Mao Zedong & Communism

Question 1

What changes did Deng Xiaoping bring to China?

Accepted Answer

he opened China to the outside world and markets, but no democratic changes

Question 2

Why did the backyard furnaces prove to be unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

the quality of the metal was so poor it could not be used

Question 3

What were the goals of Mao Zedong's Five Year Plan?

Accepted Answer

Become an industrialized and productive powerhouse country like the US

Question 4

Taking place in China from 1953 to 1957, what initiative did Mao introduce before The Great Leap Forward

Accepted Answer

The First Five Year Plan

Question 5

Deng's refusal to initiate democratic changes led to protests.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

The name the Communist picked for China once Mao assumed power.

Accepted Answer

People's Republic of China

Question 7

In 1948 this military event was seen as the turning point of the Chinese Civil War, giving the Communists the upper hand

Accepted Answer

Siege of Changchun

Question 8

What happened to the Communist Red Army in the Long March?

Accepted Answer

They escaped the KMT and lived to fight again

Question 9

He was China's leader (as well as the Nationalist Party)when Civil War broke out during World War II.

Accepted Answer

Chang Kai-Shek

Question 10

What ultimately happened to Lin Biao?

Accepted Answer

He died in a plane crash when trying to flee China

Question 11

What agricultural changes were introduced by the Chinese government during the Great Leap Forward, leading to failure?

Accepted Answer

plant crops deeper and closer together

Question 12

Led by Kai-Shek, they chased the Communists in China on a long (6000 miles) and arduous march, known as the "Long March"

Accepted Answer

Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT)

Question 13

When did Mao Zedong stop supporting Lin Biao?

Accepted Answer

when Lin declared Martial Law and moved away from Mao's political ideals

Question 14

Why was the KMT military weak after World War II?

Accepted Answer

Corruption and years of fighting against Japan

Question 15

posters used as a form of art that aimed to manipulate public opinion by influencing how people feel and think

Accepted Answer

Propaganda

Question 16

Which East Asian nation invaded China in 1937, thereby temporarily bringing a temporary halt to the Chinese Civil War

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 17

Why did Mao have to stop the movement he created?

Accepted Answer

he had to send his army to defeat the youths to restore order

Question 18

What struggles emerged in the first Five Year Plan?

Accepted Answer

producing enough food for all the workers and food packaging/canning

Question 19

What group of Chinese citizens did Mao radicalize? (cause to act out of control)

Accepted Answer

youth

Question 20

What act started the Chinese Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The attack on Communists in Shanghai

Question 21

What event happened in Beijing, China in 1989?

Accepted Answer

Tiananmen Square Massacre

Question 22

Why did Mao institute the Cultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

fear of other leaders rising in power after his failed 5 Year Plan

Question 23

Who is credited as the founder of the People's Republic of China?

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong

Question 24

What fascinated Mao when he went back to school?

Accepted Answer

The Russian Revolution and Legalism

Question 25

What was the name given to the youth that joined together to terrorize educators and disloyal citizens?

Accepted Answer

The Red Guard

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