Review: China 1200-Present

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  1. 1. Mao’s Great Leap Forward led to a great ________, when millions of Chinese people starved to death in the 1950’s and 1960’s.
  2. 2. The ___________ were a group of people in China who were angry that Westerners were changing Chinese government, religion, and traditions.
  3. 5. Brilliant Mongol chief who led his forces to conquer most of Asia in less than 25 years.
  4. 7. The Mongols conquered most of which continent?
  5. 8. Many town surrendered to the Mongols without a fight because they heard ___________ about the bad things that happened to the people who stood up to them.
  6. 10. Under Mao Zedong’s plan, called the ________________________, farmers worked together in communes.
  7. 13. Mao Zedong believed in a communist economic system called _______________, in which there would be no private property, but rather all goods, property, and services would be shared equally.
  8. 15. The Boxer Rebellion took place in ___________.
  9. 17. Large number of people moving to cities, air/water pollution, and the spread of diseases are some of the many ____________________ that China faces today.
  10. 19. When a country exports more than it imports, it has a trade ___________.
  11. 20. The Mongols were ______________, which means they had no permanent homes; Mongol clans were like a moving city.
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  1. 1. The Boxers wanted to destroy or get rid of everything ________________, including churches, mines, and railroads.
  2. 3. This purpose of this policy is to keep the population from growing too large, so it doesn’t hurt economic growth in China. It allows families who live in or near cities to only have one child.
  3. 4. In May of 1989, a large group of college students gathered because they wanted more rights. The Chinese government responded by sending tanks and troops who killed and wounded thousands of people. This is now known as the ___________ ____________ Massacre.
  4. 6. When the Mongols ruled most of Asia, there was a lot of trading and it was a peaceful time. This was able to happen because the Mongols made sure the _________________ was safe to travel.
  5. 9. When a country imports more than exports, like Western countries did with China before the 1800's, it is called a trade _______________.
  6. 11. A series of wars between China and Britain that forced China to allow the import of a very addicting drug.
  7. 12. These people were excellent horsemen and used many tricks to confuse their enemies.
  8. 14. Zedong’s plan called the Great Leap Forward ________________ for many reasons including peasants having no reason to work harder when they could not earn a profit from their work.
  9. 16. By 1900, ______________ countries ruled almost all of Southeast Asia.
  10. 18. The fact that the Chinese did not want or need goods from European countries in the 1700’s tells us that the Chinese economy was very _______.