Asia - Historical Perspective

Match each of the words with the correct definition

• propaganda

• information that is spread to try to make people think a certain way

• famine

• extreme lack of food

• persecution

• government controls most aspects of life

• censor

• examine news, books, and other resources and removes ideas considered offensive or harmful

• communism

• cruel or unfair treatment because of race, gender, religion, or political beliefs

During the (a)   , ​ (b)   were honored and promoted, while land-owning families were labeled as the ​ (c)   .​

• Chinese Cultural Revolution
• peasants
• enemy
• War of 1812
• heroes
• doctors
• college-educated

What economic idea by Mao caused mass starvation and famine?

• Five-Year Plan
• Cultural Revolution
• Redistribution of Wealth
• Great Leap Forward

Reorder the following

• 1967-1976 Mao destroys the 4 Olds

• 1949 Mao declares himself ruler

• 1972 US President Nixon is first to visit China

• 1976 Mao dies and the Revolution ends

• 1958- Mao's Great Leap Forward kills millions

Mao organized the students into groups called.

• Yellow Guards
• Blue Guards
• Green Guards
• Red Guards

Organize these phrases into two groups.

Groups:

(a) Describes The Red Guard

,

(b) Does NOT describe The Red Guard

• assigned to wipe the nation of its old ways

• created violence that further destroyed China's economy

• college-educated

• felt trapped in their position in life and envied others

• sent to farms because Mao could no longer control them

• beat and terrorized intellectuals

• terrorized

• questioned the teachings of Mao

• willing to compromise to find solutions

• peacefully protested

If questioned by the Red Guard, having what item could save your life?

(a)  

Mao denied freedom​ of speech and thought and destroyed the old way of life because ​ ​ (a)  

• the old way of life was wrong
• wanted to bring China into a democracy
• wanted to work on a new system with intellectuals
• Mao wanted to control the people

Today, the Chinese government monitors discussions about the Cultural Revolution, as a result​ ​ ​ ​

Groups:

(a) A result...

,

(b) NOT a result

• very little, if any, is taught in school

• no access is given to Mao's recorded conversations

• you dont talk about it unless you trust the people you're with

• there is pride of the outcome

• people are well-informed about the Cultural Revolution

Taiwan feels it is the head of the government in China because

• Taiwan has never been part of China
• they were unlawfully overthrown

• Taiwan has always been recognized as the legitimate government of China
• Taiwan has a larger military force than China