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1. Mao’s 1950s short-lived encouragement of public criticism and dissent was the

• Hundred Flowers Campaign

• Cultural Revolution

• Reform & Open

• Great Awakening

1. One of the reasons that the effects of ethnic conflict in China have been limited is

• 1. Tibet has been the only problematic area under Chinese military and political control

• 1. most Chinese are Buddhist and therefore pacifists not given to revolt and rebellion

• 1. the relatively small population and geographic isolation of China’s ethnic minorities

• 1. the militant elements were driven out of China in the 1940s with the Nationalist Kuomintang

1. Which of the following is the most important factor in China’s move towards a possible rule of law in recent decades?

• 1. Ethnic and religious unrest in regions such as Tibet

• 1. Foreign investment and continued economic development

• 1. Relaxation of the One-Child Policy

• 1. Human rights concerns by top party officials

1. Though the exiled Nationalists established a separate state in _____________ after the Communist Revolution, many foreign countries do not formally recognize its sovereignty.

• 1. Macau

• 1. Hong Kong

• 1. Tibet

• 1. Taiwan

1. China’s “floating population” consists of 

• 1. rural migrants seeking job opportunities in the cities

• 1. people who still live in isolated rural areas

• 1. young people who hope to gain citizenship in western countries

• 1. people who once worked for the state sector but are now unemployed

1. The main duty of China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress is to

• 1. operate as the center of power in the Chinese state

• 1. draft and passes legislation

• 1. oversee all presidential elections

• 1. manage the day to day activities of the bureaucracy

1. During the 1980s, the governments of Great Britain and China did which of the following?

• 1. Heightened authoritarian rule

• 1. Imposed stricter punishment for political dissidents

• 1. Promoted free markets and private profit incentives

• Expanded state management of the economy
  

1. Which of the following accurately explains a common challenge for health services in both the United Kingdom and China?

• 1. The major political parties in both countries have called for the end of state-run health care systems.

• 1. The quality of health care is radically different in rural and urban areas in both countries.

• 1. Both countries have too many young people and have implemented policies aimed at lowering the population growth rates.

• 1. Both countries have an aging population, so more governmental resources will be needed to deal with health issues.

1. The current leader of the Chinese Communist Party is

• 1. Li Keqiang

• 1. Hu Jintao

• 1. Xi Jinping

• Ai Weiwei

1. China's system of government and distribution of power could be described as:

• 3. parliamentary; unitary

• 1. single-party authoritarian; federal

• 1. semi-presidential; confederal

• 1. single-party authoritarian; unitary