Taiwan after World War II

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/taiwan-after-world-war-ii

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How heavy is Taiwan after World War II?Approximately 1.5 to 2 million people arrived from mainland China post-1949
2. What is the end of japanese rule?1945
3. What is the retrocession to ROC?Administered by the Republic of China (ROC) after WWII
4. What happened to Taiwan after World War II?After Japan left, Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China and the ROC government took control of the island.
5. Why did some Taiwanese feel upset when the ROC came?Many people thought the new government was corrupt and different from what they knew, and new rules changed schools and the language used.

Colonial Rule: Control of one country or territory by another, often for economic gain.
Retrocession: The act of formally giving back or returning something, like territory.
Benshengren: Taiwanese people whose families lived on the island before 1945.
Waishengren: People who moved to Taiwan from mainland China after 1945.