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When did the Chinese Civil War--the war that brought the Communists to power--occur? Between World War I and World War II Before the Communist Revolution in Russia Immediately following the Japanese defeat in World War II, as Japanese troops withdrew from their occupation of Chin

When did the Chinese Civil War--the war that brought the Communists to power--occur? Between World War I and World War II Before the Communist Revolution in Russia Immediately following the Japanese defeat in World War II, as Japanese troops withdrew from their occupation of Chin

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1.When did the Chinese Civil War--the war that brought the Communists to power--occur?
  • Between World War I and World War II
  • Before the Communist Revolution in Russia
  • Immediately following the Japanese defeat in World War II, as Japanese troops withdrew from their occupation of China
  • After the Vietnam War 
     
    2.What is the name of the leader of the communist party in China from 1949 until 1976? 
    • Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-Shek)
    • Josef Stalin
    • Peng Dehuai
    • Mao Zedong 
3.Where did the Nationalist party find refuge at the close of the Chinese Civil War and establish a rival Chinese nation, after having lost to the Communists?
  • Taiwan
  • Japan
  • Hainan
  • Vietnam
     
    4.Following the communist victory in China in 1949, what does Mao do with privately-held land holdings?
    • He leaves them untouched, not wanting to anger the powerful aristocrats.
    • He confiscates land from wealthy landowners and distributes it to the peasantry.
    • He carves out an enormous estate for himself and other large estates for top communist party leaders.
    • He puts land ownership only in the hands of female heads of households, arguing that women take care of property better than men.
       
    5.What is Mao's perspective on industrialization -- the creation of factories and heavy industries to develop communication, power, transportation, and military infrastructure?
     
    • Mao believes that the factory system leads to a demeaning work environment for the poor and thus closed all factories.
    • Mao puts all factories in the hands of American engineers as experts who can help guide the country towards rapid industrialization.
    • With Soviet technical and financial assistance, Mao develops 5-Year Plans to achieve rapid industrialization, in part to be able to defend his country from perceived Western threats.
    • Mao decides that the work of industrialization should be strictly performed by men, permitting women only to have a role as mothers and housekeepers.
       
       
      6.The Great Leap Forward was an initiative that attempted to turn rural peasants into producers of steel using homemade furnaces.
      • True
      • False
         
      7.The Great Leap Forward led to the deaths of millions of Chinese peasants as the government seized grain from peasants, not leaving them enough to eat.
      • True
      • False
         
        8.Communist rule in China promoted the career opportunities for women, encouraging them to work in fields traditionally reserved for men.
        • True
        • False
           
        9.China was persuaded not to pursue nuclear technology by the Soviet Union and is not currently a nuclear power.
        • True
        • False
           
          10.The country of China is ethnically homogeneous today. In other words, it is comprised of one ethnicity only.
          • True
          • False
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