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The great leap forward

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

This image represents the collectives in the :

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Great Leap Forward

c)

Tiananmen Square Massacre

d)

All the above.

2.

The Great Leap Forward was

a)

very successful

b)

did not change much in China.

c)

was very unsuccessful

d)

all the above

3.

Which of the following describe why the Great Leap Forward was unsuccessful?

a)

People refused to move to larger farms.

b)

People wanted to be able to work for themselves and make a profit.

c)

Chinese farmers did not know how to plant crops on large plots of land.

d)

The Communist government rejected Mao's Idea and farms were never organized.

4.

Which jobs did Mao think would lead China to become most prosperous?

a)

farmers and workers

b)

students and teacher

c)

military and scientific

d)

businessmen and managers

5.

What was the name of the leader who led the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution?

a)

Deng

b)

Mao

c)

Meow

d)

Qing

6.

What were the goals of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

To modernize China through agriculture and industry

b)

To develop a stronger military

c)

To make all the Chinese people work harder than ever before

d)

To grow enough crops that they could sell what they don't eat

7.

What years did the Great Leap Forward take place?

a)

1971-76

b)

1965-70

c)

1938-43

d)

1958-63

8.

What was a commune?

a)

A state in China that was full of factories

b)

A community of people who had freedom within China

c)

A community of people that worked and lived together under government rule

d)

A large group of people with jobs in the government

9.

What happened to the steel made in the backyard furnaces?

a)

Many building were made from it

b)

They used it to make more steel

c)

It was traded with many other countries

d)

It was too weak to use or sell

10.

Why was there a food shortage during the Great Leap Forward?

a)

A bad hurricane hit China

b)

Farmers were turned into steel workers and there was bad weather

c)

The farmers were given freedom to grow crops, but they failed

d)

Farmers grew the wrong kinds of crops