8.4 – The SPREAD of COMMUNISM After 1900

What event marked the end of China's 2,000-year dynastic rule?

• The revolution of 1911

• The Great Leap Forward

• The establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949

• The Chinese Civil War

Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party during its conflict with the Nationalists?

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

• Sun Yat-sen

What significant action did Mao Zedong proclaim in 1949?

• The end of the Chinese Civil War

• The founding of the People's Republic of China

• The establishment of communism in Russia

• The start of the Great Leap Forward

Which program aimed to rapidly industrialize China?

• The Cultural Revolution

• The Five-Year Plans

• The Great Leap Forward

• The New Economic Policy

How did Mao Zedong's approach to communism differ from Stalin's?

• Mao fully embraced Stalin's methods

• Mao focused on small-scale industrialization in rural areas

• Mao rejected the idea of collectivization

• Mao focused on urban industrialization

What was the outcome of the Great Leap Forward?

• It led to the starvation of 20 to 50 million people

• It improved China-Soviet relations

• It was a peaceful and bloodless process

• It successfully industrialized China

Who led the movement to overthrow the British in Egypt in 1952?

• Gamal Abdel Nasser

• Fidel Castro

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Dwight Eisenhower

What was a major cause of conflict in Vietnam after World War II?

• The Great Leap Forward

• The Suez Canal crisis

• The Japanese occupation

• The establishment of two rival governments

What was Fidel Castro's primary goal for Cuba?

• To purge Cuba of US economic control

• To join the Soviet Union

• To maintain economic ties with the United States

• To establish a democratic state

Which event seriously threatened European interests and led to military action?

• The nationalization of the Suez Canal

• The Chinese Civil War

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War