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Chinese Civil War - Causes & Course

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the last emperor of China

a)

Pu Yi

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Sun Yat Sen

d)

Mark Kho

2.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why China was weak under Pu YI?

a)

Chinese warlords no longer listened to the Emperor and began a rebellion

b)

China had not modernised like other countries

c)

European countries had been exploiting China through its sphere's of influence

d)

Russia had been modernizing rapidly and wanted more land.

3.

All are true regarding the May Fourth Movement in China EXCEPT:

a)

It was sparked by students' reaction to the Treaty of Versailles

b)

It sparked support for revolution in China

c)

It led to the creation of the Chinese Communist Party

d)

It allowed for a military dictator to take control

4.

The policy that the United Sates put into effect that said China was open to all nations

a)

Meiji Restoration

b)

spheres of influence

c)

Open Door policy

d)

Opium Wars

5.

Who tried to establish a republican form of government after the fall on the Qing dynasty in 1911

a)

Chiang Kai Shek

b)

Sun Yat Sen

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Deng Xiaoping

6.

Who founded the Guomindang (GMD)

a)

Yuan Shikai

b)

Sun Yat Sen

c)

Zhou Enlai

d)

Peggy Chan

7.

This political party within China was pro-modernization and democracy

a)

Guomindang

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Communists

d)

Boxers

8.

Sun Yat Sen agreed to give the leadership of GMD to this person:

a)

Chiang Kai Shek

b)

Yuan Shikai

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Vivian Kao

9.

Why did Sun Yat Sen surrender leadership of the GMD to Yuan Shikai ? (Answer ALL that apply)

a)

Yuan Shikai promised to implement democratic ideology as well

b)

Sun Yat Sen wanted to avoid a civil war

c)

Yuan Shikai had a powerful Army and Sun Yatsen didn't.

d)

Marconi Shum told him to

10.

Under the Treaty of Versailles, to whom did the Allies give Chinese territory to that had previously been controlled by Germany?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Russia

11.

Between 1917 and 1927 central government in China broke down. Power fell to these people.

a)

9A

b)

The Warlords

c)

The Emperors

d)

The Generals

12.

Why did the CCP and the GMD form an alliance in 1926? (Answer ALL that apply)

a)

Both wanted to from a coalition government

b)

Both wanted to unite China under a centralized government

c)

Sun Yatsen and Mao Zedong were great friends

d)

Both wanted to end the control of the warlords

13.

The Northern Expedition was

a)

An expedition to the North of Asia

b)

A part of the CCP Army

c)

A joint campaign between the CCP and the GMD

d)

A part of the GMD Army

14.

Which is true of the Northern Expedition? (Answer ALL that apply)

a)

It led to the defeat of a number of Warlords in the North and unified Northern & Central China

b)

It led to the defeat of all the Warlords in China

c)

It enabled Sun Yat Sen to become leader of China

d)

It allowed Chiang Kai-Shek to be recognized as the leader of China

15.

After the Northern Expedition, who tried to kill the communists by ordering attacks against them in Shanghai known as The White Terror?

a)

Sun Yat Sen

b)

Chiang Kai-Shek

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Deng Xiaoping

16.

Where did the Communists set up their base after White Terror?

a)

Yanan

b)

Beijing

c)

Jiangxi Soviet

d)

Kowloon Tong

17.

The event where approximately 90,000 Communists fled on a 5,600 mile long journey in order to escape the Kuomintang

a)

The Long March

b)

Blood and Iron

c)

The Cultural Revolution

d)

The Reign of Terror

18.

Why was the Long March considered a success by the Communists?

a)

Russia invaded China and took total control

b)

The Nationalists successfully ended communism in China forever

c)

The Communists left China and never returned

d)

Communists were able to survive and continue their movement

19.

The CCP party grew in membership to what number by 1945?

a)

50,000

b)

1.2 million

c)

7 million

d)

100,000

20.

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Emperor Hirohito

21.
Which is not an advantage of guerrilla warfare for the Communist?
a)
winning over the population
b)
able to reach remote areas
c)
using advanced technology
d)
avoid major conflicts that they would not have won
22.

In March 1947, Chiang Kai-Shek had a symbolic, but strategically unimportant, victory when he captured

a)

Yan'an

b)

Jiangxi

c)

Wuhan

d)

Beijing

23.
The truce brokered by the USA in 1946 allowed…
a)
For the USA to further supply the Nationalists
b)
For both sides to reorganize and rearm
c)
The Communist to gain supplies from the USSR
d)
For the CCP to spread propaganda
24.
Why was it difficult for the GMD administrators to hold power in the North in 1946?
a)
They did not distribute supplies and resources
b)
They took land from the peasants
c)
They refused to fight the CCP
d)
They used rough tactics disliked by the population
25.

Which were problems with the Nationalist government? Choose all that apply.

a)

Reliance on urban elite for support.

b)

Authoritarian rule of Chiang.

c)

Lack of effort into modernization.

d)

Alliances made with War Lords.

26.

What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?

a)

More freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Food to the poor and more wealth to all Chinese, and land reforms

d)

More personal freedoms

27.

In the Chinese Civil War (1945 - 1949), support for Mao Zedong's Communist forces came primarily from the

a)

Peasants

b)

Landowners

c)

industrialists

d)

Confucian scholars

28.

How much of a factor was the Nationalist technology toward the outcome of the CCW?

a)
Minimal
b)
Partial
c)
Hugely
d)
Neutral