Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square

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What was the name of the leader who led the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution?

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Mao

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What were the goals of the Great Leap Forward?

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To modernize China through agriculture and industry

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What was a commune?

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A community of people that worked and lived together under government rule.

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What form of government did Mao have in China?

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Communism

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How many people died in the Great Leap Forward? (estimated)

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25,000,000+

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What was the Cultural Revolution?

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Mao's attempt to regain control of China and get rid of anything "old" in the country

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What was Mao's "Little Red Book?"

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Speeches and quotes from Mao for the Chinese people to memorize

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What was the purpose of the Cultural Revolution?

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To stop all opposition to the Communist party

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What was one freedom that Deng Xiaoping gave to the Chinese people?

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Farmers could own their own land

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Why were protestors gathered at Tiananmen Square in 1989?

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To protest the corrupt Communist government