China Quiz Mod

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What happened in 1978 that helped to improve China’s economy?

They adopted some elements of capitalism

The government began to allow YouTube and Facebook

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1 point

One thing that a communist government does to keep control of the people is to keep people from thinking on their own. What did Mao Zedong do to keep people from thinking independently?

He persecuted intellectuals and closed schools

He took people out of farm fields and put them to work in factories

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What do experts predict will happen to China’s economy?

It will drastically get worse because there are too many old people

It will surpass the U.S. economy soon

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1 point

What is one negative effective of the “great leap forward”?

It decreased the number of girls born and left many men unable to marry

People starved because workers were taken from farm fields and put into factories

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1 point

Why does the Chinese government restrict internet access?

They don't have the technical capabilities to handle that much internet traffic.

They don't want people to see bad information about China or start a revolution on social media.

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1 point

What do some Chinese students do to make sure they cover material they didn’t cover during the week?

Go to "cram school" on the weekend

Take online courses

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1 point

Define Radical

An economic system where people can choose their jobs or own a business

Extreme change or extreme point of view

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1 point

Identify Mao Zedong

The man who ordered the Great Wall to be built

The leader who started communism in China

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1 point

Identify the Red Guard

A group of guards that helped to protect the Great Wall

A group of young communists that helped to enforce Mao's extreme laws

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1 point

Define free enterprise

An economic system where people can choose their jobs or own a business

Extreme change or extreme point of view

Really cool

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1 point

Which is not one of the main consequences of China's one child policy?

Only-children (children without siblings) often become spoiled and don't learn how to work well with other people

They have an aging population with not enough young people to fill jobs or take care of the elderly.

There is a gender imbalance of +35 million men