SE Asia's History: China

Who were the Red Guard?

• Chinese army that invaded neighboring Korea

• Student soldiers that carried out the Cultural Revolution

• Group of American CIA operatives who infiltrated China's government

• Guerilla army that fought for independence from the British

How did the Chinese government respond to the protests in Tiananmen Square?

• They decided to replace their Communist government with a democratic one

• They agreed to give more freedom to the citizens

• They sent the military down there to violently break up the protestors

• They asked the protestors to stop and they obeyed

Why were Chinese citizens protesting at Tiananmen Square?

• They wanted Mao Zedong to try again with the Great Leap Forward plan

• They wanted more rights like freedom of speech

• They wanted China to become more Communist

• They wanted freedom from the British

What type of government does the People's Republic of China have?

• Market

• Democratic

• Communist

• Capitalist

Who is Mao Zedong?

• Emperor of China who gave freedom to the people

• Leader of the Chinese community party who took control in 1958

• Democratically elected president of Vietnam who introduced a market economy

• Vietnamese independence leader who fought for freedom against the British

What was the purpose of the Great Leap Forward?

• To spend more money on the military so China can take over other countries

• To move towards a more Capitalist economy where citizens have more freedom

• To improve GDP by using Communist policy to increase agricultural and industrial production

• To destroy all the old aspects of Chinese society before Communism

What was the outcome of the Great Leap Forward?

• It was a complete failure with millions of people starving to death

• It was a total success that boosted China's GDP

• It increased agricultural output but failed to build strong industries

• It made people more supportive of Communism

Which one of these things happened as a result of the Great Leap Forward?

• Increased number of crops

• Increased number of deaths from famine

• increased number of GDP per capita

• Increased number of of food and products available

Who led the Chinese communists during most of the 20th century?

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Kim Jung-il

Which of the following statements about the role of the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution is correct?

• The Red Guard arrested, tortured, and sometimes executed individuals deemed a threat to Mao Zedong's rule and communism in general, including capitalists, intellectuals, and political dissidents.

• The Red Guard was a group of Mao Zedong's most trusted political and military advisors, on whose guidance he relied throughout his reign.