Cold War in China

What was one reason peasants were attracted to the Communist Party in China?

• Promises of land

• Support from the Nationalist government

• Foreign aid

• Industrialization

What government was established on the mainland as a result of the Communist victory in China?

• The People's Republic of China

• The Republic of Taiwan

• The United States of China

• The Democratic Republic of China

The Communist victory in China led to the existence of how many 'Chinas'?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

The United States supported the Nationalist government on Taiwan after the Communist victory in China.

• True

• False

What was the stated goal of the 'Great Leap Forward' program initiated by Mao Zedong in 1958?

• To set up economic growth

• To promote Western democracy

• To establish a monarchy

• To end all agricultural activity

Name one social change implemented by the new Communist government in China according to the passage.

• Gave women equal marital rights

• Increased the power of landlords

• Restored the monarchy

• Banned all forms of education

What caused growing tensions between China and the Soviet Union in the 1960s?

• Disagreements over world revolution and insufficient Soviet economic aid

• Border disputes over the Korean Peninsula

• Competition for influence in Latin America

• Disagreements over the Vietnam War

Why did Chinese leaders want to improve relations with the United States during the Cold War?

• To strengthen ties with the Soviet Union

• Due to the deteriorating relationship with the Soviet Union

• To become a global superpower

• To avoid involvement in Asian affairs

Diplomatic ties were established between China and the United States in _____

• 1979

• 1969

• 1989

• 1999

By the 1990s, China's role in Asian affairs had changed in which of the following ways?

• China became isolated from Asian affairs.

• China emerged as an independent power and played an increasingly active role.

• China lost influence in Asia.

• China focused only on domestic issues.