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5.5-3 - Recent Historic Events

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who formed a revolutionary group(同盟會) in 1905 to overthrow(推翻) the Qing government?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Empress
Dowager Cixi

c)

Qin Shi Huang

d)

Sun Yat-sen

2.

What event marked the end of imperial rule(帝國制) in China?

a)

The Opium War(鴉片戰爭)

b)

First Sino-Japanese War(甲午戰爭)

c)

War with Eight-Nation Alliance(八國聯軍)

d)

Wuchang Uprising(武昌起義)

3.

When was the Republic of China(中華民國) established(成立)?

a)

January 1st, 1912

b)

August 15th, 1945

c)

October 1st, 1949

d)

January 1st, 1900

4.

Who was the leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the civil war?

a)

Deng Xiaoping

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Sun Yat-sen

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

5.

When was the People's Republic of China(中華人民共和國) established?

a)

September 1st, 1949

b)

October 1st, 1950

c)

October 1st, 1949

d)

October 1st, 1945

6.

What year did Japan surrender(投降)?

a)

1911

b)

1937

c)

1945

d)

1912

7.

Which country dropped the atomic bombs(原子彈) on Japan?

a)

the United States

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

France

8.

For how long was Hong Kong occupied(淪陷) by Japan?

a)

3 years 5 months

b)

3 years 8 months

c)

4 years

d)

4 years 5 months

9.

What date did the Lugou Bridge(盧溝橋事變) incident happen?

a)

December 25th, 1941

b)

August 15th, 1945

c)

July 7th, 1937

d)

October 1st, 1949

10.

Below are events related to the history of Anti-Japanese War. Put them in the correct order from first to last

a)

Lugou Bridge(盧溝橋) Incident

b)

Nanjing Massacre(大屠殺)

c)

China and Allies fought Japan

d)

Occupation of Hong Kong(香港淪陷)

e)

US atomic bombs dropped on Japan

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
11.

Put the events in correct orders

a)

b)

c)

d)

1)
2)
3)
4)
12.

At what time did these events happen?

Nanjing Massacre

July 1937

Lugou Bridge Incident

December 1937

Occupation of Hong Kong

25th December 1941

Surrender of Japan

6th August 1945

US atomic bombs dropped on Japan

15th August 1945

13.

In 1894, the Japanese army attacked a Chinese fleet. China was defeated. The Qing government had to pay Japan ... and ...

a)

cede Taiwan to Japan

b)

a large sum of money

c)

cede Macau to Japan

d)

allow Japan to station armies (駐軍) in China

14.

In 1900, the joint army of ... countries, including Britain, France and Germany, invaded China.

a)

five

b)

seven

c)

eight

d)

nine

15.

In 1900, the joint army of eight countries, including Britain, France and Germany, invaded China. China was defeated. The Qing government had to pay ... and ...

a)

allow them to station armies (駐軍) in China

b)

cede Taiwan to Japan

c)

a large sum of money

d)

cede Hong Kong to Japan

16.

What problems did China have during the late Qing period?

Empress Dowager Cixi was the true ruler.

It was full of corrupt(貪污) officials.

The soldiers did not want to fight.