Name__________________________
Period________
Part 1: 20th Century China Timeline- Use information from the reading to fill in the blanks
1911
1937-1945
1958
Chinese revolutionaries, angry about ____________________
______________________________, overthrow the Qing
Emperor. Revolutionaries are led by Sun Yet Sen who
proposed Three Principles: ___________________________,
__________________________, _______________________.
The CCP and the KMT
unite to resist
colonization by
___________________
during _____________.
In order to increase ______________,
______________________Mao starts
the ‘Great Leap Forward.’ One reason
this policy failed was _____________
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1910
1913-1927
Yuan Shikai becomes a
_____________________ and
rules China until his death.
Afterwards, two groups the
___________, led by Chiang Kaishek and the ______________,
led by Mao Zedong compete for
control.
1970
1927-1936
1945-1949
The CCP and the KMT
struggle for dominance
in a civil war. The
__________________
is forced to retreat in
the ‘Long March’ but
continue to battle.
WWII ends and the civil
war is resumed.
Eventually, the CCP wins
and China adopts a
_____________________
government led by
____________________.
1966-1976
Worried that communist beliefs
had weakened since the
Revolution in 1949, Mao
started the Cultural Revolution.
However it had the opposite
effect since ________________
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Part 2: Matching- Match up the Chinese leader with the correct description
1.
2.
3.
4.
_____ Sun Yet Sen
_____ Yuan Shikai
_____ Mao Zedong
_____ Chaing Kai Shek
A.
B.
C.
D.
Military leader who became dictator of China
Communist leader who instituted Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution
Leader of the KMT until forced to leave China by the CCP
Envisioned China as a republic, but never truly ruled the nation
Part 3: Short Answer- Answer the following question using FULL SENTENCES
1. The 20th Century was a very crucial time in Chinese History. Based on the reading, what do you think the most significant
event to occur during this time was? Make sure to defend your answer with evidence from the text.
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Part 4: Vocabulary- Match the word used in the reading with its synonyms based on context clues.
1. _____ Exert
A. Intended, planned, imagined
2. _____ Extract
B. Use, apply, wield
3. _____ Livelihood
C. Resigned, abandoned
4. _____ Disgruntled
D. Renewal, revival, recovery
5. _____ Inaugurated
E. Living, income, employment
6. _____ Abdicated
F. Unhappy, angry, dissatisfied
7. _____ Envisioned
G. Remove, mine, take out
8. _____ Promptly
H. Quickly, punctually
9. _____ Nonsensical
I. Installed, inducted, instituted
10._____ Revitalization
J. Ridiculous, irrational, absurd, silly