WorksheetsModern China
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Who is this?
Sun Yat-sen
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
In the 1950s, China engaged in a program to industrialize rapidly, known as
The Cultural Revolution
The Great Leap Forward
The Chinese Civil War
The Five Year Plan
In the 1960s, China engaged in a program to renew loyalties to Communism. This program was called...
The Great Leap Forward
The Four Modernizations
Let 1000 Flowers Bloom
The Cultural Revolution
Who were the most loyal supporters of the Cultural Revolution?
The scholar class
Counter-revolutionaries
The Kuomintang
The Red Guard
Which of the following is true about China today?
Their population is the world's largest
They pollute more per-person than the United States
The produce fewer carbon emissions than the United States
Their army is smaller than the United States
What country is this?
China
India
North Korea
Russia
This is the current leader of China. His name is...
Shinzo Abe
Deng Xiaoping
Jiang Jieshi
Xi Jinping
After years of Civil War, China became a country united under...
communism.
a democracy.
anarchy.
a Buddhist theocracy.
The answer is Famine...what is the question?
What was the effect of a United States embargo on China?
What was the result of no free trade between China and the U.S.?
What was the result of placing an emphasis on industrializing China rather than creating a surplus of food?
One way Communist or Socialist countries control their citizens is through...
providing a Bill of Rights.
censorship.
allowing them to vote in elections.
developing a market economy.
Mao led the Chinese Communists through a long civil war and a battle against the__________.
Soviets
Koreans
Japanese
Which fraction of China's population was rural at the start of the 1950's?
3/5
4/5
1/5
1/2
What was one of the goals of the Great Leap Forward?
to create an agricultural surplus
to stockpile more weapons than neighboring countries
to revive and protect the environment
to support individual rights and freedoms of the common man
Chinese farmers were forced to live and work on large collective farms run by the government. These collectives were called ...
communes
maquiadoras
favelas
ghettos
With the need to put everyone to work, there were jobs for everyone. One of the jobs was to bang pots together to scare away which common animal?
sparrow
wolf
crow
rabbit
A side effect of the widespread destruction of pest birds like sparrows was a massive increase in pest insects and disease-carrying rodents such as ....
rats
rabbits
snakes
spiders
Farmers were forced to produce steel in homemade furnaces. What was done with much of this steel?
it was low-quality and was left to rust
it was exported to the USA
it was used to make Chinese military vehicles
it was made into prison bars and barbed wire
The Great Leap Forward ultimately resulted in how many deaths?
from 18 to 45 million people
180 thousand people
nearly a billion people
less than a million people
Which below is NOT a method Mao used to establish the Cultural Revolution
His cult of personality
Radicalised youth and students
Maoist ideological thought via the Little Red Book
Financial incentives given to his followers
Mao stated 'It is right to rebel' in order to radicalise the Chinese youth into joining and starting the Cultural revolution
True
False
The role of the Red Guards was not limited to reshaping the culture of China, another key aim was to use them to take down Mao's political opponents.
True
False
Which of the following was a negative result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?
the breakup of the Soviet Union
independence of Kenya from Great Britain
the relocation of Bosnian refugees
increased famine in China
In China the terms "Little Red Book," and "Great Leap Forward" are most closely associated with
foreign policy under Deng Xiaoping
expulsion of foreigners during the Boxer Rebellion
leadership of Mao Zedong
economic policies of the Kuomintang
Mao Zedong required which of the following?
unquestioning loyalty to his leadership
an increase in religious tolerance
a hindrance in imperialistic goals
the Red Guard to lead pro-democracy movements
What was the Cultural Revolution?
Mao's attempt to regain control of China and get rid of anything "old" in the country
Introducing democracy to the Chinese people
Showing the rest of the world how powerful Mao was
Growing crops and producing steel at a very rapid rate
What was Mao's "Little Red Book?"
Instructions for how to be a Communist
News stories and current events
Speeches and quotes from Mao for the Chinese people to memorize
What was a negative effect of the Cultural Revolution to China's culture.
Sending people to school
Sending young people to learn from peasants
Loss of ancient Chinese artifacts
Loss of economics
What was the primary aim of the Cultural Revolution in China?
To establish diplomatic relations with the West
To eliminate capitalist and traditional elements from society
To modernize China's economy
To promote religious freedom
Which of the following was a significant consequence of the Great Leap Forward?
Rapid industrialization
Widespread famine
Increased foreign investment
Improved agricultural techniques
During the Cultural Revolution, what was the role of the 'Four Olds' campaign?
To establish new educational systems
To preserve ancient Chinese traditions
To eradicate old customs, culture, habits, and ideas
To promote Western cultural values
What was the primary goal of the Cultural Revolution in China?
To modernize China's economy
To promote religious freedom
To eliminate capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society
To establish diplomatic relations with the West
Which of the following events marked the end of the Cultural Revolution?
The beginning of the Great Leap Forward
The death of Mao Zedong
The signing of the Sino-Soviet Treaty
The establishment of the People's Republic of China
