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Modern China

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Sun Yat-sen

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

2.

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

3.

In the 1960s, China engaged in a program to renew loyalties to Communism. This program was called...

a)

The Great Leap Forward

b)

The Four Modernizations

c)

Let 1000 Flowers Bloom

d)

The Cultural Revolution

4.

Who were the most loyal supporters of the Cultural Revolution?

a)

The scholar class

b)

Counter-revolutionaries

c)

The Kuomintang

d)

The Red Guard

5.

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

6.

What country is this?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

North Korea

d)

Russia

7.

This is the current leader of China. His name is...

a)

Shinzo Abe

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Jiang Jieshi

d)

Xi Jinping

8.
In ________ the Communists took control of China. 
a)
1945
b)
1937
c)
1949
d)
1941
9.
The man who led the Communist Revolution in China was _____
a)
Kim Jong Il
b)
Kim Il Sung
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Mao Zedong
10.

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

a)

communism.

b)

a democracy.

c)

anarchy.

d)

a Buddhist theocracy.

11.
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
12.

The answer is Famine...what is the question?

a)

What was the effect of a United States embargo on China?

b)

What was the result of no free trade between China and the U.S.?

c)

What was the result of placing an emphasis on industrializing China rather than creating a surplus of food?

13.

One way Communist or Socialist countries control their citizens is through...

a)

providing a Bill of Rights.

b)

censorship.

c)

allowing them to vote in elections.

d)

developing a market economy.

14.

Mao led the Chinese Communists through a long civil war and a battle against the__________.

a)

Soviets

b)

Koreans

c)

Japanese

15.
Who are the Han?
a)
Portuguese traders
b)
China's largest ethnic group
c)
Tibetan leaders
d)
Martial artists
16.
______ is China's capital as well as its cultural center. 
a)
Beijing
b)
Taipei
17.
An economic system in which the government owns all businesses and makes all decisions.
a)
Forbidden City
b)
Pagodas
c)
Gers
d)
Command Economy
18.
A policy of avoiding contact with other countries.
a)
Forbidden City
b)
Pagodas
c)
Gers
d)
Isolationism
19.

Which fraction of China's population was rural at the start of the 1950's?

a)

3/5

b)

4/5

c)

1/5

d)

1/2

20.

What was one of the goals of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

to create an agricultural surplus

b)

to stockpile more weapons than neighboring countries

c)

to revive and protect the environment

d)

to support individual rights and freedoms of the common man

21.

Chinese farmers were forced to live and work on large collective farms run by the government. These collectives were called ...

a)

communes

b)

maquiadoras

c)

favelas

d)

ghettos

22.

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?

a)

sparrow

b)

wolf

c)

crow

d)

rabbit

23.

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 ....

a)

rats

b)

rabbits

c)

snakes

d)

spiders

24.

Farmers were forced to produce steel in homemade furnaces. What was done with much of this steel?

a)

it was low-quality and was left to rust

b)

it was exported to the USA

c)

it was used to make Chinese military vehicles

d)

it was made into prison bars and barbed wire

25.

The Great Leap Forward ultimately resulted in how many deaths?

a)

from 18 to 45 million people

b)

180 thousand people

c)

nearly a billion people

d)

less than a million people

26.

Which below is NOT a method Mao used to establish the Cultural Revolution

a)

His cult of personality

b)

Radicalised youth and students

c)

Maoist ideological thought via the Little Red Book

d)

Financial incentives given to his followers

27.

Mao stated 'It is right to rebel' in order to radicalise the Chinese youth into joining and starting the Cultural revolution

a)

True

b)

False

28.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which of the following was a negative result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

a)

the breakup of the Soviet Union

b)

independence of Kenya from Great Britain

c)

the relocation of Bosnian refugees

d)

increased famine in China

30.

In China the terms "Little Red Book," and "Great Leap Forward" are most closely associated with

a)

foreign policy under Deng Xiaoping

b)

expulsion of foreigners during the Boxer Rebellion

c)

leadership of Mao Zedong

d)

economic policies of the Kuomintang

31.

Mao Zedong required which of the following?

a)

unquestioning loyalty to his leadership

b)

an increase in religious tolerance

c)

a hindrance in imperialistic goals

d)

the Red Guard to lead pro-democracy movements

32.

What was the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Mao's attempt to regain control of China and get rid of anything "old" in the country

b)

Introducing democracy to the Chinese people

c)

Showing the rest of the world how powerful Mao was

d)

Growing crops and producing steel at a very rapid rate

33.
Who were the main victims of the Red Guards? 
a)
Teachers and Intellectuals
b)
Mao's wifes 
c)
Mao's Children
d)
The Red Guard
34.

What was Mao's "Little Red Book?"

a)

Instructions for how to be a Communist

b)

News stories and current events

c)

Speeches and quotes from Mao for the Chinese people to memorize

35.

What was a negative effect of the Cultural Revolution to China's culture.

a)

Sending people to school

b)

Sending young people to learn from peasants

c)

Loss of ancient Chinese artifacts

d)

Loss of economics

36.

What was the primary aim of the Cultural Revolution in China?

a)

To establish diplomatic relations with the West

b)

To eliminate capitalist and traditional elements from society

c)

To modernize China's economy

d)

To promote religious freedom

37.

Which of the following was a significant consequence of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Rapid industrialization

b)

Widespread famine

c)

Increased foreign investment

d)

Improved agricultural techniques

38.

During the Cultural Revolution, what was the role of the 'Four Olds' campaign?

a)

To establish new educational systems

b)

To preserve ancient Chinese traditions

c)

To eradicate old customs, culture, habits, and ideas

d)

To promote Western cultural values

39.

What was the primary goal of the Cultural Revolution in China?

a)

To modernize China's economy

b)

To promote religious freedom

c)

To eliminate capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society

d)

To establish diplomatic relations with the West

40.

Which of the following events marked the end of the Cultural Revolution?

a)

The beginning of the Great Leap Forward

b)

The death of Mao Zedong

c)

The signing of the Sino-Soviet Treaty

d)

The establishment of the People's Republic of China