Mao's China

Question 1

Chinese heroine

Answer 1

Liu Hulan

Question 2

Amount of people under Communist control by the end of the Japanese occupation

Answer 2

90 million

Question 3

When were all parties banned in China?

Answer 3

1952

Question 4

Slogan and operation of the country from 49-54

Answer 4

“New Democracy” multiparty dictatorship

Question 5

Main army

Answer 5

People’s Liberation Army

Question 6

Government

Answer 6

Central People’s Government Council

Question 7

American ambassador to China in 1945

Answer 7

Patrick Hurley

Question 8

Peace talks between GMD and CCP at the end of WW2

Answer 8

28th August 1945

Question 9

Start of the Civil War

Answer 9

December 45 - president Truman sends General George Marshall to negotiate an armistice and mediate
January 46 - agree to armistice
Chiang calls for a political conference to discuss the future of China and draft a constitution
After he violates it and tries to set ip an autocratic government, the other parties walk out and withdraw their supports
Fighting broke out
June 1946 - the USA try to negotiate another armistice in Manchuria
July - the offensive of the N to the C began
Communists seized Harbin in northern Manchuria
Summer 1946 - civil war broke out
January 1947 - George Marshall leaves

Question 10

By when were most newspapers out of business

Answer 10

February 1949

Question 11

historian on loyalty

Answer 11

Frank Dikotter: “by the end of 1952 virtually every student or teacher was a loyal servant of the state”

Question 12

Permission to work

Answer 12

Danwei

Question 13

Certificate for accomodation

Answer 13

Hukou