Deck 10: From Continuous Revolution to Authoritarian Modernity: China From 1895 to the Present, Part Ii

Question 1

Chinese and UN forces clashed in ________ in the 1950s.

A) Japan
B) Mongolia
C) Korea
D) Japan

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Land reform in China came at the cost of ________ but was declared completed by 1952.

A) industrialization
B) millions of lives
C) loyalty to the CCP
D) the Great Leap Forward

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Great Leap Forward was a(n) ________.

A) partial success
B) disappointment
C) complete success
D) unmitigated disaster

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The Hundred Flowers Campaign was ended when it led to too much ________.

A) dissent
B) productivity
C) emigration
D) investment

Question 5

The Cultural Revolution focused on eliminating ________ from China.

A) traditional culture
B) Communism
C) capitalism
D) the examination system

Question 6

The Gang of Four were targeted because they ________.

A) deviated from mainline Communist ideology
B) supported the Guomindang
C) attacked Mao and his legacy
D) favored liberalizing the Chinese economy

Question 7

In 1972 US president Richard Nixon officially recognized which of these?

A) Taiwan and the People's Republic of China
B) Taiwan only
C) the People's Republic of China only
D) neither Chinese country

Question 8

Compared to Mao's political course, Hua Guofeng's policies represented a ________.

A) change in direction
B) repudiation
C) continuation
D) acceleration

Question 9

In his approach to foreign influence, Deng Xiaoping's policy resembled that of ________.

A) Qing China
B) Ming China
C) Korean tradition
D) Meiji Japan

Question 10

The "new Open Door" policy called for ________ foreign firms operating in China.

A) eliminating
B) encouraging
C) loosening restrictions on
D) tightening control on

Question 11

Wei Jingsheng's "fifth modernization" demonstrated which of these?

A) that the first four "modernizations" had been successful
B) the limits of Deng's support for modernization
C) that Deng preferred a more open economy
D) the CCP was losing power

Question 12

The notion of "spiritual pollution" indicates that the CCP most feared foreign influence that promoted ________.

A) business
B) materialism
C) Confucian values
D) foreign control of Chinese businesses

Question 13

The image of Tank Man came to symbolize the shock of the ________.

A) use of the military against a Chinese citizen
B) downfall of the Communist Party in China
C) victory of the CCP
D) end of liberalization

Question 14

Changes in economic policy in China in the last two decades have required a ________ social welfare programs.

A) massive expansion
B) slight expansion
C) continuation
D) reduction

Question 15

-Looking at Map 10.3, the cities opened to foreign trade in the 1980s were all ________.

A) in the Chinese heartland
B) also Special Economic Zones
C) port cities
D) capitals or former capitals

Question 16

Falun Gong was suppressed in China because it ________.

A) supported Tibetan independence
B) gained a large following
C) criticized the CCP
D) advocated opposition to the government

Question 17

Hu Jintao's policies favored ________ over ________.

A) the rural economy; industrialization
B) economic liberalization; sustainable development
C) foreign trade; domestic industry
D) unity; economic development

Question 18

Under Xi Jinping the Chinese government has become more ________.

A) open
B) democratic
C) authoritarian
D) divided

Question 19

Which of these is controlled by the Bamboo Firewall?

A) foreign investment in China
B) Chinese access to the Internet
C) the ability of foreign companies to do business in China
D) upward mobility for non-Han Chinese

Question 20

-Which of these best captures the message in "Socialist Realist Art"?

A) the power of the government
B) the challenges of the Great Leap Forward
C) happiness through striving
D) the success of the Cultural Revolution