Asia from 1920 to the End of World War II (1)

For Wednesday's class, please read chapter 17 to page 384, and be prepared to answer the following questions:

• Why did full colonialism come so late to most of Southeast Asia?
• What marked the end of colonialism in Southeast Asia?
• What effect did Western colonialism have on Southeast Asia?
• Who did Western colonial powers protect? How?
• Where was Western-style education restricted? Why?
• Describe plantation agriculture.
• Outline America's history with the Philippines.
• Who were Gandhi, Nehru, and Jinnah, and what roles did they play in India's independence movement?
• What/who can be blamed for the tragedy of partition?
• What was going on in Manchuria during the warlord period in China?
• Why were the communists working for and with the Guomindang?
• Describe the promising start of Chiang Kai-shek's leadership?
• How did the relationship between the communists and Guomindang change?
• What is the Long March?
• What were Mao's strategies?
• Why did the Japanese launch a full-scale assault on China in 1937?
• Why did the communists come out on top?