Crash Course #37

What was a significant outcome of the 20th century for China?

• Economic decline

• Introduction of democracy

• Two major revolutions

• End of all foreign influence

What was the primary goal of the self-strengthening movement?

• To promote communism

• To adopt European military and education systems

• To expand the territory of China

• To start a cultural revolution

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Who was declared president of the provisional republic in 1912?

• Sun Yat Sen

• Mao Zedong

• Yuan Shikai

• Chiang Kai-Shek

What led to the civil war between the Communists and Nationalists?

• The Great Leap Forward

• The death of Sun Yat Sen

• The Japanese invasion

• The Boxer Rebellion

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Which event nearly wiped out Mao and the communists in 1934?

• The Cultural Revolution

• The Great Leap Forward

• The Boxer Rebellion

• The Long March

What was the main aim of the Great Leap Forward?

• To increase steel production

• To initiate democratic reforms

• To promote cultural heritage

• To end foreign influence

What was a direct consequence of the Great Leap Forward?

• Strengthening of the Guomindang

• Expansion of private industry

• The death of 20 million people

• Industrial decline

What was Mao's fear leading to the Cultural Revolution?

• Economic collapse

• Bureaucratization of China

• Loss of communist ideology

• Foreign invasion

Who were targeted during the Cultural Revolution?

• Foreign diplomats

• Representatives of the 'four olds'

• Japanese invaders

• Communist party members

What is considered the real change in China according to the video?

• The Great Leap Forward

• The Cultural Revolution

• The end of the Qing dynasty in 1911

• Mao Zedong's rule