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Question 1

Deng Xiaoping felt that the first step to modernizing China’s economy involved

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instituting capitalist ideas.

Question 2

Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to

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new economic policies that threatened social equality.

Question 3

What event ended the Cultural Revolution?

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Mao Zedong’s death

Question 4

China’s economic expansion after the Cultural Revolution is a result of

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new capitalist reforms.

Question 5

The student militias that carried out the Cultural Revolution were known as

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the Red Guards.

Question 6

Deng reformed China’s education system because

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skilled workers were needed.

Question 7

Which explains a difference between Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong in regards to economic policy?

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Deng sought to modernize China by introducing capitalism in a limited way, while Mao rejected all capitalist ideas.

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