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How did the first Five-Year Plan strain China’s budget?

A
The government increased spending too fast to modernize its economy.
B
The government decreased spending too fast to modernize its economy.
C
The government had to subsidize its declining agricultural output.
D
The government had to subsidize its declining industrial output.
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The Cultural Revolution ultimately failed because

A
human rights violations led to a foreign invasion.
B
thousands of Chinese government officials left office.
C
the Chinese people began to question their faith in communism.
D
famine killed millions of people across the country.
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After the Great Leap Forward, China introduced a new reform that

A
established a minimum wage.
B
created agricultural communes.
C
destroyed excess agricultural crops.
D
allowed wage competition for laborers.
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China’s first Five-Year Plan called for the government to

A
take money from industry and farming.
B
seize private land and businesses.
C
invest money in technology and education.
D
privatize agriculture and businesses.
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The student militias that carried out the Cultural Revolution were known as the

A
Beijing Guards.
B
Mao Guards.
C
Red Guards.
D
Chinese Guards.
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What happened in 1976 that ended the Cultural Revolution?

A
the death of Mao Zedong
B
the retirement of Mao Zedong
C
a nationwide famine
D
an economic collapse
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In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to new

A
communist policies that threatened economic equality.
B
social policies that threatened economic equality.
C
democratic policies that threatened social equality.
D
economic policies that threatened social equality.
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The Red Guards carried out the Cultural Revolution by

A
protecting old customs against new reforms.
B
persecuting intellectuals and government officials.
C
freeing thousands of people from reeducation camps.
D
recruiting supporters of capitalistic policies.
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A
capitalist
B
socialist
C
communist
D
anarchist
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Where were some of China’s brightest people sent during the Cultural Revolution?

A
to concentration camps
B
to reeducation camps
C
to labor camps
D
to prison camps
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Which best explains how the policies of the Great Leap Forward led to the Cultural Revolution?

A
China’s party leaders introduced capitalist ideas after the Great Leap Forward, prompting Mao Zedong to call for a revolution.
B
China’s party leaders introduced communist ideas after the Great Leap Forward, prompting Mao Zedong to call for a revolution.
C
Mao Zedong introduced capitalist ideas after the Great Leap Forward, prompting China’s party leaders to call for a revolution.
D
Mao Zedong introduced agrarian ideas after the Great Leap Forward, prompting China’s party leaders to call for a revolution.
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Which best explains why the Cultural Revolution was a setback to China’s modernization?

A
The government recruited thousands of officials for office and hired experienced workers to boost industrial production.
B
The government forced thousands of officials from office and fired workers to address a decline in industrial production.
C
The government recruited thousands of officials for office and adopted a new economic plan based on capitalist ideals.
D
The government forced thousands of officials from office and abandoned economic planning to focus on communism.
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A
capitalist
B
Marxist
C
democratic
D
Stalinist
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China’s agricultural policies during the Great Leap Forward led to

A
crop failures, causing famine that killed millions of people.
B
increased crop production that helped feed millions of people.
C
crop failures that cost the government millions in subsidies.
D
increased crop production that raised millions in exports.
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Which best describes the management of farms in China during the first Five-Year Plan?

A
Farms were collectively owned and overseen by expert foreign governments.
B
Farms were privately owned by families and controlled by the government.
C
Farms were collectively owned by families and controlled by the government.
D
Farms were privately owned and overseen by generations of families.
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The first Five-Year Plan was considered a success in what way?

A
Agricultural output rose as China’s economy transformed into a communist system.
B
Agricultural output rose as China’s economy transformed into a capitalist system.
C
Industrial output rose as China’s economy transformed into a capitalist system.
D
Industrial output rose as China’s economy transformed into a communist system.

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