Which U.S. president traveled to China to begin a new era of better relations between the two countries?
(1 point)
Responses
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
What triggered China's 1899–1901 Boxer Rebellion?
(1 point)
Responses
A prolonged famine that had killed thousands of Chinese.
A prolonged famine that had killed thousands of Chinese.
the presence of westerners
the presence of westerners
the imprisonment of university professors
the imprisonment of university professors
the government's massacre of a village's peasants
the government's massacre of a village's peasants
the presence of westerners
What was Mao Zedong's intent with the Cultural Revolution?
(1 point)
Responses
to purge the nation of peasants
to purge the nation of peasants
to eradicate intellectuals, bureaucrats, and Western influences
to eradicate intellectuals, bureaucrats, and Western influences
to jump-start a rebirth of the arts and humanities
to jump-start a rebirth of the arts and humanities
to spread his Communist doctrine to other countries
to spread his Communist doctrine to other countries
to eradicate intellectuals, bureaucrats, and Western influences
What 2008 event is China hoping to use as a showcase of its reform?
(1 point)
Responses
the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations
the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations
the Summer Olympic Games
the Summer Olympic Games
the WTO summit
the WTO summit
the opening of Disneyland in Asia
the opening of Disneyland in Asia
the Summer Olympic Games
What significance does October 1, 1949, have in Chinese history?
(1 point)
Responses
The Boxer Rebellion was defeated by foreign troops.
The Boxer Rebellion was defeated by foreign troops.
The last dynasty ended with the death of its empress.
The last dynasty ended with the death of its empress.
Mao Zedong declared China the "People's Republic of China."
Mao Zedong declared China the "People's Republic of China."
China ended its self-imposed isolation.
Mao Zedong declared China the "People's Republic of China."
What Soviet leader cut ties with China after a heated discussion with Mao Zedong over Communist ideologies?
(1 point)
Responses
Josef Stalin
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Mikail Gorbachev
Mikail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev