WorksheetsThe Great Leap Forward
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was the name of the emperor who first united China?
Mao
Deng Xiaoping
Emperor Qin
Emperor China
What was the name of the leader who led the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution?
Deng
Mao
Meow
Qing
What were the goals of the Great Leap Forward?
To modernize China through agriculture and industry
To develop a stronger military
To make all the Chinese people work harder than ever before
To grow enough crops that they could sell what they don't eat
What years did the Great Leap Forward take place?
1971-76
1965-70
1938-43
1958-63
What was a commune?
A state in China that was full of factories
A community of people who had freedom within China
A community of people that worked and lived together under government rule
A large group of people with jobs in the government
What happened to the steel made in the backyard furnaces?
Many building were made from it
They used it to make more steel
It was traded with many other countries
It was too weak to use or sell
Why was there a food shortage during the Great Leap Forward?
A bad hurricane hit China
Farmers were turned into steel workers and there was bad weather
The farmers were given freedom to grow crops, but they failed
Farmers grew the wrong kinds of crops
What form of government did Mao have in China?
Democracy
Communism
Monarchy
Anarchy
How many people died in the Great Leap Forward? (estimated)
25,000-30,000
2,500,000-3,500,000
350,000-500,000
25,000,000+
What was the Cultural Revolution?
Mao's attempt to regain control of China and get rid of anything "old" in the country
Introducing democracy to the Chinese people
Showing the rest of the world how powerful Mao was
Growing crops and producing steel at a very rapid rate
Who was a main target of the Red Guard?
Students
Teachers
Store owners
Old people
What was Mao's "Little Red Book?"
Instructions for how to be a Communist
News stories and current events
Speeches and quotes from Mao for the Chinese people to memorize
What was the purpose of the Cultural Revolution?
To stop all opposition to the Communist party
To create a society of freedom
To show the world how powerful China was
To treat all people fairly
What was one freedom that Deng Xiaoping gave to the Chinese people?
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Farmers could own their own land
Allowed basic human rights to the Chinese people
Why were protestors gathered at Tiananmen Square in 1989?
They were mad at the military
For freedom to open their own business
To ask for freedom of religion
To protest the corrupt Communist government
What political party currently controls China?
Communist Party of China
Free Chinese Party
Monarchy of China Party
Libertarian Party
How did the Chinese government deal with the protestors at Tiananmen Square?
They asked them to leave
They let them protest as long as they wanted
They sent in soldiers and tanks and killed people
Tensions over Marxist ideology between the Chinese and USSR existed because..
The Chinese Communist Party was not following Marxism
The Chinese Communist Party did not agree with Khrushchev's peaceful co-existence approach to relations with the U.S
The USSR wanted China to follow their own intepretation of Marxism
China wanted to stop being communist
The proletariat are..
The working class
The middle class
The upper class
The bourgeoisie are..
The working class
The peasants
The middle class
Mao's Great Leap Forward which began in 1958 aimed to..
Collectivise and industrialise China
Improve agricultural production
Improve living standards of the Chinese people
The only political party in China is the Chinese Communist Party.
True
False
Where did the 1989 protests take place?
Hong Kong
Tiananmen Square
The Great Wall of China
Shanghai
When Mao died in 1976, who became the leader of China?
Hirohito
Sun Yixian
Ho Chi Minh
Den Xiaoping
Students going on a hunger strike resulted in....
the government declaring martial law.
the government giving students want they wanted.
the death of Deng Xiaoping.
Mao Zedong resigning from power.
What symbol did the protestors use at Tiananmen Square?
Sword
God of Peace
Goddess of Liberty
Liberty Statue
What were the four modernisations of Deng Xiaoping (choose 4 answers)
Agricultural
Industry
Science/Technology
Military
Democracy
