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The Cold War

Lesson 2 China After World War II

Review Questions
Directions: Locate each heading below in your textbook. Then use the information under
the correct heading and subheading to help you write each answer.

I. A Civil War in China

A. Who supported the Communist Party during the civil war, and why did they
support it?
Promise Land (Peasants) Middle Class Upset (Nationalist Policies)
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B. What events led to the victory statement of Mao Zedong?

The People's Liberation Army surrounded Berlin (1948) They moved into shanghai
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C. What was the “Great Leap Forward”?

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It was Mao's development of huge communities in an effort to speed up the
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economical growth, but it was unsuccessful.
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D. How did the Communist government intervene in family life during the
Cultural Revolution?
Woman were giving equally marital rights and children had to report about the
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negitive comments their parents made about the government.
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II. China and the Cold War

A. Why did American fears about the spread of communism intensify after the
Communist victory in the Chinese civil war?
They supported the "National War of Liberation" And they signed a pact of
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friendsship and cooporation with the Soviet Union.
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B. What issues divided China and the Soviet Union?

The Soviet Union would not help the Chinese to take Taiwan back from Chiang,
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and the Chinese were dissatisfied with the Soviet's Economic Aid.
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The Cold War

C. Why did some Chinese leaders decide to improve relations with the United States?
Because of the increased tentions with the Soviet Union.
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D. How did the end of the Cultural Revolution affect Chinese foreign policy?
1979 diplomatic ties with the U.S., in the 1980s Relations with the Soviet Union
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improved, and in the 1990s, China emerged as an independent power.
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Summary and Reflection

Directions: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.

What changes did China undergo between the end of World War II and the 1980s?
People's Republic of China formed by Mao Zedong (1949)
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Mao Zedong launched the Great Leap (1958)
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Great Poletarian cultural revolution (1966)
Communist China and Soviet Union sign a pact of friendship and cooperation at the

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begining of the cold war.
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US and Chinese relations are established (1979)
China energed as an independent power (1990s)
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