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1. In what Chinese province was Mao born in 1893?
2. When Mao was 25 he left for Beijing to attend Beida (Beijing University). What job did he do at the university?
3. At first the Communist Party was aligned with Chiang Kai Shek's nationalist party, the Guomindang. Eventually, though, the nationalists turned on the Communists. What were the names of the uprisings led by Mao against the nationalists in Hunan?
4. Mao, now separated from other communists in Shanghai and elsewhere, set up a soviet with his trusted army officer Zhu De. Where was this new Soviet set up?
5. Eventually Mao and his Red Army were forced to flee the above mentioned soviet. He led his forces on a 6,000 mile-long trek that ended in Shaanxi province. What was this trek called?
6. Mao set up a new soviet following the Long March, in which political and military indoctrination occurred. Mao also was elected chairman of the communist party while residing in this revolutionary simulacrum. What was the name for this new semiotic space?
7. The Chinese communists prevailed in the Chinese civil war, ending in 1949. Following this, the communists tightened control on every aspect of Chinese life. This included economic and political control mechanisms. Several five-year plans were installed in order to improve China's industrial capacity from the late 40s to early 60s. What was the name of the 5-year plan for the period from 1958 to 1962?
8. Another failure in policy beginning in 1966 was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. This was Mao's attempt to revitalize the revolutionary fervor instilled within the Chinese masses over the previous 20 years. It was also a reaction to the moderate power grab of such Chinese leaders as Liu Xiaoqi and Deng Xiaoping. What were the millions of youth who rose up in support of Maoist thought during the Cultural Revolution called collectively?
9. In 1972, in the midst of the disastrous Cultural Revolution, Mao pulled off an international political coup by meeting with what other world leader?
10. In what year did Mao pass away, leaving a legacy of both success and failure in China?
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