Modern China: PRC founding, Mao era, and key events: Multiple Choice

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01Which mass student-led group became a prominent force early in the Cultural Revolution (often known for attacking perceived ideological enemies)?
02Approximately which years are usually associated with the Great Leap Forward and the most severe famine that followed?
03Where did Mao Zedong deliver the proclamation establishing the PRC in 1949?
04On what date did Mao Zedong formally proclaim the founding of the People's Republic of China?
05Which leader's death in April 1989 helped trigger the large-scale protests centered on Tiananmen Square?
06Which large-scale campaign (launched in 1958) sought rapid industrialization and collectivized agriculture and led to a major famine?
07Which policy program, begun in 1978, is associated with Deng Xiaoping and shifted China toward market-oriented reforms and opening to foreign investment?
08The Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 culminated in a government crackdown on which date (widely cited in sources)?
09What organizational form replaced household farming during the collectivization push of the late 1950s, grouping thousands under a single administrative unit?
10Which campaign, beginning in 1966, aimed to preserve 'true' Communist ideology by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements?
11Which slogan/targeted set of items was the Cultural Revolution famously associated with the campaign to eliminate?