| A | B |
|---|
| Homogeneous | society of people with a common backgrpund |
| Depression | Great event that led to a nationalist and militant government in Japan |
| Armistice | agreement that ends a war |
| Annex | to add territory to a country |
| Equality | something Japanese women have rarely had |
| Hermit | nickname of isolationist Korean kingdom |
| Asian Tiger | nickname for South Korea based on its economic success |
| Peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| Samurai | Japanese warrior knight |
| Isolationism | policy of avoiding contact with foreigners |
| Japan | nation that annexed Korea and forced them to assimilate to their culture |
| Economic Miracle | the rapid recovery of Japan after the devastation of World War II |
| Mountainous | geography of both North Korea and Japan |
| Democracy | South Korean form of government |
| Korean War | caused the Americans to end their occupation of Japan |
| Militarism | glorification of the military |
| Feudalism | political system linking higher and lower lords together through loyalty |
| Bushido | Samurai code of honor |
| Cold War | rivalry that caused the division of Korea |
| Shogun | Japanese general |
| Silla | Korean dynasty that united the people |
| 38th Parallel | site of original division of Korea and the fiercest fighting during the Korean War |
| Shinto | native religion of Japan |
