Thailand's political history?
What was a notable condition of Thailand's political history?
Which country cut off aid to Vietnam after it joined the United Nations in 1977?
Which country cut off aid to Vietnam after it joined the United Nations in 1977?
What was one of the primary goals of the Bandung Conference?
What was one of the primary goals of the Bandung Conference?
What significant event occurred in Cambodia in 1979?
What significant event occurred in Cambodia in 1979?
What was the reason behind Laos’s civilians escaping to Thailand?
What was the reason behind Laos’s civilians escaping to Thailand?
What change did Mikhail Gorbachev encourage in Laos during the 2000s?
What change did Mikhail Gorbachev encourage in Laos during the 2000s?
What was the consequence of General Ne Win's coup in Myanmar in 1962?
What was the consequence of General Ne Win's coup in Myanmar in 1962?
Which opposition movement emerged in Myanmar despite the government's restrictions?
Which opposition movement emerged in Myanmar despite the government's restrictions?
In what way was Myanmar affected by its government's policies?
In what way was Myanmar affected by its government's policies?
What major international recognition did Aung San Suu Kyi receive in 1991?
What major international recognition did Aung San Suu Kyi receive in 1991?
Flashcards
Rohingya
Rohingya
A Muslim group from the Rakhine region of Myanmar, considered citizenless and lacking rights.
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra
Controversial Prime Minister of Thailand in the 2000s, known for reforms and political turmoil.
Agent Orange
Agent Orange
A herbicide used by the US in Vietnam to destroy plant cover; caused severe health and ecological damage.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War
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Economic reforms in Vietnam
Economic reforms in Vietnam
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Bandung Conference
Bandung Conference
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Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge
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Pol Pot
Pol Pot
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People's Republic of Kampuchea
People's Republic of Kampuchea
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi
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Myanmar's Military Rule
Myanmar's Military Rule
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Study Notes
Challenges to Nationhood in Southeast Asia Post-Bandung
- The Bandung Conference of 1955 was a significant meeting of African and Asian nations, aiming for economic and cultural cooperation, opposing colonialism.
- Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, rose to power, transforming the country into a communist regime and causing genocide and grave abuses.
- The Khmer Rouge were removed in 1979 with Vietnam's help, establishing the People's Republic of Kampuchea. Vietnam's intervention was motivated by Khmer Rouge attacks on Vietnamese provinces.
- Laos became the Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1975, a communist state facing poverty and food shortages, prompting many people to flee to Thailand.
- Laos received extensive bombing from the USA.
- Gorbachev's encouragement of reforms in Laos led to US lifting of the trade embargo and economic assistance in the 2000s.
- Myanmar experienced a coup in 1962, resulting in a socialist government under General Ne Win, transforming Burma into a police state suppressing opposition.
- Burma's economy suffered from a lack of reforms and widespread human rights violations.
Myanmar (Burma)
- Myanmar experienced a military coup in 1962, leading to a socialist government.
- The country became a police state, suppressing dissent.
- The economy suffered due to lack of reforms and human rights violations.
Thailand
- Thailand has alternated between civilian and military rule.
- Controversial figure of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in power through much of the 2000s.
- Thai youth protested in 2021 for reforms related to the monarchy.
Vietnam
- Vietnam intervened in Cambodia to remove the Khmer Rouge, changing the country's governance.
- A war against Vietnam lasted almost 21 years, with severe destruction.
- Agent Orange was used in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos causing severe environmental damage and health issues.
- Vietnam joined the UN in 1977.
- Vietnam successfully merged North and South Vietnam into a single country.
- Economic reforms began in the 1990s.
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