WorksheetsModified
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Mao Zedong?
a)
MIng Dynasty Emperor
b)
Ancient Chinese philosopher
c)
Buddhist Priest
d)
Chinese revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China
2.
What reforms did Deng Xiaoping introduce after Mao's death?
a)
Allowed some private businesses and foreign investments
b)
Ended China's communist system
c)
Granted citizens full human rights
d)
Reduced the government's power
3.
What rights were Chinese citizens still denied after Xiaoping’s reforms?
a)
Freedom of speech
b)
Basic human rights like speech and fair trials
c)
Right to protest the government
d)
Right to own land
4.
Why did students protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
a)
To protest China's corrupt communist government
b)
To demand economic reforms
c)
To call for Xiaoping to resign
d)
To reduce Western influences
5.
How many Chinese students gathered in Tiananmen Square to protest in 1989?
a)
100
b)
1,000
c)
10,000
d)
Over 10,000
6.
How did the Chinese government respond to the protests on June 4, 1989?
a)
They listened to the protestors' demands
b)
Sent soldiers and tanks to open fire on protestors
c)
Arrested protest leaders
d)
Ignored the protest completely
7.
What was the tragedy in Tiananmen Square known as?
a)
The Tiananmen Square Massacre
b)
The June 4th Incident
c)
The Tiananmen Protests
d)
The 1989 Revolution
8.
How many protestors died in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989?
a)
Hundreds
b)
Millions
c)
Tens
d)
None
9.
What was an international response to Tiananmen Square?
a)
Calling on China to improve human rights treatment
b)
Blocking trade with China
c)
Breaking diplomatic ties with China
d)
Harsh economic sanctions
10.
When did China begin improving human rights for its citizens?
a)
After Tiananmen brought international pressure
b)
During Mao's rule
c)
After the Cultural Revolution
d)
Along with Xiaoping's economic reforms
11.
What motivated China's eventual human rights reforms?
a)
Calls from the Chinese people
b)
Xiaping's progressive agenda
c)
International pressure after Tiananmen
d)
Desire to join global organizations
12.
What was the domino theory?
a)
That communism would spread from China
b)
That Asia would be divided into communist and capitalist countries
c)
That communism's spread in one country could lead to spread in surrounding countries
d)
That communist countries would go to war with capitalist countries
13.
What two countries were global superpowers during the Cold War?
a)
The United States and Soviet Union
b)
China and the United States
c)
Britain and France
d)
Japan and Britain
e)
and the Soviet Union
14.
What did America fear about communism spreading in Vietnam?
a)
Surrounding countries would also become communist
b)
It would trigger war with China
c)
The Soviet Union would gain power in Asia
d)
Vietnam would attack its neighbors
e)
economies would suffer
15.
Why did America support South Korea in the Korean war?
a)
To limit the spread of communism in Asia
b)
To gain control of North Korea's government
c)
To reunite Korea under capitalism
d)
Because South Korea had allied with the U.S. against Japan
16.
What did buffer zones set up after the Korean War aim to prevent?
a)
Further clashes between North and South Korea
b)
Refugees fleeing North Korea
c)
South Korean attacks
d)
China from invading Korea
17.
What major Asian wars was the U.S. involved in due to the domino theory?
a)
Vietnam only
b)
Korean only
c)
Vietnam and Iraq
d)
Korea and Vietnam
18.
Why did U.S. involvement in Korea and Vietnam remain controversial?
a)
Disagreement among Americans over whether the U.S. should be involved
b)
The wars lasted many years
c)
The wars were very expensive for America
d)
All of the above
19.
What tensions have continued between communist and capitalist countries since the Cold War?
a)
Tensions between America and North Korea
b)
War between China and America
c)
Arms races between the U.S. and Russia
d)
Conflicts between Vietnam and South Korea
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