Rise of Mao and Communism in China

Rise of Mao and Communism in China

Multiple Choice

Mao Zedong believed in a communist economic system called ____________________.

• Marxism

• capitalism

• socialism

• fascism

Multiple Choice

All of the following are characteristics of a Marxist economic system except -

• no privately owned lands

• no privately owned industry

• no private property

• no government controlled industry

Multiple Choice

Mao Zedong set up a _______________________ state called the People's Republic of China.

• totalitarian

• democratic

• republic

• theocratic

Multiple Choice

A movement to renew the revolutionary spirit in China.

• Great Leap Forward

• Cultural Revolution

• Capitalist People's Republic of China

• The Great Purge

Multiple Choice

Plan designed by Mao where farmers would work together on large farms called communes.

• Great Leap Forward

• The Great Plague

• Cultural Revolution

• Capitalist People's Republic of China

Multiple Choice

In the great famine, ___________ of Chinese people starved to death.

• hundreds

• thousands

• millions

• billions

Multiple Choice

Mao believed that if the government controlled industry, poverty would end and everyone would be equal.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Great Leap Forward begins

• 1966

• 1958

• 2008

• 1950

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the army of young students that Mao used to enforce policies in the 1960's?

• The Red Guard

• The Kuomintang

• The great Collective

• The Alliance for Progress

Multiple Choice

When did Mao and the Communists take control of China?

• Right after WWII

• in the 1930's

• the end of WWI

• during WWII

Multiple Choice

During the 20th century who led the Chinese communist?

• Sun Yixian

• Kim Jung il

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Mihn

Multiple Choice

What was a major reason for the Communist victory in the Chinese civil war (1949)?

• The Nationalists had been supported by the Japanese.

• Many Chinese warlords supported the Communists.

• The Communists had superior military equipment.

• The Communists promised land to the peasants.

Multiple Choice

The French Revolution, the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, and the Communist Revolution in China were similar in that all three

• brought about few political changes

• were influenced by the peasants' desire for more land

• were inspired by Marxism

• were supported primarily by the nobility

Multiple Choice

In the Chinese Civil War (1945 - 1949), support for Mao Zedong's Communist forces came primarily from the

• peasants

• landowners

• industrialists

• Confucian scholars

Multiple Choice

The difficult, year-long journey made by Mao Zedong and his Communist followers in 1934 through China's mountains, marshes, and rivers was called the

• Cultural Revolution

• Great Leap Forward

• Boxer Rebellion

• Long March

Multiple Choice

Mao Zedong was leader of the CCP, also known as the

• Guomindang Party

• Chinese Communist Party

• Bolshevik Communist Party

• Chinese Nationalist Party

Multiple Choice

The Revolution of 1911 resulted in the end of Chinese dynasties.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

China was divided into spheres of influence during the age of Imperialism

• TRUE

• FALSE