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B4 China: conflict, crisis and change, 1900–89: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following was a key feature of the Hundred Flowers Campaign initiated by Mao Zedong in 1956?

Question 2

1 mark

What was the most significant result of the Long March (1934–35) for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)?

Question 3

1 mark

What was Mao Zedong's underlying motive for launching the Hundred Flowers Campaign in 1956?

Question 4

1 mark

In the early 1900s, which event's impact was a significant factor in the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and led to the late Qing reforms?

Question 5

1 mark

What was the primary economic focus of China's First Five-Year Plan (1953–57)?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify one group of people who were targeted during the Extermination Campaigns launched by the Guomindang (KMT) between 1930 and 1934.

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Question 7

3 marks

What was the immediate political consequence of the 1911 Revolution regarding the structure of the Chinese government?

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Question 8

6 marks

Explain the core features of the People’s Communes established during Mao’s Great Leap Forward.

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Question 9

4 marks

Explain the economic changes introduced by Deng Xiaoping in China after 1978. Focus on changes in agriculture and the emergence of privatisation.

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Question 10

6 marks

Analyze the reasons why Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966. In your answer, you should consider:
(a) Mao’s desire to remove political rivals.
(b) Mao’s ideological goals to prevent 'revisionism' in China.

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