| A | B |
|---|
| Saigon | capital of South Vietman |
| Shinto | oldest surviving religion in Japan |
| People's Republic of China | Communist |
| Republic of China | Free |
| Kim Il-sung | first president of South Korea |
| Mikado | emperor in feudal Japan |
| Mao's killings | greatest massacre in world history |
| V-J Day | September 2, 1945 |
| Thailand | only Southeast Asian country never to have been ruled by a Wester power |
| Tinanmen Square | a reform demonstration that turned into the mureders of 7500 - 10000 people by the communists (Chinese Red Army) |
| 1946 | Philippines became independent |
| Townsend Harris | opened Japan's doors to missionaries |
| Japan | derived from "Cipango" |
| Ainu | original inhabitants - Caucasian |
| Burma | formerly Myanmar - renamed by its military government in 1989 |
| Korean War | Douglas MacArthur led US forces against the Communists |
| Shoguns | feudal lords who really contrilled public affairs |
