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What was the primary goal of Mao Tse-Tung's 'Five Year Plans' in the 1950s?
What was the primary goal of Mao Tse-Tung's 'Five Year Plans' in the 1950s?
- To modernize the Chinese economy through collectivization and industrialization (correct)
- To create a cultural revolution
- To implement a socialist economy
- To spread communism globally
What was the outcome of the second 'Five Year Plan', known as The Great Leap Forward?
What was the outcome of the second 'Five Year Plan', known as The Great Leap Forward?
- A cultural revolution
- A successful industrialization of cities
- A significant increase in food production
- A famine that claimed the lives of 30 million people (correct)
Why did Mao's government encourage farmers to dig large holes in the ground and dump their entire seed into them?
Why did Mao's government encourage farmers to dig large holes in the ground and dump their entire seed into them?
- To implement a new agricultural technique
- To create communal farms
- To reduce the number of seeds used
- To increase crop yields (correct)
What is the term used to describe the suppression of truth-tellers in a society?
What is the term used to describe the suppression of truth-tellers in a society?
What is the term used to describe the type of totalitarianism present in modern Western societies?
What is the term used to describe the type of totalitarianism present in modern Western societies?
What was the purpose of the 'struggle sessions' during Mao's Cultural Revolution?
What was the purpose of the 'struggle sessions' during Mao's Cultural Revolution?
What was the main topic of discussion on Monday?
What was the main topic of discussion on Monday?
Who wrote about the right to 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' in 1776?
Who wrote about the right to 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' in 1776?
What was the main idea behind the sexual revolution according to the text?
What was the main idea behind the sexual revolution according to the text?
Why did the class turn their attention to East Asia on Wednesday?
Why did the class turn their attention to East Asia on Wednesday?
What was the main idea behind the senior thesis about abortion discussed last Thursday?
What was the main idea behind the senior thesis about abortion discussed last Thursday?
What is the author's perspective on the current state of the sexual revolution's ideas?
What is the author's perspective on the current state of the sexual revolution's ideas?
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