Chinese history and revolution - Ms. Law

One result of the Treaty of Nanjing was the

• establishment of a British sphere of influence in China

• creation of a parliamentary democracy in China modeled on Great Britain

• granting of Chinese citizenship to the British living in China

• formation of a Chinese protectorate in Great Britain

What was an immediate result of the Opium War?

• signing the Treaty of Nanjing

• forming the Guomindang

• success of the Boxer Rebellion

• organizing the Taiping Rebellion

What was a major goal of the Boxer Rebellion in China and the Sepoy Rebellion in India?

• restoring divine right monarchs

• obtaining aid from Europe

• annexing neighboring territories

• reducing foreign influences

Which statement best explains why the Communists won the Chinese Civil War in 1949?

• Communist Party membership was promised to businessmen and landlords.

• Large numbers of women voted for the Communist Party.

• China's peasant population supported the Communists.

• Western powers provided arms and advisers to China's Communist army.

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

Base your answer on the following poster and on your knowledge of social studies.Mao's cult of personality also went beyond the badges and the Little Red Book. There were propaganda posters inside homes, classrooms, meeting halls, office buildings, and factories. The line beneath Mao's image says: Wishing Chairman Mao a long life.

Which historical development is most closely associated with this poster?

• establishment of special economic zones

• the Cultural Revolution

• efforts to confront the opium crisis

• nationalist rebellions against Qing rule

A comparison of the five-year plans of Joseph Stalin and of the Great Leap Forward of Mao Zedong would show that both leaders

• encouraged individual rights and freedoms

• implemented some aspects of capitalism

• supported the involvement of wealthy entrepreneurs in the economy

• focused on increasing industrial and agricultural output

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

• independence of Kenya from Great Britain

• the breakup of the Soviet Union

• the relocation of Bosnian refugees

• increased famine in China

During the Great Leap Forward, Chinese peasants were forced to

• join communes

• move to the cities

• convert to Christianity

• attack the Red Guards

Which Chinese leader is most closely associated with leading the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?

• Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)

• Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping