PLSC 115 Final Study Guide
China
Early history
Great divergence
Colonialism—Open door policy and spheres of influence
Founding of ROC and PRC
Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution
Nixon and China
Economic Liberalization
Tiananmen Square protest
Govt structure
Democratization
Population
Tibet and other ethnicities
Environment
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Mexico
Pre-Columbian civilizations
Conquest
Independence
19th century relations with the US
Revolution
Rise and decline of the PRI
Political parties today
Economy—“miracle”, NAFTA, poverty
Ethnicity
Zapatista movement
Congress, Presidency, Courts
Social Policy
Crime
Pemex
Immigration
Plus a few general topics from past parts of the class, and from class presentations
