Modern History of China Quiz

Who proclaimed the republic in China in 1911?

• Deng Xiaoping

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Sun Yat-Sen

• Mao Zedong

What were the Three Principles of Sun Yat-Sen's program?

• Nationalism, democracy, and socialism

• Nationalism, dictatorship, and communism

• Nationalism, democracy, and capitalism

• Nationalism, monarchy, and socialism

Which leader of the Guomintang Party launched a military campaign to control warlords and eliminate the communists?

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Sun Yat-Sen

What was the main focus of Mao Zedong's revolutionary program?

• Working class in cities

• Peasantry

• Intellectuals

• Foreign investors

What was the main goal of the Long March undertaken by the CCP?

• To establish a new government

• To seek another base

• To negotiate with the Guomintang

• To form an alliance with Japan

When was the People's Republic of China established?

• 1958

• 1949

• 1937

• 1911

What was the main goal of the Great Leap Forward movement?

• To establish communes in rural areas

• To strengthen the military

• To industrialize rapidly

• To promote cultural revolution

Who were the Red Guards in the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution?

• Farmers

• Intellectuals

• Students and army

• Government officials

What were the Four Modernisations proclaimed by the party under Deng Xiaoping?

• Science, industry, agriculture, and democracy

• Science, industry, agriculture, and healthcare

• Science, industry, agriculture, and defense

• Science, industry, agriculture, and education

What event led to the brutal repression of student demonstrators at Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989?

• A terrorist attack

• A peaceful protest

• A natural disaster

• A failed coup attempt