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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. When did Eisenhower make his first State of the Union address?

2. Russia promised to back up China under the Treaty of ______ and Alliance.

3. Who is considered to be one of the most important diplomats of the 19th century?

4. What was the title of Qiao Guanhua?

5. In what year did the Russian premier visit Mao in China?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In 1965, Mao began to show a change in attitude toward America. What does Kissinger say about Mao's new stance?

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

4. How did Mao combat his weakened position in the triumvirate?

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

6. What does Kissinger say about the ideology of China and Russia at this time?

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

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

9. What was Mao's opinion on Communism in the Chinese culture? What movements did it create?

10. After Mao announced his illness and retirement, China was in danger. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast China and Thailand regarding the Mandate of Heaven and autonomy. Where does Thailand currently stand on Communism?

Essay Topic 3

Kissinger states:

"A special feature of Chinese civilization is that it seems to have no beginning. It appears in history less as a conventional nation-state than a permanent natural phenomenon. In the tale of the Yellow Emperor, revered by many Chinese as the legendary founding ruler, China seems already to exist. When the Yellow Emperor appears in myth, Chinese civilization has fallen into chaos. Competing princes harass each other and the people, yet an enfeebled ruler fails to maintain order. Levying an army, the new hero pacifies the realm and is acclaimed as emperor." (Chap. 1, p. 20)

What is meant by this statement? Why is the Yellow Emperor seen as a myth? Why did China need a new hero? Why does this undocumented history make China special?

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