2E.1.1 Establishing communist rule Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 5

The 20 questions

1. When was the People's Republic of China proclaimed by Mao Zedong?

   • 7 October 1950
   • 1 May 1945
   • 15 August 1947
   • 1 October 1949

2. Which 1951–52 campaign targeted corruption, waste and bureaucracy among CCP officials?

   • Three Antis campaign
   • Anti-Rightist movement
   • Hundred Flowers campaign
   • Five Antis campaign

3. Which 1952 campaign targeted private businessmen for bribery, tax evasion and theft?

   • Five Antis campaign
   • Socialist Education movement
   • Four Cleansings campaign
   • Three Antis campaign

4. Which conflict did China join in 1950 to boost national unity and suppress opposition?

   • First Indochina War
   • Vietnam War
   • Korean War
   • Chinese Civil War

5. What was the primary function of the Laogai prison camp network?

   • Military conscription
   • Reform through labour
   • Collective farm management
   • Grain storage administration

6. Which 1956–57 campaign encouraged citizens to publicly criticise the Communist Party?

   • Four Cleanups campaign
   • Great Leap Forward
   • Anti-Rightist movement
   • Hundred Flowers campaign

7. Which region was brought under direct Chinese control by a military campaign launched in 1950?

   • Taiwan
   • Manchuria
   • Tibet
   • Hong Kong

8. What was a primary objective of the 1950–52 Agrarian Reform Law?

   • Enforcing rapid collectivisation
   • Banning private agriculture
   • Establishing state farms
   • Destroying landlord class

9. Which institution held supreme political authority in China from 1949?

   • Kuomintang Central Executive
   • Chinese Communist Party
   • State Administrative Council
   • National People's Congress

10. Which principle required absolute party obedience following open internal debate?

    • Socialist legality
    • Democratic centralism
    • Mass line strategy
    • Dictatorship of proletariat

11. Which traditional practice was banned under the 1950 Marriage Law?

    • Interracial marriages
    • Arranged marriages
    • Monogamic marriages
    • Female property ownership

12. What name was given to campaigns extending central control over peripheral provinces?

    • Four Cleansings campaigns
    • Reunification campaigns
    • Socialist transformation
    • Anti-Rightist campaigns

13. What was the stated initial aim of the Hundred Flowers campaign?

    • Enforcing military rule
    • Purging capitalist roaders
    • Correcting party errors
    • Promoting collectivisation

14. What major political benefit did the CCP gain from intervening in Korea?

    • Strengthened domestic unity
    • Elimination of poverty
    • Total economic independence
    • United Nations membership

15. What major domestic sacrifice resulted from China's entry into the Korean War?

    • Loss of Manchuria
    • Widespread famine
    • High economic costs
    • Hyperinflation collapse

16. What main result did early mass terror campaigns achieve for the CCP?

    • Increasing agricultural exports
    • Removing organised opposition
    • Securing foreign loans
    • Winning global recognition

17. Which group was targeted alongside officials during the Antis campaigns?

    • Private business owners
    • Foreign diplomats
    • Communal farm workers
    • Peasant landowners

18. Which military organisation was crucial in securing and maintaining CCP control across China?

    • People's Liberation Army
    • National Revolutionary Army
    • Red Guards
    • Boxer Movement

19. In which year did China launch the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

    • 1953
    • 1949
    • 1956
    • 1950

20. What was the main state of China's economy when the CCP took power in 1949?

    • Rapid industrial growth
    • War-damaged economy
    • Booming foreign trade
    • Agricultural surplus

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