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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. In what year did Kissinger meet Mao?
2. The communique was developed under the auspices of which president?
3. In 1967 Nixon published an article in which publication?
4. In what year did the Qing Dynasty end?
5. Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal _____ had a cultural and sentimental interest in Tibet.
Short Essay Questions
1. What changed in Russia in the mid-1950s? What caused the change?
2. Mao presented a new sense of warmth toward the United States Where was this most noticeable? How did Mao now present the relationship between China and the United States?
3. How did China change in the first two decades after it became a Republic?
4. What were Deng's steps in the modernization of China? How did they compare to Mao's plans?
5. When did Deng return to China? What were his next steps?
6. Who is considered to be one of the greatest diplomats of the 19th century? What theory does Kissinger refer to when speaking about the man?
7. What does Kissinger say about the ideology of China and Russia at this time?
8. Mao was referred to as both a revolutionary and a pragmatist. How did Mao typically behave in a political sense?
9. In 1965, Mao began to show a change in attitude toward America. What does Kissinger say about Mao's new stance?
10. What did Kissinger say about his first meeting with Mao?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chinese had an idea of how to get ahead in foreign trade. This included cornering the market in four main areas. What were those areas? What products were thought to be the most important? Why? How does foreign trade with China help/hinder the United States market? What is your opinion on how the United States should advance in the global trade market?
Essay Topic 2
Explain in details Deng's modernization of China. How did Deng make China a viable country in the global market place? What were his plans? Were all of them successful? What were the biggest changes? How have Deng's changes affected today's China? What other things might Deng have accomplished if he had stayed in office? Do you agree with Deng's choice to retire?
Essay Topic 3
What is your opinion of the history of China as presented by Henry Kissinger? Do you feel that Kissinger was able to be objective in his presentation of the historical and cultural facts about China? Do you think another person might have been able to present the history in a more objective light? Would the history be as accurate? Explain.
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