Deng Xiaoping's political reforms included
a. loosening party control over writers and artists.
b. allowing for free media to flourish in China.
c. allowing for the popular election of the head of China's government.
d. allowing for the development of an official opposition party.
e. allowing more public protests.
Q. 2All of the following were important parts of the economic reforms launched by Den Xiaoping EXCEPT
a. a growth of the role of private industry.
b. reducing the role of the state in the economy.
c. a large increase in foreign trade and investment.
d. the abolition of all state-owned enterprises.
e. encouraging people to make more money rather than serving the people.
Q. 3The Gang of Four refers to
a. a group of radicals who sought to succeed Mao but ultimately lost to the moderates led by Deng Xiaoping.
b. the top positions in the Chinese Communist Party.
c. the advisors to Deng Xiaoping who advocated the use of force against demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.
d. Mao's term for the four great enemies of ChinaTaiwan, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Great Britain.
e. the top positions in the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government.
Q. 4The difference between the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution was that the
a. former was aimed at the agricultural sector, whereas the latter was aimed at the industrial sector.
b. former came about because Mao was unhappy with the country's progress, whereas the latter came about because party officials close to Mao convinced him to pursue a purification program.
c. former was aimed at economic development, whereas the latter was aimed at opening up the Chinese culture to foreign influences.
d. goal of the former was to quickly develop China economically, whereas the goal of the latter was to purify the party of class enemies.
e. former did not involve political suppression, whereas the latter did.
Q. 5The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were both
a. radical movements launched by Mao in order to achieve his ideological objectives for China.
b. movements to promote rapid economic development relying on mass mobilization and ideological incentives.
c. efforts by Mao to purge his adversaries from the party.
d. policies implemented by Deng Xiaoping to bring greater economic and cultural freedom to China.
e. efforts by Mao to distinguish Chinese foreign policy as being separate from that of the Soviet Union.
Q. 6Which of the following statements about the relationship between Taiwan and China (PRC) is CORRECT?
a. China and Taiwan have fought several wars.
b. Taiwan and China are closely connected through a number of economic, military, and political treaties.
c. China no longer regards Taiwan as part of the PRC.
d. China officially regards Taiwan as the protectorate of the United States.
e. China and Taiwan enjoy extensive economic relations, despite a tense political relationship.
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