Practices of the Chinese Civil War Quiz 1

Which of the following was not an element of guerrilla warfare strategy?

• Launch surprise ambush assaults

• Deploy small and mobile combat units

• Launch massed conventional attacks on numerically and technologically superior forces

• Require knowledge and use of local terrain and environment

When did the first phase of civil war break out between the GMD (Nationalists) and the CCP (Communists)?

• 1927

• 1921

• 1941

• 1924

After the 'white terror' the CCP retreated where?

• Jiangxi

• Beijing

• Shanghai

• Nanjing

When did Japan invade Manchuria?

• January 1931

• February 1932

• September 1931

• July 1937

Jiang claimed that the Japanese were a 'disease of the skin' whereas the Chinese Communists were what?

• a harmless disease of the skim

• akin to toothache

• a disease of the heart

• a topical issue for China

In which battle during the 5th encirclement campaign was the CCP defeated and faced total annihilation?

• Jiangxi

• Nanjing

• Yan'an

• Ruijin

What did the CCP embark on in October 1934?

• Long Offensive

• Long-game strategy

• Long Battle

• Long March

What was the name of the alliance between the GMD and CCP to fight the Japanese?

• The Anti-Comintern Pact

• Second United Front

• Second Righteous Front

• The Triple Alliance

Which of the following was not the proportion of effort Mao intended to expend during the war with Japan?

• 20% fighting the GMD

• 10% fighting the Japanese

• 70% building a stronger alliance with the GMD

• 70% expansion of the party

From 1944 through to the outbreak of the civil war in 1946 the US attempted to negotiate between the CCP and GMD.

Which of the following was not part of the draft terms for an agreement?

• Unite the GMD and CCP armies in a new national army

• Two Nations solution - Mao and Jiang to head two separate Chinese states

• Form a temporary state council

• Hold free elections for local government