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1
Q

What is the capital of Taiwan

A

Taipei

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2
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What is the capital of Mongolia

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Ulaanbaatar

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3
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When was the birth of Chinese civilization

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3000 BC

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4
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Long white river was the birth of Chinese civilization

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Huang he river

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5
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What was early China’s main concern

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How to feed a large population

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6
Q

Define the term sphere of influence

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Areas of control

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7
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What year did the nationalists seized power in China

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1911

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8
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Define abdicate

A

To give up

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9
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Who is the first president of China as a republic

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Sun Yatsen

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10
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Who took over the Nationalist party after sun yay-sen death

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Chain Kai-shek

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11
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What was the long march

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Men were chased by the Communists for 6000 miles

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12
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Who took up as the leader of the Communists before World War II

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Mao

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13
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What event required the communist and nationalist to work together

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Invasion by Japan

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14
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Who joined the Communists after World War II

A

Peasants

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15
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What year were the nationalists defeated in mainland China

A

1949

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16
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Where did Chaing Kai-shek flee to

A

Taiwan

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17
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On October 1, 1949 mao sets of a communist state called what

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The peoples Republic of China

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18
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What was a major goal for Mao

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Agricultural productivity

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19
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Define collective farms

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People work together whatever they harvested people would share

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20
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Describe the great leap forward

A

Failed to me Maus goals. New plan with combine collectives into self-sufficient communes

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21
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What were the red guard

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Army of young radicals

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22
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Define the cultural Revolution

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Radical idea to establish a new, socialist society

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23
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What four things did the cultural Revolution look to destroy

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One. Old ideology

two. Old thought

Three. Old habits

Four. Old customs

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24
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Why did the cultural Revolution

A

The con of me was almost completely ruined hundreds of thousands in jail

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25
Q

Who took over China after Mao

A

Deng Xiaoping

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26
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What was the goal of the four modernizations

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To improve agriculture industry science and technology

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27
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Define light

A

Production of small goods like clothes or bicycles

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28
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What was the fifth modernization that many citizens started calling for

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Political freedom

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29
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On what day did the Tiananmen Square massacre take place

A

June 3, 1989

30
Q

Describe the Tiananmen Square massacre

A

2000 people killed

31
Q

Describe the north east region of

A

It holds the capital

Low lands

Huang he river

32
Q

Describe the south east region of China

A

Double cropping

Yang Z river

33
Q

Describe the Northwest region of China

A

Silk Road

Nomadic herding

34
Q

Describe the Southwest region of China

A

Thai bet

Cold and dry

35
Q

How large is the Chinese population

A

1.3 billion people

36
Q

Why did Mal and this really urge Chinese to have more children

A

More Chinese people met more people to protect the city

37
Q

Who set up the one couple, one child policy

A

Deng Xiaoping

38
Q

What are the benefits of following the one child policy

A

Better housing better jobs

39
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What are the possible punishments for not following the one child policy

A

Fines, wage cuts, loss of job and social disapproval

40
Q

How many ethnic minorities are in China

A

56

41
Q

What are the four largest minority groups in China

A

One. Mongols

Two. Uygurs

Three Thaibetians

Four Kazaks

42
Q

What is the dominant ethnic group in China

A

Han

43
Q

What is the official Chinese language since 1956

A

Manderin

44
Q

What language is mainly spoken in South China

A

Cantonese

45
Q

What does it mean that Chinese is non-phonetic

A

That phonics are not used to pronounce Chinese words

46
Q

Define ideograms

A

Pictures of characters representing a thing or idea

47
Q

At least how many characters do you have to know to master the Chinese language

A

20,000

48
Q

What religion is based upon the teachings of Laozi

A

Daoism

49
Q

What religion is based upon the teachings of Confucius

A

Confucianism

50
Q

The collections of the teachings of Confucius is called what

A

Analects

51
Q

What religion says the path to true happiness lies in living in a harmonious relationship with the natural world

A

Daoism

52
Q

What religion says that society functions best when everybody respects the laws and behaved according to position

A

Confucianism

53
Q

What is the most widely practiced faith in China

A

Confucianism

54
Q

What is the official religion of China

A

Atheism

55
Q

Define atheism

A

Atheism denies the existence of God

56
Q

Which religion is not tolerated in China and was outlawed in 1999

A

Falun Gong

57
Q

Define Faun Gong

A

Spiritual movement that combines meditations, exercises and principles from Buddhism and Daoism

58
Q

Define acupuncture

A

Using needles that specific points on the body to cure disease or pain

59
Q

What was Chaing Kai shek’s goal when he fled to Taiwan

A

To take back to China

60
Q

Define provisional

A

Temporary

61
Q

When did the United Nations except China is a member and expel Taiwan

A

1971

62
Q

Who took control of Hong Kong in the 1800s

A

Britain

63
Q

What did Great Britain use Hong Kong for originally

A

Naval base

64
Q

Hong Kong specializes in what three specific areas

A

One. Electrical appliances

Two. Clothing

Three. Fabric

65
Q

Define exodus

A

Mass departure

66
Q

How long did Britain least Hong Kong for

A

99 years

67
Q

When did Britain give Hong Kong back to China

A

1997

68
Q

When did Mongolia gain independence from China

A

1911

69
Q

When did Mongolia hold its first democratic election

A

1990

70
Q

What is the main economic activity of Mongolia

A

nomadic herding

71
Q

What are two other economic activities in Mongolia beside nomadic herding

A

Coal mining

Copper mining

72
Q

What is the capital of China

A

Beijing

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