History: China

Question 1

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 1

if emperor is not ruling with compassion, then the chinese citizens can revolt. if the revolt is successful, then the ancestors can choose that the emporer is not fit to be a ruler. but if they lose the revolt then the gods are sided with the emperor

Question 2

Imperialism

Answer 2

foreign rule by another country

Question 3

First Opium War

Answer 3

(1839-1842) Chinese emperor wanted to ban opium because it was addictive and ruining society. British got offended when opium was banned because they exported it to china. This war lasted three years and british won via technology

Question 4

Second Opium War

Answer 4

British got more of what they wanted such as: legalizing opium, took over beijing, and christianity was tolerated. after the war china did not have power

Question 5

Treaty of Nanjing

Answer 5

lower tariffs to 5% in china, hong king was given to britain, five additional ports for trade, westerners trialed by their own countries in china

Question 6

Warlords

Answer 6

military commanders

Question 7

Sun Yat-Sen

Answer 7

united china and soviet union helped him

Question 8

Guamindang (Nationalists Party)

Answer 8

allowed communist to join party

Question 9

Chiang Kai-Shek

Answer 9

military expert, created military academy, supported by sun yat sen, wanted to build up china

Question 10

Mao Zedong

Answer 10

joined the nationalists party as communist

Question 11

Dispute between Mao and Chiang

Answer 11

Chiang wanted to get rid of Mao so he attacked communists, US wanted to combine mao and chiang. there was a civil war and in the end mao won, but chiang took lots a money and fled to taiwan

Question 12

Long March

Answer 12

Mao supporters fled Chiang and marched away from Chiang

Question 13

Great Leap Forward

Answer 13

changes in agriculture such as communes, steel production, and canals. becaus of the down fall of the great leap forward mao lost a lot of power

Question 14

Communes

Answer 14

peasents lived here, but families were seperate

Question 15

Proletarian Culture Revolution

Answer 15

mao made studens become red guards were they followed the red book. they ended up attacking everyone who did not accept mao. children were brain washed

Question 16

Red Book

Answer 16

sayings of mao, red guards “bible”

Question 17

Red Guard

Answer 17

kids that were brain washed and supporters of mao

Question 18

Deng Xiaoping

Answer 18

changed agriculture and industry and commerce

Question 19

Agriculture under Deng

Answer 19

everyone could sell there own things

Question 20

Industry and Commerce Under Deng

Answer 20

foreign investment and international trade, gov made special economjc zones and wanted ro export goods

Question 21

Challenges of Deng

Answer 21

people could not keep up with economy

Question 22

Trade Imbalance

Answer 22

sending more than recieved. china sent more but recieved less from US

Question 23

Free Trade

Answer 23

trade with small or no tariffs

Question 24

Tariffs

Answer 24

taxes on imported goods

Question 25

WTO

Answer 25

World trade organization, many world countries creates this, ground rules for trade

Question 26

Hong Kong

Answer 26

biggest economic city in china, democracy unlike the rest of china and britian and china both wany hong kong

Question 27

Taiwan

Answer 27

country communist fled to and debated whether or not its part of china.

Question 28

Human right violation that us blames china for

Answer 28

dont treat prisoners right, harrasing journalist, suppression of religious freedom, piracy and censorship, suppression of immagrints

Question 29

human right violation that china blames us for

Answer 29

treating civilians wrong in iraq and afganistan, racism

Question 30

What does China send to US?

Answer 30

toys, clothing, etc

Question 31

What does US send to China?

Answer 31

aircrafts and electronics