Chinese History Quiz

Who was one of the leaders of the Kuomintang and is known as the "father of modern China"?

• Mao Zedong

• Jiang Jieshi

• Sun Yixian

• Yuan Shikai

What was the May Fourth Movement?

• A military coup led by Yuan Shikai

• A nationalist protest against China's fate as decided by the Treaty of Versailles

• The overthrow of the Qing Dynasty by the Kuomintang

• The beginning of the Communist party in China

In what year did the Kuomintang overthrow the Qing Dynasty?

• 1911

• 1912

• 1916

• 1928

What did Sun Yixian want for China?

Who became the leader of China's Communist revolution?

• Sun Yixian

• Jiang Jieshi

• Mao Zedong

• Yuan Shikai

What was the initial reaction of the revolutionaries in the 1920s towards Western democracies after looking to Marxism and the Russian Revolution for solutions to China's problems?

• They were inspired and adopted Western democratic models.

• They became disappointed and sought new allies.

• They immediately started a civil war.

• They formed an alliance with the Japanese.

Who became the leader of the Communist Party after Sun Yixian?

• Mao Zedong

• Jiang Jieshi

• Jiang Zemin

• Zhou Enlai

What was the Long March?

• A protest march by Chinese workers.

• A military retreat by the Communists over 6,000 miles.

• A victory parade by the Nationalists.

• An invasion route used by the Japanese.

What event in 1931 marked the beginning of Japanese control over a part of China?

• The Long March

• The invasion of Manchuria

• The start of the civil war

• The formation of the Communist Party

What united the Communist and non-Communist forces temporarily in China?

• The economic policies of Jiang Jieshi

• The threat from the warlords

• The invasion by Japan

• The Long March