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cold war china quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

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Class
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1.

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

a)

the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

b)

the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

d)

the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

2.

What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?

a)

independence of Kenya from Great Britain

b)

the breakup of the Soviet Union

c)

the relocation of Bosnian refugees

d)

increased famine in China

3.

East is Red

The east is red, the sun is rising,

China has brought forth a Mao Zedong,

He amasses fortune for the people,

Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.


Chairman Mao loves the people,

He is our guide,

To build a new China,

Hurrah, he leads us forward!


The Communist Party is like the sun,

Wherever it shines, it is bright,

Wherever there is a Communist Party,

Hurrah, there the people are liberated!


What is the main idea of this 1960s Chinese song?

a)

The Sun will never set on Chinese communism.

b)

Communist policies will liberate Mao Zedong.

c)

The Chinese people will become wealthy under communism.

d)

Mao Zedong will lead the Communist Party in building a new China.

4.

How many people are estimated to have died as a result of the failure of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

1 million

b)

5 million

c)

20 million

d)

100 million

5.

Once Mao proclaimed the People’s Republic of China, who gave economic and military support to the new government?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

The United States

c)

Taiwan

d)

Japan

6.

The Nationalists were led by ____________ and the Communists were led by ____________:

a)

Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek

b)

Hideki Tojo and Mao Zedong

c)

Emperor Hirohito and Joseph Stalin

d)

Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong

7.

The two groups who fought in the Chinese Civil War were the:

a)

Fascists and Communists

b)

Nationalists and Communists

c)

Communists and Capitalists

d)

Nationalists and Fascists

8.
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
9.

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Emperor Hirohito

10.

After the emperor was overthrown, what two political parties emerged in China?

a)

Republican & Democrats

b)

Nationalist & Communist

c)

Fascists & Socialsts

d)

The People for Republic of China & The Japanese Communist Party

11.

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

12.

Why did poor peasants support the Chinese Communist Party?

a)

They wanted to work in communes

b)

It promised them food and a better quality of life

c)

They had no other option

d)

Mao Zedong said he would give them money

13.

What was the name of the economic plan that the Chinese government developed in order to boost China’s economy?

a)

Great Leap Forward

b)

The Cultural Revolution

c)

China's Betterment Plan

d)

Chinese Economic Plan for that moolah

14.

What three problems caused the Great Leap Forward to fail within a year?

a)

Lack of funds, people, and resources

b)

Too much money, food, and resources

c)

Too much government control, too much money, and the people were too eager to work

d)

Environmental disasters, poor government management, and government corruption

15.

In China there was a time when Mao wanted to eliminate anyone that criticized his government. What is this time called?

a)

Long March

b)

The Middle Way

c)

The Great Leap Forward

d)

The Cultural Revolution

16.

What does this image represent?

a)

The Great Leap Forward

b)

Tiananmen Square

c)

The Long March

d)

VJ Day

17.

When Mao died in 1976, who became the leader of China?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Sun Yixian

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Den Xiaoping

18.
In a real-life communist society, who are the wealthiest and most powerful people?
a)
Intellectuals
b)
Business leaders
c)
Military leaders
d)
Whoever controls the government
19.

What was the role of the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution?

a)

Attack and punish those who disagreed with Mao's vision of communism

b)

Reward those who spoke out against corruption in China

c)

Fight against the Soviet Union in China

d)

Fight against the United States in North Korea.

20.

Name of the 6,000 mile long march lead by Mao to avoid capture.

a)

The Long March

b)

The Patriotic March

c)

The Red March

d)

The Soviet Voyage

21.

The protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 turned violent as the Chinese Government pushed back against calls for

a)

democracy

b)

nationalism

c)

communism

d)

socialism

22.

When did China begin the One Child Policy?

a)

1949

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1980

23.

Why was the one child policy needed?

a)

China was at war

b)

It wasn't needed

c)

Concerns about running out of enough food or electricity

d)

China's population was nearly 1 billion

24.
Deng Xiaoping got rid of Communism in China. 
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Many Chinese protested their lack of __________ in China. 
a)
Personal freedom
b)
water
c)
money
d)
free time
26.

Mao and the Communists adapted the ______ ________ ______ from Stalin's Soviet Union.

a)

Four Year Plan

b)

Anti Three Campaign

c)

Square New Deal

d)

Five Year Plan

27.

The Cultural Revolution was aimed at ___________ to reinvigorate the Communist Revolution.

a)

Students

b)

Elders

c)

Workers

d)

Soldiers

28.

Which option describes relations between China and the Soviet Union during the Cold War

a)

Solid communist allies throughout

b)

Bitter rivals throughout

c)

Communist allies in the beginning, but relations went down hill

d)

Enemies at the beginning, but slowly became communist allies