Modern China Flashcards

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Who was Sun Yat-Sen?

A

Leader of Chinese Nationalist party after the fall of the Qing dynasty

“Three Principles of the People”-democracy, natinalism and livelihood

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What were the two sides of the Chinese civil war?

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Communists and Nationalists

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3
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Who was Jiang Jieshi?

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Leader of the nationalists during the Chinese civil war

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4
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Who won the Chinese civil war? Why?

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Communists b/c Mao had the support of the peasants (Long March)

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What was the Great Leap Forward?

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Mao’s economic plan where he put everyone on communes (large, govt owned farms) in an attempt to increase agricultural and industrial output

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What were the effects of the Great Leap Forward?

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Production did not increase and millions starved (famine)

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What was the Great Leap Forward similar to?

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Five Year Plans of Stalin (Soviet Union)

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What was the Cultural Revolution?

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Mao Zedong’s attempt to purge China of any political opposition to Mao and the communist party

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What was the Red Guard?

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Students/youth who led the Cultural Revolution

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What were the effects if the Cultural Revoltuion?

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Economc decline, education disrupted for the youth, many killed

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11
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Who took over after Mao Zedong?

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Deng Xiaoping

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How did Deng Xiaoping change the economic policies of Mao?

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Introduced elements of capitalism

Aka: free market policies, free enterprise

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13
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What was Deng’s economic policy called?

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Four Modernizations

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14
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Why was the one-child policy put in place?

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To deal with overpopulation

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15
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What was the Tiananmen Square Massacre?

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1989-Chinese protested demanding a democracy, Deng responded with force

Message-He will give Chinese capitalism, but not rights/freedoms

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