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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The developing world was part of the ___ World(s) theory.

2. Which was not address as being one of the four key sectors?

3. What word is used to describe the agreement between President Ford and Soviet Premier Brezhnev?

4. In what year was the treaty signed?

5. Vietnamese troops had infiltrated which location?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did dialogue between the U.S. and China resume? What was the aim of the meeting?

2. How did the changes in government personnel change Sino-United States. relationships?

3. Who stepped in after Zhou bowed out of the political race?

4. How did China change in the first two decades after it became a Republic?

5. What changed in Russia in the mid-1950s? What caused the change?

6. What caused the Chinese to confront Communism?

7. What were Deng's steps in the modernization of China? How did they compare to Mao's plans?

8. Mao had two main choices of leadership. What were they?

9. What was the relationship between China and Taiwan at this time?

10. What does Kissinger say about foreign policy and the actions of the statesmen? How did Mao fit into this mold?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How might the Sino-American relationship have developed or changed if Richard Nixon had not been forced to resign? What did the Chinese think of the impeachment? How did it affect China's view of the United States? What was Kissinger's role in Sino-American relations after Nixon left office?

Essay Topic 2

Kissinger took his 40 years experience in working with China to present this book. Kissinger writes:

"This book is an effort, based in part on conversations with Chinese leaders, to explain the conceptual way the Chinese think about problems of peace and war and international order, and its relationship to the more pragmatic, case-by-case American approach. Different histories and cultures produce occasionally divergent conclusions. I do not always agree with the Chinese perspective, nor will every reader. But it is necessary to understand it, since China will play such a big role in the world that is emerging in the twenty-first century." (Preface, p. 11)

Why do you think the book was so important to Kissinger? Do you think it will change the American perception of the country? How can it help to bring the two countries closer together? How could Kissinger write about such a sensitive topic? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Who do you think was the most effective leader in Chinese history? Which was the best? Which was the worst? How might a leader like Qing fare in the modern world? How do Mao, Qing, Deng and Zhou compare? Which was the most powerful? Which was the most successful?

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