UNIT 5-Asia Since 1945 - LESSON 2-Rise of Chinese Communism

Which of the following helps explain the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War?

• Chiang Kai-shek's purge of Communists in 1927

• the founding of the People's Republic of China

• the Great Leap Forward

• the long-standing tradition of Confucianism in China

Which of the following lists accurately analyzes the reasons why the Chinese Communists were victorious in the Chinese Civil War?

• The Chinese Communists were able to win the Chinese Civil War due to:

  -a corrupt nationalist government

  -economic prosperity

  -an inadequate nationalist military

• The Chinese Communists were able to win the Chinese Civil War due to:

  -a corrupt nationalist government

  -economic discontent

  -a strong nationalist military

• The Chinese Communists were able to win the Chinese Civil War due to:

  -a corrupt nationalist government

  -economic discontent

  -an inadequate nationalist military

• The Chinese Communists were able to win the Chinese Civil War due to:

  -a corrupt republic government

  -economic discontent

  -an inadequate nationalist military

What was an economic result of Chiang Kai-shek's decision to start a war with Chinese Communist forces?

• economic stability

• food shortages

• high employment

• low taxes

Which statement accurately explains the rise of Mao Zedong?

• Mao was politically active from a young age as a revolutionary and prioritized Chinese experience over foreign experience with communism. That was how he rose to become chairman over other experienced leaders who had spent their time in the Soviet Union instead of China.

• Mao was politically active from a young age as a revolutionary. He prioritized military experience over political experience. It was his time as a guerrilla fighter that helped him become chairman over other experienced leaders, who were only active in the political sphere.

• Mao was not active politically until he was older. He prioritized Chinese experience over foreign experience with communism. That was how he rose to become chairman over more experienced leaders, because they spent their youth learning in the Soviet Union while he was working in China as a regular citizen.

• Mao was politically active from a young age as a revolutionary. He prioritized experiences over all else. It was his time spent in the Soviet Union that helped him to become chairman over other, less experienced leaders.

Which analysis of Mao's policies is most accurate?

• Mao's policies created economic prosperity and helped cure social ills.

• Mao's violent but effective policies led to economic prosperity.

• Mao's rushed and violent policies led to many deaths.

• Mao's policies were cut short before their true impact could be seen.