Reading Cover Sheet Name: Jaden Truong
Period:
Chapter and Section: ______15.2_______
Preview (Beginning)
1. OBJECTIVE:
2. PREDICT: Skim over the current section by looking at main headings, subheadings, then summarize
what you think the current section will be about.
The current section will likely be about how, after World War II, China faced more conflict between two groups:
the Communists and the Nationalists. The Communists eventually won, leading to the division of China into
two separate countries.
3. CONNECTION: How does this connect to what I already have learned?
This conncst to what I have already learned because it is about new goveremnts.
4. CONTEXT: Read the “Big Idea” and “Setting the Stage” sections, then summarize the historical
background for the section using the 4Ws (when, where, who, what). What bigger
events/trends/developments were happening at this time and place that are important to be aware of?
● When? 1945, after World War II.
● Where? China.
● Who? Chinese Nationalists vs. Chinese Communists.
● What? After Japan’s defeat, China was devastated and faced a renewed civil war between Communists
and Nationalists.
Vocabulary
Term or Name Define/Identify GPERSIA
(complete sentence)
(what or who is it?)
Chinese communist leader P
Mao Zedong
Jiang Jieshi Chinese nationalist leader P
way of governing governments owns everything
commune
Red Guards Chinese communist young militia
Cultural Revolution Uprising to establish full communism.
Modern World History Name:
Ch.15.2 ex1 Period:
Communist victory in China
1. When did the Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War resumed in 1946, after World War II.
resume?
2. What advantages did the nationalists
have? The Nationalists had more soldiers, U.S. financial aid,
and controlled major cities.
3. What advantages did the communists
have? The Communists had strong guerrilla tactics, peasant
support, and Soviet aid.
4. When did the Chinese Civil War end?
The war ended in 1949, when the Communists won.
5. Where is the nationalist Republic of
China located? The Nationalist Republic of China is located in
Taiwan.
6. Where is the communist People’s
Republic of China located? The Communist People’s Republic of China is located in
mainland China.
The Korean War
Causes Outcomes
7. Why did the UN send an international force to 8. What was the political legacy of the war between
Korea in 1950? North and South Korea?
They sent troops to Korea to prevent the North
Korean communist from invading the south. The war has never ended only a sieze fire has been
issued.
The Transformation of China under Communism
1. How did Mao transform the Made China a one-party communist state with strict control over
government of China? people’s lives.
2. How did Mao transform the
economy of China? Took land from landlords, created collective farms, and pushed
industrial growth.
The Great Leap Forward (GLF)
3. What was the goal of the Great Rapid industrial and agricultural growth.
Leap Forward?
4. Why did the Great Leap Forward Poor planning, famine, and low production.
fail?
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR)
5. Why did Mao launch the GPCR? To strengthen communism and remove opposition.
6. What happened during the Red Guards attacked critics; chaos and violence spread.
GPCR?
7. How did the GPCR end? Military restored order after Mao’s death.
