Worksheetscold war china quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from
the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.
the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.
What was an immediate result of the Great Leap Forward (1958)?
independence of Kenya from Great Britain
the breakup of the Soviet Union
the relocation of Bosnian refugees
increased famine in China
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?
The Sun will never set on Chinese communism.
Communist policies will liberate Mao Zedong.
The Chinese people will become wealthy under communism.
Mao Zedong will lead the Communist Party in building a new China.
How many people are estimated to have died as a result of the failure of the Great Leap Forward?
1 million
5 million
20 million
100 million
Once Mao proclaimed the People’s Republic of China, who gave economic and military support to the new government?
The Soviet Union
The United States
Taiwan
Japan
The Nationalists were led by ____________ and the Communists were led by ____________:
Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek
Hideki Tojo and Mao Zedong
Emperor Hirohito and Joseph Stalin
Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong
The two groups who fought in the Chinese Civil War were the:
Fascists and Communists
Nationalists and Communists
Communists and Capitalists
Nationalists and Fascists
Who was the leader of the Communist party?
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
George W. Bush
Emperor Hirohito
After the emperor was overthrown, what two political parties emerged in China?
Republican & Democrats
Nationalist & Communist
Fascists & Socialsts
The People for Republic of China & The Japanese Communist Party
What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?
More freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Food to the poor and more wealth to all Chinese, and land reforms
More personal freedoms
Why did poor peasants support the Chinese Communist Party?
They wanted to work in communes
It promised them food and a better quality of life
They had no other option
Mao Zedong said he would give them money
What was the name of the economic plan that the Chinese government developed in order to boost China’s economy?
Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
China's Betterment Plan
Chinese Economic Plan for that moolah
What three problems caused the Great Leap Forward to fail within a year?
Lack of funds, people, and resources
Too much money, food, and resources
Too much government control, too much money, and the people were too eager to work
Environmental disasters, poor government management, and government corruption
In China there was a time when Mao wanted to eliminate anyone that criticized his government. What is this time called?
Long March
The Middle Way
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
What does this image represent?
The Great Leap Forward
Tiananmen Square
The Long March
VJ Day
When Mao died in 1976, who became the leader of China?
Hirohito
Sun Yixian
Ho Chi Minh
Den Xiaoping
What was the role of the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution?
Attack and punish those who disagreed with Mao's vision of communism
Reward those who spoke out against corruption in China
Fight against the Soviet Union in China
Fight against the United States in North Korea.
Name of the 6,000 mile long march lead by Mao to avoid capture.
The Long March
The Patriotic March
The Red March
The Soviet Voyage
The protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989 turned violent as the Chinese Government pushed back against calls for
democracy
nationalism
communism
socialism
When did China begin the One Child Policy?
1949
1960
1970
1980
Why was the one child policy needed?
China was at war
It wasn't needed
Concerns about running out of enough food or electricity
China's population was nearly 1 billion
Mao and the Communists adapted the ______ ________ ______ from Stalin's Soviet Union.
Four Year Plan
Anti Three Campaign
Square New Deal
Five Year Plan
The Cultural Revolution was aimed at ___________ to reinvigorate the Communist Revolution.
Students
Elders
Workers
Soldiers
Which option describes relations between China and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
Solid communist allies throughout
Bitter rivals throughout
Communist allies in the beginning, but relations went down hill
Enemies at the beginning, but slowly became communist allies
