Communism in China

Who established the People's Republic of China in 1949?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Kim Jung-il

• Mao Zedong

• Mohandas Gandhi

Which program was designed to make farming more productive in China?

• Great Leap Forward

• Cultural Revolution

• Red Guard

• Long March

What was the period of time called when Mao tried to eliminate anyone that criticized the government?

• Great Leap Forward

• Cultural Revolution

• Middle Way

• Long March

What was the purpose of Mao's cultural revolution?

• divide China into two separate countries

• unite the people of China

• promote democracy to local governments

• spread Confucianism throughout the country

Who primarily made up Mao's Red Guard?

• soldiers

• students

• government leaders

• peasants

The Red Guard did all of the following EXCEPT

• closed schools and universitites

• encouraged freedom of religion

• imprisoned or executed opponents

• sent millions of people to work in the countryside

Student protesters were attacked by Chinese government troops and many were killed or arrested here in 1989

• Red Square

• World Trade Center

• Tiananmen Square

• 38th Parallel

What was the theme that ties The Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square Massacre together?

• Mao Zedong led each of them.

• Improving China's economy was a result.

• They all led to fewer freedoms for people of China.

• They all led to more opportunities for the people of China.

What happened to student in 1989 that were protesting for greater political freedom in Tiananmen Square in Neijing?

• They were attacked by Chinese troops and many were killed or arrested.

• Most students lost interest in the demonstration and returned quietly to classes.

• They were able to hold meetings with the Chinese government and present their demands.

• They got so much positive publicity that the Chinese government had to give in to their demands.

-Attempt to develop agriculture and industry at the same time

-government took control of farmland

-placed China in economic and social turmoil

All of these describe the direct impact of

• the Great Leap Forward

• Tiananmen Square

• US in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII

• Gandhi in India