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After the last emperor was overthrown, what two political parties emerged in China?
Nationalist & Communist
Communist & Democratic
Republican & Democratic
Whigs & Tories
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Who was the leader of the Communist party?
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sun Yat-Sen
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
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What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?
Government own all land, property, and business
Improve peasants living conditions
Command economy
All of the above
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When was the People's Republic of China established?
1911
1921
1949
1958
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Why did poor peasants support the Communist party?
The government promised to take land from the rich and give to the poor.
The Nationalist were going to sacrifice them.
China was really good at producing steel.
They wanted government jobs.
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Which country was China's key ally throughout the 1900's?
USA
Soviet Union
India
Great Britain
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What plan did Mao Zedong come up with to boost China's economy?
The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Backward
The 100 Flowers Campaign
The Cultural Revolution
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What was the Great Leap Forward like?
Everyone had to live on communes
Food was rationed and no one had enough
A lot of people starved to death
All of the above
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What problems caused the Great Leap Forward to fail within a year?
Drought
Corrupt politicians
Mismanagement of resources
All of the above
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What was the biggest consequence of the Great Leap forward?
Mao lost popularity
China didn't beat the US in steel production
People didn't like communism as much anymore
Millions of people died
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What was the Cultural Revolution?
A plan to rid China of people who were anti-communists
A plan to revitalize education in China
A plan to celebrate China's ancient history
A return to the dynasty system
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What did they Cultural Revolution create?
Mass chaos
The red guard, a student army
Fear and an uneducated generation
All of the above
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Who were the Red Guard and what did they do?
Students
Arrest and beat people
Accuse citizens of being anti-Communist
All of the above
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What was the impact of the Cultural Revolution?
An entire generation of uneducated young people
Set China back again
Made people more anti-communist
All of the above
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In 1989, where did students gather to protest?
Red Square
Tienanmen Square
Tokyo
Washington D.C.
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Why did the government get involved in the Tienanmen Square Massacre ?
The protest spread to other cities and rural areas
The students were violent
China decided to meet the student's demands
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What was the international response to the Tienanmen Square?
Outrage
Fear
Support
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