Cold War in China

from the quiz

Which of the following countries, shares a border with China?

Saudi Arabia

Japan

Russia (Soviet Union)

Iran

Russia (Soviet Union)

under the Manchu Dynasty, a majority of the population were…

peasants

which answers below best support the idea of political weakness during the Manchu Dynasty? (select all that apply)

Great Britain defeated China during the First Opium War

Extraterritoriality

The Nanjing Massacre

The Taiping Rebellion

Great Britain defeated China during the First Opium War

Extraterritoriality

The Taiping Rebellion

once China opened up to the Western World, what did European missionaries bring with them?

Christianity

who was the first president of China after the Manchu Dynasty collapsed?

Sun Yat-sen

what is regionalism?

lack of unity

what were students at the May Fourth Movement protesting? (select all that apply)

Warlords

The Opioid Epidemic

Traditional Chinese Culture

The Treaty of Versailles

The Bolshevik Revolution

warlords

the Treaty of Versailles

traditional Chinese culture

true/ false

Edgar Snow, the American Journalist, wrote about the Long March to show the American people they should fear the spread of communism. 

false

in 1922, the KMT and CCP formed the United Front. who was their common enemy?

warlords

Chiang Kai-Shek supported which of the following groups… (select all that apply)

middle class

peasants

warlords

landlords

middle class

landlords

in the Jiangxi Soviet, Mao developed a _____ strategy where he believed the peasants should be the basis of a revolution

rural

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"The journey of the Jiangxi Reds thus far had provided them with much food for reflection.  They had won many new friends and made many bitter enemies. This quote best describes events that were happening during: 

the Long March

the Chinese Civil War from 1945-1949, was fought between which two groups? Who were they funded by?

CCP- Soviet Union

KMT- America

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"Mao Zedong hoped to develop labor-intensive methods of industrialization that would emphasize manpower rather than the gradual purchase of heavy machinery, thereby putting to use China's dense population and obviating the need to accumulate capital.  Rather than building large new factories, he proposed developing backyard steel furnaces in every village.  The quote above describes events that were happening during... 

Great Leap Forward

where was Chiang Kai Shek exiled to after the Chinese Civil War?

Taiwan

why did America send a Ping Pong team to China in 1971?

to normalise the relationship between China and America

 

"The cult of Mao was escalated to fever pitch.  Mao's face dominated the front page of the People's Daily, which also ran a column of his quotation everyday.  Soon, badges started appearing with Mao's head on them, of which, altogether, some 4.8 billion were manufactured. The quote above describes events that were happening during... 

Cultural Revolution

true/ false

President Nixon agreed to recognise the PRC in the United Nations

true

when Mao founded the PRC, which of the following leaders was Mao following?

Nikita Khrushchev

Joseph Stalin

Chiang Kai-Shek

Benito Mussolini

Joseph Stalin

true/ false

in China today, Mao is nationally hated because of his failed policies and the chaos, fear, and death that resulted from these failed policies

false

Mao encouraged intellectuals to speak up because he believed they would support his reforms and programs. this freedom of speech is associated with which even during Mao’s rule?

100 flowers campaign

what was the goal of the Great Leap Forward

industrialise in just 15 years

what were some of the effects of the Great Leap Forward? (select all that apply)

famine

poor steel production

peasants forced onto communes

enough food for the growing population of China

famine

poor steel production

peasants forced onto communes

the Long March was significant for all of the following reasons, except

It solidified Mao Zedong as the leader of the CCP

It allowed the CCP members to avoid being killed by the KMT

The length of the march was approximately 6,000 miles and caused many people to abandon the CCP, which led to its demise 

It allowed the CCP members to spread their message to millions of peasants through China

The length of the march was approximately 6,000 miles and caused many people to abandon the CCP, which led to its demise

what effect did Deng Xiaoping have on China’s GDP?

he was responsible for helping raise China’s GDP

according to Deng Xiaoping, how should a government motivate workers to produce more?

material incentive

which of the following people helped run China between 1960 and 1966, but was then purged during the Cultural Revolution?

Deng Xiaoping

in mid April, 1989, students gathered in Tiananmen Square. what were they protesting

more political freedom

when the government responded with force at Tiananmen Square, what did that prove to the Chinese people? (select all that apply)

Deng still possessed dictatorial powers

Deng approach was unlike what Chinese civilians were used to seeing in the past

The Chinese Communist Party still relied on the use of force and violence to control public protest

They trusted their leaders

Deng still possessed dictatorial powers

The Chinese Communist Party still relied on the use of force and violence to control public protest

Japan invaded China in 1937, which led to the mass murder of Chinese civilians.  What was this event called?

Nanjing Massacre

In setting up the KMT, what were Sun Yat-sen’s 3 principles

Nationalism, people’s livelihoods, and democracy