Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) · History (1HI0)

Mao’s China, 1945–76: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Mao’s China, 1945–76.

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Question 1
1 mark

Which term describes the CCP's system of government where decisions were made centrally and then followed by all members?

Question 2
1 mark

Under the Cultural Revolution (1966–76), how did the role of Jiang Qing influence the direction of Chinese culture?

Question 3
1 mark

Which of the following best evaluates the significance of the 'Up to the mountains and down to the villages' campaign (1968) in relation to the Red Guards?

Question 4
1 mark

Which specific healthcare initiative, aimed at addressing the lack of medical provision in rural China during the 1960s, involved workers receiving basic medical training to treat peasants?

Question 5
1 mark

What were the ‘four olds’ that the Red Guards were encouraged to attack during the Cultural Revolution?

Question 6
2 marks

Identify one social consequence of the attacks on the 'four olds' by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution.

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Question 7
3 marks

In the context of the 1962–65 period in Mao’s China, 1945–76, identify one reason why Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping restored private farming.

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Question 8
6 marks

Explain the significance of Lin Biao’s fall from power in 1971 for the political stability of Mao’s regime during the later years of the Cultural Revolution.

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