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China 1927–1949

MOD-CHN is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Modern History papers. Practise 15 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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Topic notes

The Nationalist decade, the rise of the CCP and Maoism, resistance to Japan, and the Communist victory in the Civil War 1946–1949, with how to write the 25-mark National Studies essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Background to 1927
  3. 3The Nationalist decade, 1927–1937
  4. 4The rise of the CCP and Maoism
  5. 5Resistance to Japan, 1937–1945
  6. 6The Civil War and Communist victory, 1946–1949
  7. 7Planning a 25-mark essay
  8. 8Common mistakes
  9. 9Exam tips
  10. 10Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What was the main consequence of the Shanghai Massacre of April 1927?

  1. AIt ended the First United Front between the Guomindang and the CCP
  2. BIt forced Chiang Kai-shek to form a coalition government with the CCP
  3. CIt brought the Northern Expedition to a permanent end
  4. DIt led Japan to occupy Shanghai for the rest of the decade

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which statement best describes the extent of Nationalist control over China by the early 1930s?

  1. AReal power lay with the CCP, which governed most of the major cities
  2. BMany regional militarists accepted Nanjing's authority in name only
  3. CChina was divided into foreign colonies with no Chinese central government
  4. DThe Nationalists ruled all of China's provinces directly through appointed governors

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which statement best describes Chiang Kai-shek's policy after Japan seized Manchuria in 1931?

  1. ARecognise Manchukuo in exchange for Japanese aid against the CCP
  2. BDefeat the communists first, and only then fight Japan
  3. CHand the defence of northern China to the CCP's Red Army
  4. DDeclare war on Japan immediately and ask the USSR for an alliance

Answers and worked solutions appear when you practise these questions.

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