Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution

For thousands of years, China was ruled by:

• dynasties

• democracy

• dictators

• oligarchs

True or false: there was a lot of warfare and chaos after Qing dynasty ended in 1911.

• True

• False

True or False: in the 1920's and 1930's, China was a relatively equal society.

• True

• False

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

• Deng

• Mao

• Meow

• Qing

True or false: Mao Zedong gained popular support among peasants because he and the Community Party made them a priority.

• True

• False

What were the goals of the Great Leap Forward?

• To modernize China through agriculture and industry

• To develop a stronger military

• To make all the Chinese people work harder than ever before

• To grow enough crops that they could sell what they don't eat

What years did the Great Leap Forward take place?

• 1971-76

• 1965-70

• 1938-43

• 1958-63

What was a commune?

• A state in China that was full of factories

• A community of people who had freedom within China

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

• A large group of people with jobs in the government

Why was there a food shortage during the Great Leap Forward?

• A bad hurricane hit China

• Farmers were turned into steel workers and there was bad weather

• The farmers were given freedom to grow crops, but they failed

• Farmers grew the wrong kinds of crops

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

• 25,000-30,000

• 2,500,000-3,500,000

• 350,000-500,000

• 25,000,000+