Chinese History and Politics

Modern China and Government

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  1. Which revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing dynasty?
  2. Who became the provisional president of the Republic of China in January 1912?
  3. On which date was the People's Republic of China proclaimed in Beijing?
  4. What was the Long March of 1934 to 1935?
  5. What is the name of China's national legislature?
  6. Which statesman launched the policy of reform and opening-up in 1978?
  7. Which city was the first and best-known Special Economic Zone, created in 1980 beside Hong Kong?
  8. In which year did China join the World Trade Organization?
  9. What is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China?
  10. What is shown on the national flag of the People's Republic of China?
  11. What treaty ended the First Opium War in 1842 and ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain?
  12. Who led the Taiping Rebellion, which lasted from 1850 to 1864?
  13. Which movement of 1919 began with student protests in Beijing and called for science and democracy?
  14. Which war between China and Japan began in 1937 and merged into the Second World War?
  15. Which campaign of 1958 to 1962 aimed to speed up industry and farming through communes?
  16. Which four cities are municipalities directly under the central government of China?
  17. Which of these is one of the five autonomous regions of China?
  18. What are the Three Principles of the People proposed by Sun Yat-sen?
  19. The Boxer Uprising ended with a protocol signed in which year?
  20. How many years passed between the Treaty of Nanjing of 1842 and the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty in 1997?
  21. Which order lists these events correctly: the Xinhai Revolution, the May Fourth Movement, the Long March, the proclamation of the People's Republic?
  22. Which statement about Hong Kong and Macao is correct?
  23. The Republic of China was founded in 1912 and the People's Republic in 1949. How many years lay between the two foundings?
  24. Which policy, introduced around 1980, limited most urban couples to one child?
  25. Which pair of years marks the start and end of the Cultural Revolution as it is commonly dated?

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