JH Interwar China Lesson 4 Questions

What event marked the end of the Qing Dynasty?

• The Shanghai Massacre

• The Northern Expedition

• The fall due to foreign invasions and internal rebellions

• The Japanese invasion of Manchuria

Who was the founder of the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang/KMT)?

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Zhang Zuolin

• Sun Yat-sen

What was the primary objective of the Northern Expedition?

• To establish a communist government

• To defeat warlords and unify China

• To invade Japan

• To create a new political ideology

Which leader took control of the KMT after Sun Yat-sen's death?

• Mao Zedong

• Zhang Zuolin

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Li Dazhao

What was the result of the 1927 Shanghai Massacre?

• The KMT allied with the CCP

• The CCP gained control of Shanghai

• Thousands of communists were killed

• The Japanese invaded Shanghai

What strategy did the CCP adopt after the KMT turned against them?

• Seeking help from Western powers

• Launching a full-scale attack on the KMT

• Retreating to rural areas and building peasant support

• Forming an alliance with Japan

What was the impact of Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931?

• It caused a political crisis and loss of territory for China

• It led to the unification of China

• It resulted in the fall of the Qing Dynasty

• It strengthened the KMT's control over China

What was the Second United Front?

• An alliance between the KMT and Japan

• A military campaign against the warlords

• A political agreement with Western powers

• A temporary alliance between the KMT and CCP against Japan

What was one of the lasting effects of the Interwar Period in China?

• The establishment of a communist government

• The end of imperial rule

• The complete unification of China

• The permanent alliance between KMT and CCP

Which leader was associated with the focus on rural support and peasant rights?

• Sun Yat-sen

• Zhang Zuolin

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong