CWP 14.4 China exam with correct
answers 2024
Chiang Kai-shek - answer-A Chinese soldier and statesman who was the head of the
Nationalist government from 1928 until 1949. (1887-1975)
Mao Zedong - answer-He led China's communist revolution in 1949 against Chiang
Kai-Shek and the Nationalist Government. Under his rule, he instituted a series of
Five Year Plans and pursued the so-called Cultural Revolution. He was chairman of
the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959 and chairman of the Communist
Party until his death. (1893-1976)
Cultural Revolution - answer-An effort launched by Chinese Communist Party
chairman Mao Zedong during his last decade in power (1966-1976) to renew the
spirit of the Chinese Revolution. Young and dedicated Red Guards attacked and
bullied intellectuals, and those that lacked revolutionary fervor. Some were sent to
work farms to be re-educated. The havoc it created caused Mao to abandon it.
Deng Xiaoping - answer-The Chinese communist leader who was the most powerful
figure in the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death. He
attempted to incorporate elements of the free-enterprise system into the Chinese
economy. The demonstrations at Tienanmen Square occurred during his time in
power. (1904-1997)
Xi Jinping - answer-The president since 2013. The Communist Party - at Xi's
suggestion (he is the party's general secretary) - dropped the two-term limit on
presidents in 2018. Xi was subsequently re-elected in 2018 to a second five-year
term. Xi has fought corruption in China, but has also exerted such power that he is
considered by some to be dictator. (1953- )
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answers 2024
Chiang Kai-shek - answer-A Chinese soldier and statesman who was the head of the
Nationalist government from 1928 until 1949. (1887-1975)
Mao Zedong - answer-He led China's communist revolution in 1949 against Chiang
Kai-Shek and the Nationalist Government. Under his rule, he instituted a series of
Five Year Plans and pursued the so-called Cultural Revolution. He was chairman of
the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959 and chairman of the Communist
Party until his death. (1893-1976)
Cultural Revolution - answer-An effort launched by Chinese Communist Party
chairman Mao Zedong during his last decade in power (1966-1976) to renew the
spirit of the Chinese Revolution. Young and dedicated Red Guards attacked and
bullied intellectuals, and those that lacked revolutionary fervor. Some were sent to
work farms to be re-educated. The havoc it created caused Mao to abandon it.
Deng Xiaoping - answer-The Chinese communist leader who was the most powerful
figure in the People's Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death. He
attempted to incorporate elements of the free-enterprise system into the Chinese
economy. The demonstrations at Tienanmen Square occurred during his time in
power. (1904-1997)
Xi Jinping - answer-The president since 2013. The Communist Party - at Xi's
suggestion (he is the party's general secretary) - dropped the two-term limit on
presidents in 2018. Xi was subsequently re-elected in 2018 to a second five-year
term. Xi has fought corruption in China, but has also exerted such power that he is
considered by some to be dictator. (1953- )
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