Communists Take Power in China

Based on the heading, would you say President Truman’s policy of ‘containment’ is working?

• Yes

• No

• Somewhat

What two groups were fighting over China after WWII?

• Communists and Nationalists

• Democrats and Republicans

• Allies and Axis

• Soviets and Americans

After World War II, what European nation was split up like China into two nations?

• France

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• Italy

How would you describe the Communists’ effort to defeat the Japanese during WWII? CHOOSE TWO

• eager

• uninterested

• half-hearted

• determined

How would you describe the Nationalists’ effort to defeat the Japanese during WWII? CHOOSE TWO

• eager

• uninterested

• half-hearted

• determined

Which side, the Communists or the Nationalists, have the BEST chance of winning in the civil war between the two sides after the war with Japan is over?

• The Communists have the best chance of winning.

• The Nationalists have the best chance of winning.

• Both sides have an equal chance of winning.

• Neither side has a chance of winning.

Which side actually won the civil war?

• Communists

• Nationalists

• United States

• Soviets

What was the initial advantage of the Nationalists in the civil war?

• Larger army

• Better economy

• Support from the Soviets

• Control of major cities

What did Mao Zedong proclaim in October 1949?

• The People's Republic of China

• The Nationalist State of China

• The United States of China

• The Soviet Republic of China

Why did many Nationalist soldiers desert to the Communists?

• Collapse of China's economy

• Promise of land to peasants

• Support from the United States

• Better military training