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Chinese Communism- Mao Zendong

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one result of the Great Leap Forward that Mao promoted in China?

a)

Millions of people died of starvation

b)

More farm machinery was purchased to elevate production

c)

Fewer people moved to the countryside for agricultural work

d)

More people moved into cities to work in larger factories

2.

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.

3.

What was one result of the Great Leap Forward that Mao promoted in China?

a)

Millions of people died of starvation

b)

More farm machinery was purchased to elevate production

c)

Fewer people moved to the countryside for agricultural work

d)

More people moved into cities to work in larger factories

4.

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.

5.

Political party that opposed influence from outside of China and became the ruling party of the People's Republic of China

a)

Chinese Communist Party

b)

Chinese Socialist Party

c)

Chinese Democratic Party

d)

Soviet Communist Party

6.

Revolutionary leader and founder of the Chinese Communist Party.

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Joseph Stalin

7.

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

8.

During the Cultural Revolution Mao wanted to transform China into a classless society of _____________ and ____________.

a)

farmers

b)

workers

c)

landowners

d)

scholars

9.

Government controlled land/farms worked by groups of citizens.

a)

collectives

b)

communities

c)

factories

d)

soviets

10.

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

11.

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

12.

When was the Communist state of the People’s Republic of China established

a)

1900

b)

1989

c)

2008

d)

1949

13.

Which country was China’s key ally throughout the mid-1900s

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

The U.K.

d)

Soviet Union

14.

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

15.

What was the biggest consequence of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Famine, 20 million people died

b)

The economy was boosted

c)

China became a player in the international setting

d)

Chinese citizens were given more freedoms.

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.

How successful was the Great Leap Forward?

a)

Very successful

b)

Successful

c)

Not that successful

d)

An EPIC disaster

19.

What is the name of the army of young students that Mao used to enforce policies in the 1960's?

a)

The Red Guard

b)

Hitler Youth

c)

The Youth for Communism

d)

The great Collective

20.

This image represents:

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Tiananmen Square Massacre

c)

Great Leap Forward

d)

All of the above

21.

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

22.
Which of the following would happen only in a communist economy?
a)
A.The government promotes competition 
b)
The government provides incentives for innovation
c)
The government emphasizes the production of consumer goods
d)
The government controls all business activities
23.
Why did Mao Zedong and his communist ideas win against the Nationalists?
a)
His large number of supporters, which were mostly people in the city
b)
The existing Chinese government felt that Mao had better ideas than Chiang
c)
His large number of supporters, which were mostly people in the countryside (peasants)
24.
Who peacefully protested at Tienanmen Square in the Spring/Summer of 1989?
a)
The Red Guard
b)
Communist followers
c)
Students and intellectuals
d)
The Japanese who survived the atomic bombing
25.
What kind of government were the students & intellectuals protesting at Tienanmen Square? 
a)
Communism
b)
Monarchy
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
26.
Who helped Mao Zedong with the Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s?
a)
Boxers
b)
Japanese WWII survivors
c)
Red Guards
d)
peasants
27.

Mao Zedong & Lenin are similar because they


Mao Zedong y Lenin son similares porque

a)

believed that revolution would be lead by peasants

creía que la revolución sería liderada por campesinos

b)

believed in a democratic government

creía en un gobierno democrático

c)

supported capitalism in China

capitalismo apoyado en China

d)

gave more power to the rich

dio más poder a los ricos

28.

The event where 100,000 Communist forces fled on a 6000 mile long journey in order to escape the Kuomintang

El evento donde 100,000 fuerzas comunistas huyeron en un viaje de 6000 millas de largo para escapar del Kuomintang

a)

The Long March

b)

Blood and Iron

c)

The Cultural Revolution

d)

The Reign of Terror

29.

Why was the Long March considered a success?

¿Por qué se consideró un éxito la larga marcha?

a)

Russia invaded China and took total control

Rusia invadió China y tomó el control total

b)

the Nationalists successfully ended communism in China forever

los nacionalistas terminaron con éxito el comunismo en China para siempre

c)

the communists left China and never returned

los comunistas abandonaron China y nunca volvieron

d)

communists were able to survive and continue their movement

los comunistas pudieron sobrevivir y continuar su movimiento

30.

Consider prior learning: Why was China angry at Japan?

Considere el aprendizaje previo: ¿Por qué China estaba enojada con Japón?

a)

Japan respected Chinese borders

Japón respeta las fronteras chinas

b)

During imperialism, Japan was isolated

Durante el imperialismo, Japón fue aislado

c)

During imperialism, Japan attacked China in Nanjing

Durante el imperialismo, Japón atacó a China en Nanjing

d)

China disrespected China in the 600s BCE

China le faltó el respeto a China en los años 600 a. C.

31.

Why did peasants support communism?

¿Por qué los campesinos apoyaron el comunismo?

a)

peasants wanted to be poor

Las campesinas querían ser pobres

b)

peasants wanted to have more prosperity and no social classes

los campesinos querían tener más prosperidad y no clases sociales

c)

peasants wanted the rich to succeed

Las campesinas querían que los ricos tuvieran éxito.

d)

peasants preferred laissez-faire capitalism

los campesinos preferían el capitalismo de laissez-faire

32.

Which system was supported by Chiang Kai-shek?

¿Qué sistema fue apoyado por Chiang Kai-shek?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

33.

One of the key aims of the Cultural Revolution was to reassert Mao Zedongs political power in China

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which of these is NOT an aim of the Cultural Revolution

a)

To remove the damaging record of the failed Great Leap Forward

b)

Eradicate 'anti-revolutionary' ideas that were capitalist and bourgeois in China

c)

To improve China's economic situation

d)

Ignite the revolutionary spirit in China and continue the idea of permanant revolution

35.

During the Great Leap Forward, Chinese peasants were forced to

a)

join communes

b)

move to the cities

c)

convert to Christianity

d)

attack the Red Guards

36.

One similarity between Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to

a)

increase industrial production

b)

privatize the ownership of land

c)

correct environmental pollution

d)

strengthen international trade

37.

One similarity between Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to

a)

increase industrial production

b)

privatize the ownership of land

c)

correct environmental pollution

d)

strengthen international trade

38.

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

39.

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.

40.
Deng Xiaoping got rid of Communism in China. 
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Which of the following was NOT one of the 4 Modernizations? 
a)
Agriculture
b)
Technology
c)
Defense
d)
WiFi
42.
Deng Xiaoping allowed ________ ideas in China and that helped the economy. 
a)
capitalist
b)
communist
c)
mixed
d)
closed market
43.
Many Chinese protested their lack of __________ in China. 
a)
Personal freedom
b)
water
c)
money
d)
free time
44.
The worst protests in China's history took place in _________
a)
Beijing
b)
Hong Kong
c)
Shanghai
d)
Tienanmen Square
45.
The citizens of China have complete access to media and internet.
a)
True 
b)
False
46.

Mao's Little Red Book....

a)

contained recipes

b)

contained quotes from Confucius

c)

contained Mao's speeches

d)

was a New York Times bestseller

47.

Deng Xiaoping, leader of China after Mao, changed which aspect of China the most?

a)

government

b)

religion

c)

economy

d)

social freedoms

48.

Hundreds of people were killed while protesting against communism in this place in China 1989?

a)

The Great Wall of China

b)

Tiananmen Square

c)

communes

d)

Shanghai

49.

Deng reformed agriculture in China by...

a)

Dictating what could be grown in China

b)

Dismantling the Mao commune system and allowing individual farmers to own their land

c)

Training peasants to be better farmers and increase production

50.

Deng wanted to modernise science and technology to..

a)

Find cures to rare diseases

b)

Improve the military weaponry in China

c)

Improve education and to build expertise and technological development in China