Cold War Reading Packet: Reading 2 - Communists Take China

Who was the Communist leader who defeated the Nationalists and led the People’s Republic of China?

• Jiang Jieshi

• Mao Zedong

• Red Guards

• Sun Yat-sen

What was the main goal of the Cultural Revolution in China?

• To defeat the Japanese

• To establish a society of peasants and workers in which all were equal

• To set up a new government in Taiwan

• To increase trade with the United States

Who were the Red Guards?

• Communist leaders

• Young Chinese students who carried out the Cultural Revolution

• Nationalist soldiers

• Japanese invaders

What advantage did the Communists have that helped them win the civil war?

• Support from the United States

• Backing of the peasants

• Control of the mountains

• Superior naval forces

What was the name of the land established by the Nationalists after fleeing mainland China?

• People's Republic of China

• Republic of China

• Soviet Union

• Mongolia

How did the United States respond to the establishment of the People's Republic of China?

• By supporting the Communists

• By supporting the Nationalists

• By invading China

• By remaining neutral

What was the result of the "Great Leap Forward"?

• Increased food production

• Famine and millions of deaths

• Successful government control

• Expansion of the Red Guards

Which countries did Communist China invade after the civil war?

• United States and Soviet Union

• Mongolia, Tibet, and India

• Japan and Korea

• Taiwan and Hong Kong