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China’s Revolutions: World History Crash Course #37

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1. China lost the __________________________________ in the 19th century,

“resulting in __________________ domination and spheres of influence

which led to embarrassment and calls for reform.

2. Sun Yat Sen’s three principles of the people were ______________________________, ___________________________, and the _____________________________________.

3. One unique element of the 1911 uprising was that the ____________ joined the rebellion because they wanted to become more modern.

4. The period in Chinese history between ____________ and _____________ is sometimes called the “__________________________________________”.

5. What element of the civil war between the Communists and the Nationalists did you find most interesting?

6. After winning the war, Mao Zedong declared the “______________________________

________________________________” on October 1st, 1949.

7. What were some of the “promises” made by the new government after forming?

8. Between October 1950 and August 1951, _______________ people accused of being spies or counter-revolutionaries were executed in Guangdong City alone.

9. What was the “Great Leap Forward” and what were

its ramifications?

10. Do you think Mao’s revolution or the revolution in

1911 enacted the most change in Chinese history?

Explain your answer.

World History Crash Course Answer Keys

World History Crash Course 37 – China’s Revolutions

1. Opium Wars; European

2. nationalism; democracy; people’s livelihood

3. army

4. 1912; 1949; Chinese Republic

5. answers will vary but may relate to the Long March or that China was being occupied or invaded by Japan

6. People’s Republic of China

7. equal rights for women, rent reduction, land redistribution, new heavy industry, lots of freedoms (thoughts, speech, assembly, publication, association, correspondence, person domicile, moving from one place to another, religious belief, holding processions or demonstrations)

8. 28,332

9. Mao wanted to “psych up” the nation into more productivity so he ordered individuals to build small steel furnaces in their backyard and to pay for heavy machinery from the USSR through exported grain which resulted in less for peasants to eat and 20 million people died between 1959 and 1962, half of whom were under the age of 10

10. answer will vary

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