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Chinese History 101 Quiz #10

Test your knowledge of Chinese history between 1945 - 1976 AD. All answers can be found in my Chinese History 101 blog.
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Last updated: December 26, 2021
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1. Where did the February 28 Incident occur, in which anti-government uprising was brutally suppressed by the military in 1947?
Shanghai
Beijing
Taiwan
Chongqing
2. Which city was besieged by the Chinese Communist forces in 1948, causing over 150,000 civilian deaths due to starvation?
Nanjing
Shenyang
Changchun
Wuhan
3. When was the founding of the People's Republic of China proclaimed?
23 April 1949
10 October 1949
1 January 1949
1 October 1949
4. How many Chinese troops were killed or went missing in the Korean War?
300,000
200,000
100,000
400,000
5. What was "White Terror" referring to in Taiwan?
The threat that the United States would withdraw military support of the ROC government
Atrocities committed by the Japanese during its colonial rule
Shelling of Kinmen Island by mainland China on alternate days
The period of martial law and suppression of political dissidents by the Kuomintang (KMT)
6. What was one of the reasons relation between China and the Soviet Union deteriorated in the late 1950s?
The Soviet Union secretly supporting Lin Biao to overthrow Mao Zedong
Ideological differences between Mao Zedong and Nikita Khrushchev over Stalinism
Mao Zedong condemning the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring
China tried to establish diplomatic tie with the United States despite the Soviet opposition
7. What bird was being exterminated during the Great Leap Forward in order to increase agricultural production?
sparrow
pigeon
swallow
eagle
8. Which of the following was NOT one of the acts by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution?
Conducting "struggle sessions" against teachers, party officials or anyone in power
Destroying historical monuments and treasures, burning library books and historical texts, vandalising temples/churches/mosques
Arresting Lin Biao who tried to stage a coup and assassinate Mao Zedong
Posting "big character posters" and holding mass rallies demanding President Liu Shaoqi and other senior officials to step down
9. Which of the following countries voted in favour of China (PRC) replacing Taiwan (ROC) at the United Nations in 1971?
United Kingdom
Japan
Brazil
Australia
10. Who succeeded Mao Zedong immediately after his death in 1976?
Hua Guofeng
Deng Xiaoping
Jiang Qing
Wang Hongwen
6 Comments
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Level 82
Dec 26, 2021
a lot of reading on this; could maybe use a bit more time.
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Level 67
Dec 26, 2021
OK added another minute
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Level 67
Dec 26, 2021
I used to live in Changchun! Not the best circumstances in which to be reminded of it, but it's still exciting. You don't hear about it often.
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Level 67
Dec 26, 2021
There are many other things you wouldn't hear about in mainland China, such as the Tiananmen Square massacre, Uyghur genocide etc.
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Level 63
Dec 26, 2021
There is enough anti Chinese propaganda on the media. We don't need this quiz.
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Level 67
Dec 26, 2021
Which part of this is propaganda? You should really study history more.