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Topic 1: 200
• Question:
• Which is NOT an example of pop culture from China?
• Answer
• Fortune Cookies, Mah-Jongg, Karaoke, Martial Arts
Topic 1: 400
• Question:
• Which part of the Chinese population gained more
rights and was able to enter the workforce for the
first time once Mao gained power?
• Answer
• Women
Topic 1: 600
• Question:
• The majority of China’s huge population live in what
part of the country:
• Answer
• Eastern
Topic 1: 800
• Question:
• What are some things Mao attempted to do in the
Great Leap Forward, and what were the results?
• Answer
• Tried to modernize economy and agriculture;
resulted in failures and famine that killed millions
Topic 1: 1000
• Question:
• What were the details of The Long March?
Your answer should include who was involved, why
it happened, and what was a major decision for one
of the groups.
• Answer
• Communists retreated to avoid being defeated by Nationalists; allowed Mao
and the communists time to regroup and refocus, devising a plan to involve
the peasants.
Topic 2: 200
• Question:
• MC - China’s current population:
• Answer
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1 billion
1.2 billion
1.4 billion
1.6 billion
Topic 2: 400
• Question:
• Chinese art often contains _________, a form of
decorative writing
• Answer
• Calligraphy
Topic 2: 600
• Question:
• The two major “belief systems” of China are:
• Answer
• Buddhism and Daoism
Topic 2: 800
• Question:
• 92% of Chinese identify their ancestry as ______, and
many speak _________, the official language of China
• Answer
• Han; Mandarin
• Question:
Topic 2: 1000
• What was happening in certain parts of Asia and
eastern Europe that led students and workers to form
the Tiananmen Square Protests in 1989, and what did
the protesters want to accomplish?
(must answer BOTH parts!)
• Answer
• Communism was being challenged and was crumbling
in the USSR and its satellite countries, so people in
China wanted democratic reforms
Topic 3: 200
• Question:
• What was the Boxer Rebellion?
• Answer
• Attacks on foreigners in China
Topic 3: 400
• Question:
• True or False: Mao Led the Nationalists on the Long March
to avoid being slaughtered in the Chinese Civil War
• Answer
• False
Topic 3: 600
• Question:
• Why did the civil war between the Nationalists and
Communists stop in 1937? What were they doing
instead? (must answer BOTH parts!)
• Answer
• Japan invaded China, so both groups started fighting
against the Japanese instead
Topic 3: 800
• Question: REPEAT at very last slide also!
• What two important things did Deng Xiaoping do in
the late 1970s that helped kick-start China’s economy?
• Answer
• He allowed some private ownership of business, and he
allowed outside nations to invest in China
Topic 3: 1000
• Question:
• List the TEN events from “The Road to Modern China”
worksheet in the correct chronological order. (100pts for
each in correct position)
• Answer
1. Boxer Rebellion
2. Rev. of 1911
3. Republic Fails, Civil War Begins
4. The Long March
5. Japanese Invasion – WWII
6. Civil War Resumes
7. The Great Leap Forward
8. The Cultural Revolution
9. Tiananmen Square Protests
10. China is economic superpower
Topic 4: 200
• Question:
• The two groups that struggled for control of China
from 1927 thru 1949:
• Answer
• Communists and Nationalists
Topic 4: 400
• Question:
• Leader of the Communists was ________________;
Leader of the Nationalists was _________________
• Answer
• Mao Zedong
• Chaing Kai Shek
Topic 4: 600
• Question:
• According to Mao, who were Reactionaries?
• Answer
• Former Nationalists or any opposition to the new
communist government in China
Topic 4: 800
• Question:
• China only had two “allies”, or friends in its early years
as a new communist nation. Name them.
• Answer
• Soviet Union and North Korea
Topic 4: 1000
• Question:
• THREE important details about the Chinese
Revolution of 1911:
• Answer.
• Led by Sun Yat-Sen
• Ended the Dynasty era in China
• Resulted in a Republic in China
Topic 5: 200
• Question:
• Where the Nationalists fled to after losing the civil
war in 1949:
• Answer
• Taiwan
Topic 5: 400
• Question:
• This was issued during the Cultural Revolution,
and all citizens were expected to carry it:
• Answer
• Little Red Book
Topic 5: 600
• Question:
• Temples with multi-storied towers and upwardcurving roofs are called:
• Answer
• Pagodas
Topic 5: 800
• Question:
• The population in China over the last 25 years has
shifted from _________ to ________
• Answer
• Rural (farms) to Urban (cities)
Topic 5: 1000
• Question:
• From the video, name the 4 main problems facing
China today: (250pts for each correct response)
• Answer
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Population
Pollution
Poverty
Poor Education
Question:
Topic 3: 800
What two important things did Deng Xiaoping do in the
late 1970s that helped kick-start China’s economy?
Answer
He allowed some private ownership of business, and he
allowed outside nations to invest in China
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