Which U.S. president traveled to China to begin a new era of better relations between the two countries?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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Responses
Josef Stalin
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Mikail Gorbachev
Mikail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
The Qing Dynasty produced and exchanged items such as Chinese pottery with English colonists during the 1800s in order to obtain heavily demanded
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Responses
silks.
silks.
cotton.
cotton.
furs.
furs.
tea.
tea.
tea.
Why did conflict occur between the Qing emperors and Europeans over trade?
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Responses
The Qing emperors felt that the European imports were too expensive.
The Qing emperors felt that the European imports were too expensive.
The Europeans wanted to discontinue trade because they felt threatened by their power.
The Europeans wanted to discontinue trade because they felt threatened by their power.
The Qing emperors placed strict regulations on European trade.
The Qing emperors placed strict regulations on European trade.
The Europeans wanted more valuable items in exchange for their furs.
The Qing emperors placed strict regulations on European trade.
The People's Republic of China came into existence when
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Responses
The last Chinese dynasty fell to a national government that opposed dynastic rule.
The last Chinese dynasty fell to a national government that opposed dynastic rule.
Mao Zedong's Communist party took control of the government following the civil war.
Mao Zedong's Communist party took control of the government following the civil war.
The Chinese citizens overthrew the Qing emperors and created their own form of government.
The Chinese citizens overthrew the Qing emperors and created their own form of government.
China's National party took over all political decision-making rights that were surrendered by the government.
China's National party took over all political decision-making rights that were surrendered by the government.
Mao Zedong's Communist party took control of the government following the civil war.
Which best describes the relationship between the Soviet Union and China regarding their stance on ideological beliefs?
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Responses
friendly with common interest
friendly with common interest
supportive but individualistic in thinking
supportive but individualistic in thinking
potential adversaries with completely different views
potential adversaries with completely different views
friendly but with a politically competitive outlook