17 Questions
What is the population of China?
Over 1.4 billion people
What was the policy implemented by the Qing dynasty to suppress anti-Qing sentiment?
The policy of valuing agriculture and restraining commerce
What was the result of the First Sino-Japanese War?
The loss of both A and B
Which country has the world's largest economy by GDP at purchasing power parity?
China
What caused the fall of the Qing dynasty?
The internal unrest and conflicts
What is the political system of China?
Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist state
Who established the Republic of China?
Sun Yat-sen
Which dynasty marked the beginning of China's political system based on hereditary monarchies?
Xia dynasty
Who founded the Ming dynasty?
Zhu Yuanzhang
What was the outcome of the Second Sino-Japanese War?
The weakening of the Chinese Nationalist government
What was the significance of the Boxer Rebellion?
It weakened the Qing dynasty
What is the world's largest standing army by military personnel?
China
Who was the last emperor of China?
Puyi
What is the Great Wall of China?
A series of fortifications built to protect China from foreign invasions
Which dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China?
Qing dynasty
Which event weakened the Qing dynasty in the 19th century?
The Boxer Rebellion
What is the current status of press freedom in China?
Low level of press freedom
Study Notes
- China is a country in East Asia with a population of over 1.4 billion people.
- It has an area of approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, making it the world's third-largest country by total land area.
- China has a long history, with early dynastic rule dating back to the Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE.
- The country has undergone many political changes, including the collapse of the monarchy in 1912 and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
- The Chinese Communist Party currently governs China as a unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist state.
- China ranks poorly in measures of democracy, transparency, press freedom, religious freedom, and ethnic equality.
- The country is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and a founding member of several multilateral and regional cooperation organizations.
- China has the world's largest economy by GDP at purchasing power parity and is the world's largest manufacturer and exporter.
- The Chinese government has been criticized for human rights abuses, including mass censorship, mass surveillance, and suppression of dissent.
- China is a nuclear-weapon state with the world's largest standing army by military personnel and the second-largest defense budget.- The Xia dynasty marked the beginning of China's political system based on hereditary monarchies.
- The Shang dynasty ruled the plain of the Yellow River in eastern China from the 17th to the 11th century BCE.
- The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, united the Warring States' walls to form the Great Wall of China.
- The Han dynasty expanded the empire's territory considerably, with military campaigns reaching Central Asia, Mongolia, South Korea, and Yunnan.
- The Tang and Song dynasties were a golden age for Chinese economy, technology, and culture.
- The Mongol conquest of China began in 1205 with the gradual conquest of Western Xia by Genghis Khan, who also invaded Jin territories.
- A peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang led a rebellion that overthrew the Yuan in 1368 and founded the Ming dynasty as the Hongwu Emperor.
- The Qing dynasty, which lasted from 1644 until 1912, was the last imperial dynasty of China.
- The 19th century saw the great Chinese diaspora began, and the ill-fated anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion of 1899–1901 further weakened the dynasty.
- On 1 January 1912, the Republic of China was established, and Sun Yat-sen of the Kuomintang (the KMT or Nationalist Party) was proclaimed provisional president.
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