1. Modern China
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2. People
Mao’s Policies
Communist grab bag
China and the World
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3. Topic 1 – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: He was the “Father of Communism”
Karl Marx

4. Topic 1 – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
He was the author of The Little Red Book
ANSWER:
Mao Zedong

5. Topic 1 – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
He was the ancient philosopher whose thoughts on social relationships still hold sway in China.
ANSWER:
Confucius

6. Topic 1 – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
These students where in charge of spreading Mao’s philosophy during the Cultural Revolution. (They weren’t that nice if you didn’t agree with them 
ANSWER:
The Red Guard

7. Topic 1 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
He ushered in the Four Modernizations to make China a world power
ANSWER:
Deng Xiaoping

8. Topic 2 – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Mao’s failed attempt at modernization
ANSWER:
The Great Leap Forward

9. Topic 2 – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Mao’s attempt to make farms more efficient by holding the land in common or everyone to work
ANSWER:
Collective farms

10. Topic 2 – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Mao’s failed modernizations led to massive food shortages and a human catastrophe known as
ANSWER:
The Great Famine

11. Topic 2 – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Mao looked to gain the people respect by asking how to improve China and the Communist Party. Like everything else, it seemed to be a massive failure. This was called what?
ANSWER:
The Hundred Flowers Campaign

12. Topic 2 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Since many older people questioned Mao’s tactics, he looked to the youth to revive the revolutionary spirit. It was known as
ANSWER:
The Cultural Revolution

13. Topic 3 – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
This is the full communist name of China
ANSWER:
The People’s Republic of China

14. Topic 3 – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
This is the name of the industrial working class
ANSWER:
Proletariat

15. Topic 3 – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
A government that controls all aspects of life is known as
ANSWER:
Totalitarian regime/state/government

16. Topic 3 – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
This is several villages grouped and working together
ANSWER:
Commune

17. Topic 3 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Fill-in-the-blanks: The goal of a communism is to create a ____________ society with everyone ________________.
ANSWER:
Classless, equal

18. Topic 4 – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
China’s closet ally through much of the 20th Century who they tried to emulate as much as possible
ANSWER:
Soviet Union

19. Topic 4 – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
China’s favorite trade partner. The countries need each other for their economies to thrive
ANSWER:
United States

20. Topic 4 – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
China has a love/hate relationship with them. The love the technology and market, they still hate World War II
ANSWER:
Japan

21. Topic 4 – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
After the Chinese Civil War, Nationalist headed to this island that is semi-autonomous
ANSWER:
Taiwan

22. Topic 4 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Newly acquired territory that is still further advanced economically than the rest of China
ANSWER:
Hong Kong

23. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
How did the Communists try to create a classless society? Were they successful? Why or why not?
ANSWER:
Did away with landowning class, outlawed private property, but a new elite class merged – people in Communist Party had more privileges

24. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Explain the events of Tiananmen Square. Who? What? When? Why?
ANSWER:
Students gathered in 1989 to promote more freedoms (especially speech) and democracy; the government stopped the demonstrations with violence

25. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Why has China adopted a one-child-per-family policy and how do they enforce it?
ANSWER:
China is afraid that there is not enough food or resources to support and growing population, tax families that have more than one, force abortions during pregnancy

26. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
How has the Communists effort to replace Chinese traditions met with mixed success?
ANSWER:
Influence of family has decreased But Still respect for elders; Outlawed traditional religions BUT still hired priests to carry out rituals; Promote simplicity in burial rituals BUT Still scrap together $ for expensive burial

27. Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Compare and contrast the economic policies of Mao and Deng Xiaoping
ANSWER:
Mao: Modernize China; Self-sufficiency; Pure communism
Deng: More practical method of modernization; Foreign investment; increased market economy