China Test

Question 0

What was China’s Cultural Revolution

Answer 0

Mao wanted to get rid of Chias old culture. To do this he shut down schools and created his cult of red guards. They taught the ways of The Little Red Büch.

Question 1

Explain Mao’s Great Leap Forward

Answer 1

Maos attempt to modernize china. industry agriculture. five year plan. refined to communes. The communes were extremly efficient however people had to motivation to work hard if everyone was equal. bad quality and low quantity.

Question 2

China’s Totalitarianism

Answer 2

Police Terror: Government can imprison/kill anyone who is against LRB
Indoctrination: Taught to be good Communist at young age (LRB)
Censorship: Don’t know what democracy or capitalism is
Religious Persecution: Most religions are frowned upon, very few were allowed (within LRB)
Education: State controls all education (including to the young about LRB)

Question 3

Little Red Book

Answer 3

The little red book taught people about the revolution. It was used as a piece of propaganda taught by Maos Red Guards.

Question 4

Similarities for Mao and Stalin

Answer 4

Communist
Rule large countries with large population
Had a civil war during their communism

Question 5

Division between Mao and Khruchev

Answer 5

Different ideologies of Communism
China favored aggression, USSR sided with U.S. towards peaceful coexistence
Both fought for territory and control of Communist satellite states

Question 6

Explain effects of the divide

Answer 6

Withdrew financial aid
Withdrew nuclear scientists
Had boarder disputes

Question 7

Overpopulation

Answer 7

One Child Policy- Families would get health and/or financial benefits taken away if they had more than one child

Question 8

Is China different today?

Answer 8

Agree:
Population has slightly slowed
Education Increasing
All essential needs being met
Stronger relations with western democracies

Question 9

How Mao set up his revenge

Answer 9

The people were upset because they didn’t like European control so they made a new political party called the Nationalists
The Nationalists had a revolution and got rid of the emperor
The nationalists divide into communists and nationalists, Mao Zedong takes over
After the war with the Japanese the communists and the nationalists began to fight over the control of china
They make Xiang go to Taiwan