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WorksheetsModern China 1976-1997
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
What did the new Chinese Economy allow China to become?
An economic powerhouse
A communist country
A country that welcomed Western powers
A diminishing power
Who became President after Mao died?
Jiang Zemin
Xi Jin Ping
Deng Xiaoping
Zhou Enlai
When did the first examination after the cultural revolution take place?
Late 1977
Late 1987
Late 1978
Late 1988
Which of the following are false?
Students were selected based on their family background in the early 1970s
There were 2 different copies of the exam each year to prevent cheating with the same difficulty
The examination was a success because everyone could join
Deng Xiaoping resumed the traditional examination, allowing only the wealthy to participate
The provinces that had their own examinations were the weakest, as the citizens were unable to do the standard exam
How many people did the number of protesters for the Tiananmen square incident grow to?
120,000
1,200,000
12,000,000
1.2 billion
What happened during the Tiananmen Square protests?
Eruptions of violence between the military and the protesters
Riots were caused between the protesters and the government
The government made the rules stricter against democracy
Many people died
Who benefited from the Sino-Russian alliance of 1992?
China
Soviet Russia
Japan
Russian Federation
How did the US lose out from the Sino-Russian Alliance?
Higher taxes were put up by China and Russia to the US
They lost a strategic partner in defeating the Soviets
They couldn't get as much oil as they could before from Russia and China
They were unable to continue pursuing better relations with China
Which is the correct chronological order for these events:
A: National unified entrance examination for universities is reintroduced
B: Tiananmen Square protests
C: Sino-Russian Partnership
D: Deng Xiao Peng becomes president
E: Handover of Hong Kong
A→B→C→D→E
A→D→B→C→E
D→A→B→E→C
D→A→C→B→E
B→A→D→E→C
When was Hong Kong handed back to China? and where?
(Dates are in DD/MM/YYYY)
01/07/1997, HK Central Government Complex
07/01/1997, Great Hall of the People
07/01/1997, HK Central Government Complex
01/07/1997, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
What happened after the Handover of Hong Kong?
The date that the handover occurred was declared a public holiday
China turned Hong Kong into a communist city
The economy of Hong Kong grew a lot
Many mainland Chinese came to Hong Kong
None of the listed
Who did Deng Xiaoping compete for president with?
Hua Guofeng
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Jiang Zemin
What did Deng change in the Chinese economy?
Increased taxes for foreign goods
Turned it into a true Communist economy
Turned it into a more capitalist economy
Caused hyperinflation
