From Mao to Den Xiaoping

From Mao to Den Xiaoping

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Multiple Choice

1. During the Great Leap Forward, Chinese peasants were forced to

• (1) join communes

• (2) move to the cities

• (3) convert to Christianity

• (4) attack the Red Guards

Multiple Choice

2. What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

• (1) independence of Kenya from Great Britain

• (2) the breakup of the Soviet Union

• (3) the relocation of Bosnian refugees

• (4) increased famine in China

Multiple Choice

3. One similarity between Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to

• (1) increase industrial production

• (2) privatize the ownership of land

• (3) correct environmental pollution

• (4) strengthen international trade

Multiple Choice

4. What was the purpose of the Cultural Revolution under Mao?

• To celebrate traditional Chinese beliefs

• To reestablish Mao's authority over China after the failure of the Great Leap Forward

• To honor China's long history of ancestor worship

• To promote the ideas of Confucius

Multiple Choice

5. During the Cultural Revolution, Chinese citizens were required to carry this book which contained quotes from MAO.

• The Communist Manifesto

• Mein Kampf

• The Bible

• The Little Red Book

​Deng Xiaoping took over as the leader of China after Mao died in 1976.  Although a lifelong Communist, Deng boldly supported moderate economic policies.  Unlike Mao, he was willing to use capitalist ideas to help China’s economy.  To make China a more modern country, Deng promoted foreign trade and more contact with western nations.  He also introduced the Four Modernizations.  These were concentrated in four areas:

Open Ended

Explain the goal of Deng's modernization programs. Was it successful? Give Examples.

Open Ended

What does this political cartoon tell you about China under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping?

Lack of Political Rights

While Deng is remembered for his important economic reforms under his leadership, protestors were convicted of crimes against the state and given lengthy prison sentences. Many forms of journalism were banned. Even as Deng visited the U.S. in 1979 to make major deals with American companies like Coca-Cola, Chinese troops invaded Vietnam in an attempt to undercut Russian power in the region. University leaders were removed if their demands for new freedoms were deemed to be too spirited. 

Multiple Choice

What was a goal of the student protesters in Tienanmen Square in 1989?

• (1) independence for Taiwan

• (2) removal of troops from South Korea

• (3) access to foreign products

• (4) democratic reforms

Multiple Choice

The Tienanmen Square massacre in China was a reaction to

• (1) Deng Xiaoping's plan to revive the Cultural Revolution

• (2) student demands for greater individual rights and freedom of expression

• (3) China's decision to seek Western investors

• (4) Great Britain's decision to return Hong Kong to China

Open Ended

How are the ideologies of Mao's communist China still present in the country today? Give examples.