Modern China and Southeast Asia: Key Historical Events

Who led the Communist forces that drove Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists from China to Taiwan in 1949?

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Deng Xiaoping

• Joseph Stalin

Which of the following was a result of Mao Zedong and the Communists coming to power in China?

• Businessmen and wealthy farmers were executed

• Private businesses flourished

• Democracy was established

• China became a monarchy

What was the main goal of the Great Leap Forward in China?

• To industrialize China through a Five-Year Plan

• To invade South Korea

• To promote Western culture

• To establish a monarchy

Which event involved Mao’s Red Guards forcing educated people from cities to work on farms using manual labor?

• Cultural Revolution

• Great Leap Forward

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

What was the outcome of the Korean War (1950–1953)?

• War ended in a stalemate with no change in borders

• North Korea conquered South Korea

• South Korea conquered North Korea

• China withdrew from the conflict

After France withdrew, who created the Communist state in North Vietnam?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-Shek

• Deng Xiaoping

What was the main economic policy change introduced by Deng Xiaoping after becoming China’s ruler?

• He encouraged private enterprise and passed laws to spur foreign investment

• He abolished all private property

• He returned to a monarchy

• He closed China’s borders to trade

Which of the following best describes the reunification elections in Vietnam after France withdrew?

• They were never held; the south believed elections in North Vietnam would be rigged

• They were held and North Vietnam won

• They were held and South Vietnam won

• They were postponed by the United Nations

During the Cultural Revolution, what was the role of the Red Guards?

• To force educated people from cities to work on farms using manual labor

• To invade South Korea

• To negotiate with Western countries

• To promote capitalism

Which leader sought a gradual change to a free market while holding onto Communist Party power in China after 1976?

• Deng Xiaoping

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Chiang Kai-Shek