Chinese Revolution quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What massive military retreat across China solidified Mao Zedong's leadership of the Red Army?

   Answer: Long March

   Why: Fewer than ten percent of the roughly 86,000 soldiers who began the march in Jiangxi survived the brutal trek to Shaanxi.

2. 2 Easy

   Which imperial dynasty was overthrown during China's 1911 Revolution?

   Answer: Qing dynasty

   Why: The Qing dynasty had ruled China for over 260 years before collapsing in only a few months.

3. 3 Easy

   Which Nationalist leader headed the Kuomintang against Mao Zedong in the Chinese Civil War?

   Answer: Chiang Kai-shek

   Why: Wang Jingwei succeeded Sun first; in 1926 Chiang's Canton coup drove Wang into exile and left Chiang heading both the party and the army.

4. 4 Easy

   What official name was given to the communist armed forces during the Chinese Civil War?

   Answer: People's Liberation Army

   Why: The Red Army fought Japan as the Eighth Route and New Fourth Army; the People's Liberation Army name went army wide in 1947.

5. 5 Easy

   Which country's 1937 invasion forced China's Nationalists and Communists into an uneasy truce?

   Answer: Japan

   Why: The warring rivals formed the Second United Front to fight imperial forces until World War II ended.

6. 6 Easy

   How old was Puyi when the 1911 Chinese Revolution forced his abdication as emperor?

   Answer: Six

   Why: Puyi turned six just five days before the abdication decree of 12 February 1912 ended more than 2,000 years of imperial rule.