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| Communist dictator of the Soviet Union, strained relationship with Mao | ||
| U.S. president who visited China in 1972, signaling opening of trade relations between two nation | ||
| international agency that regulates trade among nations | ||
| independent island which China considers to be a part of its nation | ||
| history of strained relations due to long-past Chinese invasion and occupation | ||
| China imports it's products and this country shares technology with China; the two nations are becoming economic competitors in Asia | ||
| British-controlled island over which China regained power in 1997 | ||
| today China encourages foreign investment with these countries; they still oppose China's human-rights abuses | ||
| Was the chief ally of Communist China at the time of the revolution; when China became a rival for power in Asia, the alliance was strained. Leaders had different ideas about communism. The breakup of this country set an example of independence to border ethnic groups in China. In 2001 China and this country signed a treaty of friendship. | ||
| government has actively promoted literacy by declaring Mandarin the official language of China and simplifying Chinese characters; also opened schools throughout China and sponsored adult-education programs; practical uses of scientific knowledge are stressed. | ||
| laws allow freedom of choice in marriage; marriage is no longer a religious ceremony but is a civil ceremony; most marriages still arranged with help from friends or relatives | ||
| foot-binding outlawed; women are equal to men under laws; most women work outside of their homes; government provides day care; women can own property and keep maiden names; in fact women don't always get equal pay with men, nor do their families keep them in school for as long | ||
| a new respect for the young instead of the elderly; an official disapproval of traditional reverence for ancestors; survival of traditions in spite of this; family planning to limit population growth; fines imposed on families who have more than one child | ||
| the ideal was a classless society in which everyone was equal, but in fact Communist party leaders and military leaders had more privileges; economic reforms created new differences in wealth | ||
| Confucian values were replaced with emphasis on loyalty and service to state; new heroes were workers | ||
| Nation in which the government controls every aspect of citizens' lives through a single-party dictatorship | ||
| The spread of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing citizens' lives through a single-party dictatorship | ||
| German philosopher who predicted that the working class would rise up against the ruling class | ||
| The name Mao Zedong gave to China in 1949 | ||
| Chinese leader in the late 1970s who turned away from some of Mao's ideas | ||
| Farm in which peasants pooled their land, tools, and labor; owned by the government, which received part of the harvest | ||
| A community created during the Great Leap Forward; might include several villages, thousands of acres of land, and as many as 20,000 people | ||
| Free market economy in which the means of production are owned and operated by individuals for profit | ||
| Mao's plan to modernize China quickly | ||
| Effort by Mao to eliminate rival groups within the Communist party and to renew the revolutionary spirit | ||
| Followers of Mao during the Cultural Revolution who attacked anyone who did not support Mao | ||
| Mao's widow who favored the radical policies of the Cultural Revolution | ||
| Program of Deng Xiaoping to modernize agriculture, expand industry, develop science and technology, and upgrade defense forces | ||
| System in which families were held responsible for making their own living | ||
| Combines slow, graceful body movements with silent meditation | ||
| small tractor | ||
| A hero in Chinese Communist propaganda literature | ||
| A hard, smooth, shiny pottery | ||
| Novelist whose works criticized society and called for change | ||
| A ballet that shows the courage and cooperation of women soldiers during China's civil war | ||
| locale of student protests in Beijing | ||
| the working class | ||
| collected saying of Chairman Mao | ||
| Declared the birth of the People's Republic of China in 1949 | ||
| The People's Republic of China was this under Mao and Xiaoping | ||
| Set up by Xiaoping, gave foreign investors tax benefits | ||
| Mao's wife a member of the Gang of Four | ||
| Under Mao, production was controlled by the ________ ___________ | ||
| celebrates the memory of one's ancestors | ||
| official way of thinking | ||
| official language of China since 1949 | ||
| attempt to control population growth | ||
| 1500s novel about a pilgrimage to India | ||
| a modern film about a family conflict | ||
| 1750's novel about the decline of a wealthy family |
