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China Test

1. ______ Chinese ware with Great Britain where the Chinese government tried to
stop the illegal drug trade by passing harsh laws. War broke out in 1839.
a) Taiping Rebellion c) Boxer Rebellion
b) Opium War d) Cultural Revolution

2. ______ This ended the Opium War for China. It was considered to be the first of
many “unequal treaties. Great Britain was given the island of Hong Kong as a
result of this.
a) Open Door Policy c) Japanese Invasion
b) Paris Conference D) Treaty of Nanjing

3. ______ Under this U.S. led plan all nations were supposed to have equal access
to trade with China.
a) open door policy c) Japanese Invasion
b) Paris Conference d) Treaty of Nanjing

4. ______ Widely considered to be the most serious peasant uprising and it took
place during the Qing dynasty. More than 50 million people were killed in this
struggle. Even though the Qing crushed the rebels, the fighting further weakened
the dynasty.
a) Taiping Rebellion c) Boxer Rebellion
b) Opium War d) Cultural Revolution

5. ______ Chinese nationalistic group who took out Chinese anger on foreigners.
In 1900 many Chinese Christians and foreigners were killed. The western powers
quickly organized an international army, which crushed the nationalistic group.
As a result, China was forced to allow foreign troops on Chinese soil and foreign
warships in Chinese waters.
a) Taiping Rebellion c) Boxer Rebellion
b) Opium War d) Cultural Revolution

6. ______ Civil ware breaks out between warlords. Eventually in 1928 Chiang Kai-
shek and the Nationalists brought China under control. The Nationalist main
challengers became the Communists.
a) Taiping Rebellion c) Boxer Rebellion
b) Opium War d) Revolution of 1911

7. ______ Flight of Chinese Communists in 1934 from the armies of Chiang Kai-
shek.
a) Long March c) Communist Victory
b) Japanese Invasion d) Boxer Rebellion
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8. ______ This country invaded China during World 2 taking over Manchuria.
a) United States c) Soviet Union
b) Japan d) Germany

9. ______ In 1949 this group swept into Beijing and created the People’s Republic
of China.
a) Communists c) Nationalists
b) Huns d) Manchus

10. ______ The original leader of the Communists in China

a) Chiang Kai-shek c) Deng Xiapoing
b) Mao Zedong d) Ho Chi Minh

11. ______ The leader of the Nationalists who escaped to Taiwan and set up a
government.
a) Chiang Kai-shek c) Deng Xiapoing
b) Mao Zedong d) Ho Chi Minh

12. ______ Period in Chinese history where China was divided into communes.
Communes assigned jobs to all people. Started in the late 1950’s and ended in the
early 1960’s.
a) Great Leap Forward c) Four Modernizations
b) Cultural Revolution d) Boxer Rebellion

13. ______ The attempt to “renew the revolutionary spirit” in China. Anyone who
opposed Mao was killed, imprisoned or tortured. Finally in 1969 the Chinese
army restored order.
a) Great Leap Forward c) Four Modernizations
b) Cultural Revolution d) Boxer Rebellion

14. ______ Deng Xiaoping’s plan to modernize Chinese agriculture, expanding

industry, developing science and technology, and upgrading China’s defense
forces.
a) Great Leap Forward c) Four Modernizations
b) Cultural Revolution d) Boxer Rebellion

15. ______ Buddhists area of the world that China conquered.

a) India c) Nepal
b) Tibet d) Japan

16. ______ Student protests for democracy in China that was crushed by the
Communist government.
a) Tiananmen Square Massacre c) Taiping Rebellion
b) Boxer Rebellion d) Cultural Revolution
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17. ______ Island handed back to China in 1997 from Great Britain.
a) Taiwan c) Sri Lanka
b) Hong Kong d) Japan

18. ______ What city was awarded the summer Olympics in 2008?
a) Beijing C) Shanghai
b) Hong Kong d) Paris

Short Answer (On separate sheet of paper)

19. Explain the Chinese conflict with Taiwan and how is the United States involved?

20. Explain the conflict over Human Rights Violations in China?

21.