cold war china quiz

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

• the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

• the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

• the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

• independence of Kenya from Great Britain

• the breakup of the Soviet Union

• the relocation of Bosnian refugees

• increased famine in China

East is Red

The east is red, the sun is rising,

China has brought forth a Mao Zedong,

He amasses fortune for the people,

Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.

Chairman Mao loves the people,

He is our guide,

To build a new China,

Hurrah, he leads us forward!

The Communist Party is like the sun,

Wherever it shines, it is bright,

Wherever there is a Communist Party,

Hurrah, there the people are liberated!

What is the main idea of this 1960s Chinese song?

• The Sun will never set on Chinese communism.

• Communist policies will liberate Mao Zedong.

• The Chinese people will become wealthy under communism.

• Mao Zedong will lead the Communist Party in building a new China.

How many people are estimated to have died as a result of the failure of the Great Leap Forward?

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 20 million

• 100 million

Once Mao proclaimed the People’s Republic of China, who gave economic and military support to the new government?

• The Soviet Union

• The United States

• Taiwan

• Japan

The Nationalists were led by ____________ and the Communists were led by ____________:

• Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek

• Hideki Tojo and Mao Zedong

• Emperor Hirohito and Joseph Stalin

• Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong

The two groups who fought in the Chinese Civil War were the:

• Fascists and Communists

• Nationalists and Communists

• Communists and Capitalists

• Nationalists and Fascists

This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 

• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy
• Government

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

• George W. Bush

• Emperor Hirohito

After the emperor was overthrown, what two political parties emerged in China?

• Republican & Democrats

• Nationalist & Communist

• Fascists & Socialsts

• The People for Republic of China & The Japanese Communist Party