Communist China Exam Cfm

Communism is

• An economic system in which investment and ownership is controlled by private corporations or individuals

• A system of government that all economic activities are controlled by a single political party

• Commercialism

• A government by the people

What did Mao create in countryside during the Great Leap Forward?

• School

• Hospital

• Factory

• People's Commune

Whose death caused Tiananmen Incident in 1976?

• Deng Xiaoping

• Mao Zedong

• Zhou Enlai

• Hu Yaobang

What is the name of the group of millions of youth who were supported by Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution?

• Red Crusaders

• Red Soldiers

• Red Guards

• Red Patriots

Cultural Revolution

• Helped people from miserable live

• Executed and threatened Buddhists and Christians

• Was led by "China's Khruschev (a reformist)," Liu Shaoqi

• Started on 1958

Who was the leader of the Communist (Cultural) Revolution in China?

• Marco Polo

• Shi Huangdi

• Mao Ze Dong

• Confucius

• Genghis Khan

In Mao's new type of ________ government, he changed the way the country was run. 

It was a ________ party state with three tiers. 

On the top tier was Mao and the ________. 

This was run from ________.

On the second tier was the PLA (People's Liberation Army).

• True

• False

On the third tier was the local party comittees. Officials from these parties were based in: (Mark all that apply)

• Factories

• Other countries

• Schools

• Palaces

• Provinces of China

• Street committees

Opponents (counter-revolutionaries) were forced into re-education camps or executed.

• True

• False

When was the Agrarian Reform Law?

• 1949

• 1950

• 1951

What changes were made for women following the Marriage Laws of 1950? (Mark all that apply)

• Women could be under 18 to marry.

• There were no arranged marriages.

• Nurseries were set up so that mothers could work.

• Killing of unwanted baby girls was made legal

• Women were allowed to divorce.

• Educational opportunities were more available for women.

• Women were made less equal to men.

Thought reform was an ongoing thing throughout Mao's rule.

• True

• False

Mao had 100 propagandists working for him.

• True

• False

People who were not good communists were helped by caring colleagues.

• True

• False

Mao made China into a very successful country from 1949-53.

• True

• False

What was the first Five Year Plan focused on?

• Farming

• Heavy Industry

• Light Industry

The first Five Year Plan was based on a Soviet model.

• True

• False

Which key principles did the Soviet model include? (Mark all that apply)

• Long hours

• Incentives

• Cheap labour

• Central planning

• International trade

• Targets and quotas

• Nationalisation

The focus on heavy industry during the first Five Year Plan was unsuccessful.

• True

• False

What was a Co-op?

• A supermarket

• A factory

• A type of farm

Co-ops were more communist.

• True

• False

Co-ops were unsuccessful.

• True

• False

Which of these were true after Co-ops had been introduced? (Mark all that apply)

• Supermarkets were on every corner

• Farmers had struggle meetings

• Large fields were given to teams of farmers

• Mao came to check everything was gong well in the farms

• Officials were in charge, directing the farmers

• Farmers shared equipment and new machinery

• A Co-op was farmed by a few households

• 200-300 households (larger than the size of one village) used one Co-op

"Let a hundred flowers blossom, let a hundred schools of thought contend." Mao said this when he launched the Hundred Flowers Campaign in 1957.

• True

• False

Everyone was too afriad to criticise the Communist party.

• True

• False

Mao's intentions for the Hundred Flowers Campaign were very clear.

• True

• False

Which of these was not a consequence of the Hundred Flowers Campaign included:

• Potential opponents to the Communist party were silenced

• People felt they could give feedback to Mao in order to improve China

• China's cultural development had been set back due to the eradication of artists, writers, musicians and intellectuals

• Many students suffered interruption to their education as so many teachers were killed or sent away

• Around 4 million people lost their lives during the Anti Rightist Campaign which followed the Hundred Flowers

Who was the leader of the Communist (Cultural) Revolution in China?

• Marco Polo

• Shi Huangdi

• Mao Ze Dong

• Confucius

• Genghis Khan

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about theThree Gorges Dam?

• It was Mao Ze Dong's project in the 1950's

• Over one million people were displaced to make room for it

• It will provide one tenth of China's power

• It will help control costly and life-threatening flooding of the Yangtze

Which of the following is true about the Silk Road?

• It is still used in modern times by caravans of silk traders from China

• It was lined with silk material from east to west

• It was used to trade Chinese silk and porcelein for gold and cotton

• Caterpillars and silk worms grew alongside this road and were harvested there

What is the reason the Chinese called themselves the "Middle Kingdom"?

• They thought they were the most civilized people on earth, and thus the 'middle' of civilization

• They believed they were the lesser servants of the Great Kingdom of the Mongols to the north

• They were surrounded on all sides by other, more important nations in Asia

• It was the Middle Ages, so this seemed like an appropriate name for them at the time

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about communism?

• It is both a political and economic system that is in place in countries such as China and North Korea

• It allows the people many freedoms including free speech and freedom of religion

• The government owns everythign from the farms, to the facotries and stores that sell goods

• The government supplies people with jobs, cheap food, housing, and medical care

Which of the following best describes Mao Ze Dong's rule of China?

• He opened the borders and allowed for international trade, making China one of the world's leading economic powers

• The people were given freedom of speech and freedom of the press, among other freedoms

• He had strict control over almost all aspects of the citizens' lives and millions perished under his rule

• He encouraged artists and intellectuals,so China experienced an awakening of the arts

What has China done to improve its economy in the last 20 years?

• Bought up all the existing farm land and turned it into factories

• Allowed people to start businesses and buy houses and land as well as developed international trade

• Decreased the amount of food people are allowed to eat in a day

• Closed all factories and converted the land into vast community farms

What is the major concern about China's environment?

• It has far more resources than its people can use

• It sits on the Ring of Fire

• Air and water pollution due to high population and manufacturing

• Yearly monsoons cause Mao Ze Dong to be grumpy