Question 1

Which of the following best describes the childhood of Mao Zedong?

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He grew up on a farm and attended the local school

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He was the heir to the throne of China and grew up in the royal court

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He was an orphan who barely survived on the streets of Beijing

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He grew up in a wealthy family and his father was a general in the Chinese Army

Question 2

What political party did Mao Zedong join in 1921?

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Communist Party

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Democratic Party

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Republican Party

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Labor Party

Question 3

What was the Long March?

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The retreat of the Communists after they were attacked by the Nationalists

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The victory parade held by the Communists when they won the civil war

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A walkabout that Mao went on when he was a teenager

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A symbolic name given to the fight for the freedom of the peasants

Question 4

What was the name of the country that Mao Zedong founded in 1949?

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People's Republic of China

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North Korea

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Nationalist China

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Soviet Union

Question 5

What did Mao Zedong name his plan to industrialize China?

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Great Leap Forward

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Cultural Revolution

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Industrial Revolution

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The Giant Step

Question 6

What is the name of the book of Mao Zedong's sayings?

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Little Red Book

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Long Walk of Freedom

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The Green Book

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Chinese Proverbs

Question 7

All of the following were part of Mao's 10 Principles of War EXCEPT

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Attack the enemy when they're sleeping

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Fight only if you're sure to win

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Have courage and no fear

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Attack isolated forces first

Question 8

The "iron rice bowl" concept meant that you had job security, but you had to adhere to the communist party doctrine and were under state control in your social, political, and economic behavior.

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true

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false

Question 9

The incident at Tiananmen Square was important because it

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showed that Chinese citizens wanted to protest for their rights and democracy

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was a massacre to overthrow the communist government

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allowed the military to show their protest against the government

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was where the outspoken communist leader Hu Yao Bang was murdered

Question 10

The consequences of the Korean War included all of the following EXCEPT

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A peace treaty was signed in 1976 to end the war.

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The DMZ was created at the 38th parallel.

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North Korea became a communist nation.

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South Korea became a democratic nation.

Question 11

A consequence of the Vietnam War is

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The Viet Cong won, uniting the country under communism.

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South Vietnam became democratic.

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The country is still split at the 17th parallel with the DMZ.

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The war ended with a peace treaty in 1976.

Question 12

The Vietnam War was different in fighting because the Viet Cong used guerrilla tactics to blend in with the enemy, so the Allies didn't know who the enemy was.

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true

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false

Question 13

All are true of the Cold War EXCEPT

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When the US declared war on the USSR, it started a war that lasted decades.

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The US and USSR both invested much of their economy into developing their weapons and military.

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The Cold War started the space race.

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The Soviet Union supported communist countries.

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The United States supported democratic countries.

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