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Who was the leader of China that led a revolution, won a civil war and founded the modern communist nation of China?
Mao Zedong
What form of government does China have today?
communist
What was Mao Zedong's plan called for quickly industrializing China?
The Great Leap Forward
How did Mao view population growth when he first took control of China?
He encouraged families to have lots of children, he thought more people would strengthen China
What does fertility rate measure?
The average amount of children a women would have in a lifetime
According to the United Nations mid level predictions, what year is China's population expected to peak?
2030
What year did China's one-child policy begin?
1980
What ethnic group make up about 90% of China's population?
the Han
What year did the one-child policy end?
2015
What happened to China's fertility rate during the 10 years prior to the one-child policy beginning? (1970-1979)?
It dropped a lot, from 5.8 in 1970 to 2.7 in 1979
Some people have noted that the environment in Henan, China has improved as a result of the OCP, what direct evidence was given to prove the environment is better off?
sulfur dioxide dropped 17.6% and water pollution dropped 30.8%
In document D the author says singleton daughters have benefited from the OCP. In what way did these daughters benefit?
more attention from parents, encouraged to value education and career, better job opportunity
When Mao and the communist won the civil war in 1949, were did the losing side flee to?
Taiwan, where they set up their own democratic government.
In early Chinese history what were the families that ruled China called?
Dynasties
In the 4-2-1 family structure that was a result of the OCP, what does the "4" stand for?
4 grandparents
Which is a much larger population in China today: men or women?
men- there about 30 million more men of marrying age than women
