China Falls to Communism (1949)

Who led the Nationalist forces during the Chinese Civil War?

• A. Mao Zedong

• B. Karl Marx

• C. Chiang Kai-shek

• D. Ho Chi Minh

2. What did the Chinese Communists promise to the people?

• A. More taxes and military power
  

• B. Land reform, equality, and an end to poverty

• C. Trade with the U.S.
  

• D. A new emperor

3. Which group received U.S. support during the Chinese Civil War?

• A. The Communists
  

• B. The Soviet Union
  

• C. The Red Guards
  

• D. The Nationalist

4. Why did many peasants in China support the Communist Party?

• A. The Communists had foreign weapons
  

• B. The Communists promised land and equality

• C. They feared the U.S. military
  

• D. They wanted to restore the emperor

5. What military tactics did the Communists use effectively?

• A. Naval warfare
  

• B. Guerrilla warfare

• C. Air raids
  

• D. Bombing campaigns

6. In what year was the People’s Republic of China officially declared?

• A. 1945
  

• B. 1947
  

• C. 1949

• D. 1950

7. What happened to Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists after losing the war?

• A. They were captured by Mao
  

• B. They moved to Taiwan

• C. They joined the Communist Party
  

• D. They fled to Japan

8. Why did the U.S. continue to support the Nationalist government in Taiwan?

• A. It had oil reserves
  

• A. It had oil reserves
  

• C. The U.S. believed it was the "real" government of China

• D. Taiwan was a U.S. state

9. Why did China’s shift to communism shock the United States?

• A. China was a small, unimportant country
  

• B. The U.S. didn’t know about the war
  

• C. China was large and powerful, and its fall helped communism spread
  

• D. The U.S. was allied with the Communists

10. What emotion did many Americans feel after China became communist?

• A. Relief
  

• B. Pride
  

• C. Fear

• D. Joy