Paper 2: Unit 2 Exam Review (Mao Zedong)

What was the primary goal of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)?

• To create a market-based economy

• To rapidly industrialize China and collectivize agriculture

• To reduce China’s population

• To establish a democratic government

Which of the following was a direct consequence of the Great Leap Forward?

• China became the world's leading economy

• Widespread famine and economic disaster

• Democracy was established

• Increased foreign trade

The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) was initiated by Mao primarily to:

• Promote democratic reforms

• Eliminate political rivals and solidify his control

• Modernize China’s economy

• Integrate China with the Western world

Who were the "Red Guards" during the Cultural Revolution?

• A) A group of intellectuals who opposed Mao

• B) A group of military officers loyal to the Nationalist government

• C) Radical students and youth who supported Mao's ideology

• D) Foreign advisors sent by the Soviet Union

What was the main economic policy during the Cultural Revolution?

• Introduction of market reforms

• Collectivization and central planning

• Privatization of industries

• Foreign investment promotion

What economic policy defined the process of consolidating individual landholdings into collective farms controlled by the state.

• Collectivization

• The Great Purge

• Hundred Flowers Campaign

• Red Guards

What was the "Four Olds" that the Cultural Revolution sought to destroy?

• Old customs, old culture, old habits, old ideas

• Old economy, old politics, old technology, old schools

• Old art, old food, old languages, old literature

• Old leaders, old structures, old society, old policies

Which of the following was a key feature of Mao's economic policies during the early years of his regime?

• Support for free market capitalism

• Strong emphasis on collectivization

• Emphasis on privatizing state-owned industries

• Economic isolation from the world

Which of the following was a key feature of Mao's economic policies during the early years of his regime?

• Support for free market capitalism

• Strong emphasis on agrarian reform and collectivization

• Emphasis on privatizing state-owned industries

• Economic isolation from the world

Mao Zedong’s political ideology was based on:

• Confucianism

• Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics

• Capitalism

• Democratic socialism