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Modern China

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Nationalist and the Communists fought together against what nation during World War II?
a)
Japan
b)
Thailand
c)
Australia 
d)
Mongolia
2.
The man who led the Communist Revolution in China was _____
a)
Kim Jong Il
b)
Kim Il Sung
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Mao Zedong
3.
What was the name of the island to which the Nationalist forces retreated at the end of the war?
a)
Japan
b)
Australia
c)
Tawain
d)
Greenland
4.
Major uprising in China whose goal was to establish a society in which all were equal and intellectual and artistic activity was considered dangerous.
a)
Great Leap Forward
b)
Cultural Revolution
c)
People's Republic of China
d)
Red Guards
5.
The color of ______ is often associated with Communism.  
a)
Blue
b)
Green 
c)
Red 
d)
Black
6.
The Red Gaurd were ______ who wanted to rid China of any capitalists. 
a)
old men
b)
doctors
c)
lawyers
d)
students
7.
Mao and the Communist soldiers were forced to retreat from the Nationalists and traveled 6000 miles.  This event was known as
a)
The Communist Revolution
b)
The Great Leap Forward
c)
The Cultural Revolution
d)
The Long March
8.

Who is this?

a)

Sun Yat-sen

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

9.

In the 1950s, China engaged in a program to industrialize rapidly, known as

a)

The Cultural Revolution

b)

The Great Leap Forward

c)

The Chinese Civil War

d)

The Five Year Plan

10.

Who were the most loyal supporters of the Cultural Revolution?

a)

The scholar class

b)

Counter-revolutionaries

c)

The Kuomintang

d)

The Red Guard

11.

Which country invaded China in the 1930s to interupt the Civil War?

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

The United States

d)

The Soviet Union

12.

After years of Civil War, China became a country united under...

a)

communism.

b)

a democracy.

c)

anarchy.

d)

a Buddhist theocracy.

13.

Which of the following is true of most Communist Economies?

a)

They are controlled by individual citizens.

b)

They have all started as command economies.

c)

They are mixed market economies.

d)

They are not under complete government control.

14.
This philosophy was founded in northern India by Siddhartha Guatama.
a)
Taoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
15.
The Ying/Yang symbol represents the fact that opposites are not enemies or opposing forces, but instead are complementary ones. This derives from what philosophy/religion?
a)
Taoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
16.
This philosophy believes that we are, due to our desires, in a state of constant suffering, and the only way to overcome this pain is to get rid of our desires.
a)
Taoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
17.
This philosophy places a very high importance on respect to others and your place and specific duties in society.
a)
Taoism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Confucianism
18.

Which of the following reasons led to the idea of the One-Child Policy?

a)

Mass food production

b)

Increased death rates

c)

Overpopulation

19.

What happened to couples that broke the One Child Policy?

a)

Sentenced to death

b)

Fined, and had to pay a fee

c)

They went on birth control

20.
Propaganda can use both bias and symbolism to influence the public.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What led to the events of Tiananmen Square in 1989?
a)
Protesters demanded political rights and freedoms.
b)
Foreign businesses had begun to own Chinese companies.
c)
Countries threatened to limit or stop trade with China.
d)
People rebelled in Tibet.
22.

Where was this photograph taken?

a)

Tienanmen Square

b)

Shanghai

c)

At the Great Wall

d)

On the Long March

23.

Which of the following is true about China today?

a)

Their population is the world's largest

b)

They pollute more per-person than the United States

c)

The produce fewer carbon emissions than the United States

d)

Their army is smaller than the United States