Impact of Communism in China

Who did Mao Zedong overthrow in 1949 to become the leader of the Communist Party?

• Ho Chi Minh

• General MacArthur

• Chiang Kai-Shek

• Kim Jung Un

What form of government did China have in 1949?

• Communist

• Democratic

• Parliamentary

• Mixed

What was the goal of "The Great Leap Forward?"

• to organize small farms into large collective to improve the economy

• to create private farms for the government

• to make large corporate steel mills

• to rapidly increase technological advances

What was a result of "The Great Leap Forward?"

• famine and food shortages causing 20 million people to die

• bad weather and massive flooding

• Mao lost his job.

• China became the 2nd largest economy.

Why did Mao Zedong start the Cultural Revolution?

• He wanted to create political unrest to regain control of the government.

• He wanted to improve the Arts and Sciences.

• He wanted rapid industrial and agricultural growth.

• He wanted to encourage backyard steel mills.

Who were the main protesters in Tiananmen Square?

• peasants

• government officials

• students and intellectuals

• leaders and farmers

Why did the people in China protest in 1989 in Tiananmen Square?

• They wanted a stronger communist government.

• They wanted economic change and government reform.

• They wanted more Arts and Science exhibits in the Square.

• They saw everyone else in the world protesting so thought they should, too.

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

• Mao Zedong

• Deng Xiaoping

• George W. Bush

• Emperor Hirohito

What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?

• More freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

• Food to the poor and more wealth to all Chinese, and land reforms

• More personal freedoms

When Mao died in 1976, who became the leader of China?

• Hirohito

• Sun Yixian

• Ho Chi Minh

• Den Xiaoping