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In high school, History students will look at China under Mao. One aspect they will study is the impact Communist rule had on China's foreign policy.
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The successful Communist revolution of 1949, under Mao, caused a sharp change in China's foreign policy. Fellow Communist states could now be allies, while the USA became the main enemy. However, the situation was never quite as simple as that.
Discover more about China's foreign policy under Mao in this enlightening quiz.
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With which adjoining state did China sign a friendship treaty in 1950? |
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India |
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Japan |
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The USSR |
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North Korea |
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China joined in the Korean War on the side of North Korea. Why? |
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Mao feared the existence of a capitalist South Korea as a threat to him |
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Mao wanted to replace the Soviet Union as North Korea's main supporter |
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Mao feared that the UN forces (mainly American) would continue through North Korea and cross the Yalu River into China |
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Mao feared that the USA and its allies would deploy nuclear weapons against the North and wished to forestall this by passing through North Korea and into the south. From there Mao thought that he could negotiate from a position of strength |
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In 1962 Mao fought a brief border war against a neighboring power. Which one? |
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India |
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Outer Mongolia |
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Russia |
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North Vietnam |
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4.
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Chinese troops clashed on the Ussuri River in 1969 with another neighboring state. Which one was this? |
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Pakistan |
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Burma |
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Laos |
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The Soviet Union |
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5.
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In 1972 a diplomatic bombshell occurred with the visit of a United States delegation to Beijing, anxious to talk about trade and other matters. Who headed the US team? |
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Security Advisor Henry Kissinger |
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President Nixon |
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Vice-President Gerald Ford |
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Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara |
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What was the main reason for the deteriorating relations between China and the USSR during the 1960s? |
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Territorial disputes |
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Ideological arguments over the interpretation of Marxist doctrine |
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Personal hostility between Khrushchev and Mao |
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Rivalry for leadership of the Communist world |
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7.
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With which nearby state was a peace treaty eventually signed in 1978, although hostilities had ceased over thirty years earlier? Hostilities had begun fourteen years before that. |
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Japan |
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Great Britain |
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France |
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Nepal |
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8.
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Which state did China herself invade and occupy in 1950, provoking a serious rebellion in 1958 that was brutally crushed? |
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Tibet |
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Mongolia |
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Bhutan |
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Sikkim |
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9.
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When did China first acquire an atomic bomb? |
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1957 |
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1961 |
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1964 |
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1970 |
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10.
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A visit by a US sports team paved the way for the successful official visit in 1972. Which sport was this? |
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Ice hockey |
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Table tennis/ping pong |
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Swimming |
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Tennis |
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1.
|
With which adjoining state did China sign a friendship treaty in 1950? |
|
[ ] |
India |
[ ] |
Japan |
[x] |
The USSR |
[ ] |
North Korea |
|
|
2.
|
China joined in the Korean War on the side of North Korea. Why? |
|
[ ] |
Mao feared the existence of a capitalist South Korea as a threat to him |
[ ] |
Mao wanted to replace the Soviet Union as North Korea's main supporter |
[x] |
Mao feared that the UN forces (mainly American) would continue through North Korea and cross the Yalu River into China |
[ ] |
Mao feared that the USA and its allies would deploy nuclear weapons against the North and wished to forestall this by passing through North Korea and into the south. From there Mao thought that he could negotiate from a position of strength |
|
|
3.
|
In 1962 Mao fought a brief border war against a neighboring power. Which one? |
|
[x] |
India |
[ ] |
Outer Mongolia |
[ ] |
Russia |
[ ] |
North Vietnam |
|
|
4.
|
Chinese troops clashed on the Ussuri River in 1969 with another neighboring state. Which one was this? |
|
[ ] |
Pakistan |
[ ] |
Burma |
[ ] |
Laos |
[x] |
The Soviet Union |
|
|
5.
|
In 1972 a diplomatic bombshell occurred with the visit of a United States delegation to Beijing, anxious to talk about trade and other matters. Who headed the US team? |
|
[ ] |
Security Advisor Henry Kissinger |
[x] |
President Nixon |
[ ] |
Vice-President Gerald Ford |
[ ] |
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara |
|
|
6.
|
What was the main reason for the deteriorating relations between China and the USSR during the 1960s? |
|
[ ] |
Territorial disputes |
[x] |
Ideological arguments over the interpretation of Marxist doctrine |
[ ] |
Personal hostility between Khrushchev and Mao |
[ ] |
Rivalry for leadership of the Communist world |
|
|
7.
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With which nearby state was a peace treaty eventually signed in 1978, although hostilities had ceased over thirty years earlier? Hostilities had begun fourteen years before that. |
|
[x] |
Japan |
[ ] |
Great Britain |
[ ] |
France |
[ ] |
Nepal |
|
|
8.
|
Which state did China herself invade and occupy in 1950, provoking a serious rebellion in 1958 that was brutally crushed? |
|
[x] |
Tibet |
[ ] |
Mongolia |
[ ] |
Bhutan |
[ ] |
Sikkim |
|
|
9.
|
When did China first acquire an atomic bomb? |
|
[ ] |
1957 |
[ ] |
1961 |
[x] |
1964 |
[ ] |
1970 |
|
|
10.
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A visit by a US sports team paved the way for the successful official visit in 1972. Which sport was this? |
|
[ ] |
Ice hockey |
[x] |
Table tennis/ping pong |
[ ] |
Swimming |
[ ] |
Tennis |
|
|