This rebellion, which took place in mid 1800's, had the communistic goals of eliminating private property and giving land to the peasants.
What is the Taiping Rebellion?
100
This type of economy, which based on the idea of redistributing wealth to poor people, has the goal of establishing a "classless society?"
What is communism?
100
This U.S. President, known for his nationalism, has promised to "Make America Great Again."
Who is Donald Trump?
100
During this 1960's era Revolution, which was based on destroying the "Four Olds," Red Guards destroyed temples, books written by foreigners, and foreign music.
What is the Cultural Revolution?
100
This public area, located in the heart of Beijing, was the site of a massacre of hundreds of student protesters.
What is Tiananmen Square?
200
This xenophobic uprising, which had the support of the Chinese government, was put down by the armies of 9 nations, including the United States.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
200
This type of government, which means "rule of the people," was the demand of thousands of student protesters in 1989.
What is Democracy?
200
This American naval officer told the emperor of Japan that the United States was demanding to trade with them.
Who is Matthew Perry?
200
This revolutionary plan to speed up China's economic growth resulted in the starvation of tens of millions of Chinese people.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
200
This Pacific island nation got the Nationalists and Communists to stop fighting each other after it invaded China in 1931.
What is Japan?
300
This island, which is located off the Kowloon peninsula, was transferred to British Control in the Treaty of Nanking.
What is Hong Kong?
300
This "ism," which was favored by Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek, can be seen every morning when we pledge allegiance to the flag.
What is Nationalism?
300
This Chinese communist once argued in favor of more practical economic policies by saying, "I don't care what color the cat is, so long as it catches mice."
Who is Deng Xiaoping?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: These social gatherings are politely enjoyed by many people in the evening, but Mao Zedong said that they were definitely not the same thing as a Revolution.
What is a Dinner Party?
300
This island, located off the coast of Mainland China, is where Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist followers fled to after losing the Chinese Civil War.
What is Taiwan?
400
This British monarch, who received a letter of protest from Lin Tse-hsu, did not stop the opium trade with China.
Who is Queen Victoria?
400
This important economic law, which serves as the basis of our system of capitalism, can be used to explain sales of shovels go up after snowfalls or stores lower the prices of unpopular products.
What is the Law of Supply and Demand?
400
This British rock group warned its listeners that, "if you go round carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow."
Who are the Beatles?
400
This leader of the 1911 Revolution, who once lived in Hawaii, believed in the Three People's Principles of Nationalism, Democracy, and the Right to a Livelihood.
Who was Dr. Sun Yat-sen?
400
These government-owned farms, which were extremely unproductive, had as many as 25,000 peasants working on them.
What are collective farms?
500
This attempt to modernize China, which was opposed by the Empress Dowager, ended when the Emperor was thrown in prison.
What is 100 Days of Reform?
500
This "ocracy," which had the responsibility of carrying out the emperor's policies during the dynasties, could also be used to describe the civil service employees who work at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
What is bureaucracy?
500
This political leader, who did not believe in redistributing wealth to poor people, set a a "New Life Movement" which sought to promote traditional Confucian ethics such as integrity, righteousness, and respect.
Who is Chiang Kai-shek?
500
This revolution, which occurred in Japan one full century before it occurred in China, has transformed the lives of billions of people around the globe over the course of the last two and a half centuries.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
500
This 1934 event, which covered a large portion of the "backcountry" of China, gave Mao Zedong a reputation for Wisdom, Bravery, and Leadership.