Deck 7: China

Question 1

The "Chinese Model" combines two-party political control with a free-market economy.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The text argues that China will be a democracy before Russia.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

For hundreds of years, China focused almost exclusively on expanding its territory.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Two millennia of bureaucratic empire left China with a decentralized system which was hard to rule.

Question 5

China's war with Japan helped to set the stage for the Communist defeat of the Nationalists.

Question 6

Mao altered Marx's original view of class warfare to include the rural peasantry rather than the urban poor.

Question 7

In China, the Standing Committee makes all important decisions.

Question 8

The strong civil society that currently exists in China is likely to help democratization in the future.

Question 9

The Chinese Communist Party has kept corruption in check.

Question 10

In practice, the Chinese Communist Party is a party of workers and peasants.

Question 11

Which dynasty was the first to unite China?

A) Han
B) Xia
C) Qin
D) Ming

Question 12

China's resistance to Western influence was evident in the __________ War between Britain and China from 1839 until 1843.

A) Sino-Soviet
B) First Opium
C) First Sino-Japanese
D) Boxer Rebellion

Question 13

From 206 bc to 220 ad, China was united by a common culture under the __________ dynasty.

A) Mongols
B) Mings
C) Manchus
D) Han

Question 14

Which of the following countries exerted significant influence in China during the mid-1800s and basically reduced China to semicolonial status?

A) Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan
B) Spain, Portugal, Austria, and Switzerland
C) Greece, Turkey, Poland, Cyprus, and Italy
D) India, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia

Question 15

After their defeat in 1949, members of the Nationalist government retreated to __________.

A) Tibet
B) India
C) Taiwan
D) Japan

Question 16

The Chinese political system is best characterized as a(an) __________.

A) democracy
B) autocracy
C) one-party system
D) dominant-party system

Question 17

__________ led 80,000 Chinese peasants in the epic __________ in the mid-1930s.

A) The Nationalists; guerrilla warfare
B) The Japanese; mass line
C) Stalin; opium war
D) Mao; Long March

Question 18

Which of the following was part of Mao's "mass line"?

A) Engage the enemy's main forces.
B) Build a giant wall.
C) Rely on the Soviet Union for weapons.
D) Work closely with peasants.

Question 19

The Nationalists also came to power through force by overthrowing the __________ in 1911.

A) Manchus
B) Mings
C) Qin
D) Han

Question 20

From the defeat of the Nationalists until both of their deaths in 1976, China was ruled by Party Chairman __________ and Premier __________.

A) Joseph Stalin; Vladimir Lenin
B) Mao Zedong; Zhou Enlai
C) Deng Xiaoping; Li Peng
D) Jiang Zemin; Zhu Rongji

Question 21

Who led China from 1977 until 1997 and introduced the profit motive into the Chinese economy?

A) Jiang Zemin
B) Deng Xiaoping
C) Mao Zedong
D) Hu Jintao

Question 22

A majority of the party's Standing committee are __________ with engineering degrees.

A) Russians
B) democrats
C) free marketers
D) technocrats

Question 23

China's top leaders now adhere to __________.

A) one 4-year term
B) one 6-year term
C) two 5-year terms
D) two 10-year terms

Question 24

The interlocking state and party hierarchies in China resembles that of __________.

A) France
B) Britain
C) the Soviet Union
D) Russia

Question 25

Members of the Chinese congresses are __________.

A) determined by lot among all male citizens
B) elected by the Chinese people
C) appointed by the Supreme Leader
D) handpicked by the Communist Party

Question 26

Top figures in the Communist Party and state are also top officials in the __________.

A) bureaucracy
B) military
C) environmental movement
D) universities

Question 27

Which of the following best characterizes the official diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and China relationship between 1949 and 1972?

A) openly hostile
B) closely cooperative
C) loosely coordinated
D) nonexistent

Question 28

In order to hold together a heterogeneous country, you could follow the Chinese and Soviet organizational model that allows large ethnic groups to have their own __________.

A) cities
B) autonomous regions
C) industries
D) currency

Question 29

Which values dominate Chinese society today?

A) bourgeois values
B) Confucian values
C) Maoist values
D) materialistic values

Question 30

Parts of coastal China have been declared __________ and are open to foreign direct investment (FDI).

A) Fair Market Zones
B) Restricted Trade Areas
C) Investment Regions
D) Special Economic Zones

Question 31

Which of the following best describes the rules used to help make Chinese society safe and orderly?

A) Chinese society is very orderly and the communist government strictly enforces the rules.
B) The Chinese are much more orderly and concerned with following the rules than is the rest of the Third World.
C) The rules are strictly enforced for the poor, but are openly flaunted by the wealthy.
D) There are few rules, and those that exist are not enforced.

Question 32

Which two areas are most prone to ethnic unrest in China?

A) Nei Mongol; Taiwan
B) Tibet; Xinjiang
C) Yunnan; Beijing
D) Mongolia; Western Yunnan

Question 33

China's semipresidential system most closely resembles the __________ political system.

A) U.S.
B) Mexican
C) French
D) Japanese

Question 34

The top Chinese leader is both the __________ of the country and the __________ of the Communist Party.

A) president; general secretary
B) prime minster; rank-and-file
C) chairman; premier
D) general contractor; prime minister

Question 35

Who became Communist Party chief and president of China in 2012?

A) Xi Jinping
B) Deng Xiaping
C) Li Peng
D) Zhu Rongji

Question 36

How did China's history of empire and bureaucratic administration impact more recent centralization and unification? How do China's experiences differ from Europe's experiences? Does this explain any current political or economic similarities? Explain.

Question 37

How did the Communists, led by Mao, manage to defeat the Nationalists? Discuss at least two factors which were to the advantage of the Communists and two factors that were to the disadvantage of the Nationalists.

Question 38

Describe the current Chinese economic model. What is the role of the government in this model? What is the current role of business? Is this model unique?

Question 39

Is the current Chinese economic model sustainable? Why or why not? Explain. Be sure to consider both the economic and political factors in your answer and provide examples.

Question 40

What type of political system does China have? Who holds the most power in the current Chinese political system? How does this compare to at least one other political system that you have studied this semester?