China: One-child Policy, pg. 76 - 77

Question 1

What was China’s one-child policy?

Answer 1

Families were only allowed to have one child
The parents had to apply for marriage and apply again to have a child
If the parents did not comply, they would face serious consequences, e.g. being deprived of benefits, pay a fine, and were liable for forced abortions and child sterilisation
Exceptions were: Families having a disabled child, belonging to an ethnic minority group, live in a rural area

Question 2

When was the one-child policy introduced?

Answer 2

1979

Question 3

Why was the one child policy implemented?

Answer 3

To stop the unstable increase of China’s population

Question 4

Name 1 positive effect about the one child policy.

Answer 4

It helped reduce the birth rate as well as the population growth rate of China

Question 5

Name 1 negative effect of the one child policy.

Answer 5

There was an increase in older people in China.