Question

Exam: 08.02

Which of the following did Mao Zedong rely on for the Great Leap Forward to succeed?

China's trade relations with the West

China's huge population Correct Answer

The large agricultural output of China

The advanced industry of China

Question 2
This photograph shows a single protestor standing in front of a line of four Chinese military tanks near Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989.


How does this June 5, 1989, photograph reflect the Tiananmen Square incident?

It shows the futility of the protestors and the patience of the Chinese military in dealing with them.

It shows the determination of the protestors and how the Chinese military overwhelmed them. Correct Answer

It shows how the protestors used defiance and determination to intimidate the Chinese military.

It shows how few protestors there were and how quickly they surrendered to the Chinese military.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the cause of the Cultural Revolution?

Lack of idealism and the compromising of communist ideology

The strong influence and inflexibility of communist ideology Correct Answer

The replacement of communist ideology with an inferior ideology

A wavering commitment to communist ideology on the part of young radicals

Question 4
Use the image below to answer the following question:

Black-and-white photograph of many people gathered in a field at night. Three bright fires blaze in the darkness. Mountaintops can be seen in the distance.
Public Domain

The above photograph shows backyard furnaces being used to produce inferior-quality steel in China. Based on the photograph, which of the following statements accurately describes early communist China?

China attempted to innovate in the area of steel production.

The Chinese people prospered from industrial advances.

The Chinese government failed to invest in industrialization. Correct Answer

China experienced a renewed sense of nationalism.


Question 5 (Worth 5 points)
What does the above statement say about China's government under Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai?

It refused to debate its policies with foreign countries. Correct Answer

It wanted to become an ally of the United States.

It did not want communism to spread to other countries.

It wanted to use the approach of the U.S. government.

Question 6
Chinese propaganda poster showing a locomotive with a red star on the front pulling freight cars with grain and a giant ear of corn.
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This Chinese propaganda poster was used to promote the commune system. Which of the following is an accurate interpretation of this propaganda poster?

The communist-organized backyard furnaces, represented by the locomotive, will produce a large agricultural output, represented by the huge ear of corn.

The communist-organized commune system, represented by the large ear of corn, will produce a large agricultural output, represent by the locomotive.


The communist-organized commune system, represented by the locomotive, will produce a large agricultural output, represented by the huge ear of corn. Correct Answer

The communist-organized backyard furnaces, represented by the large ear of corn, will produce a large agricultural output, represented by the locomotive.


Question 7 (Worth 5 points)


Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Chinese Civil War?

Even though the Nationalists had a superior military strategy, they still lost to the Communists.

Even though the Communists had a smaller army, they still defeated the Nationalists.

The Communists defeated the Nationalists because they were supported by North Korea and Vietnam.

The Nationalists lost because the Communists convinced many rural Chinese to revolt against the Nationalists. Correct Answer

Question 8
How did the one-child policy result in large numbers of undocumented Chinese?

The Chinese government could not keep up with the vast amount of paperwork required to document children.

Many Chinese parents protested the one-child policy by refusing to document the children in their household.

Some mothers thought their children would have a better chance of leaving China if they remained undocumented.

After their first child, many mothers hid any other children they had, thereby causing them to be undocumented. Correct Answer

Answer 1

1) Mao Zedong relied on China's huge population for the Great Leap Forward to succeed. The main goal that Mao set about the Great Leap forward is to make a socialist society out of People's Republic of China with the power of industrialization and collectivization. Therefore, the more people, the better for forming a huge society with its brand new ideology.

2) The famous photograph reflects the Tiananmen Square incident through showing the determination of the protestors and how the Chinese military overwhelmed them. Even though the protesters that gathered all over Beijing's Tiananmen Square had a lot of bravery and spirit to confront China's communist rulers, this movement led to the countless losses. All this was caused by coolness of the military forces and their blind faith in communism ideology.

3) The Cultural Revolution was caused by the strong influence and inflexibility of communist ideology. This sociopolitical movement took place with Mao Zwdong as a leader and its main goal was to get rid of all the capitalist and traditional elements in order to make China a truly communist country.

4) The Chinese government failed to invest in industrialization. This question is meant to reflect the consequences of big Mao’s plans and ambitions towards new society of China. The only thing which China came to after Great Leap is a widespread famine. This happened because Mao wanted to make China a republic with modern communist society instead of previous status of agrarian country.

5) According to the comment that Zhou made during a discussion with U.S. President Richard Nixon on February 23, 1972, the answer is : It refused to debate its policies with foreign countries. These lines by Zhou best support the idea of the chosen option 'We of course support revolutions raged by the peoples of the world, but we don't send a single soldier abroad.'

6) A giant ear of corn represented in Chinese propaganda poster was a symbol of a future harvest that would grow due to the hard work of the Chinese people. So the answer to this question must be : The communist-organized commune system, represented by the locomotive, will produce a large agricultural output, represented by the huge ear of corn

7) The accurate statement about the Chinese Civil War is The Nationalists lost because the Communists convinced many rural Chinese to revolt against the Nationalists. The political party of China, which is called The Kuomintang, chose nationalism as a basis of ideology and this choice caused a split in ideological interests between two parties because Communist Party of China supported communism flow.

8) The way how the one-child policy resulted in large numbers of undocumented Chinese is shown there : After their first child, many mothers hid any other children they had, thereby causing them to be undocumented. People did not support the idea of new population policy, and deceived government by keeping children in secret, non registered. So this policy changed nothing but producing plenty of labour force for factories.