18.2 - china after WWII Flashcards
how many chinese governments existed at the end of WWII? what were they?
two - chiang kai-shek, and communists
chiang kai-shek was supported by who? which area of china was it?
support by the US. south and central china.
the communists were made up and led by who? which area of china was it?
made up by the People’s Liberation army. led by mao zedong. northern china.
what happened when the coalition failed?
a civil war broke out
by what year did the people’s liberation army surround bejing
1948
kai-shek and how many followers fled to where?
2 million followers went to Taiwan
moa zedong is the co-founder of the…?
chinese communist party
what happened with mao in 1949?
he mounted bejing and made a victory statement.
mao’s support would be problematic for the US, from which countries did he have support?
korea and vietnam
what was the great leap forward?
a creation of communes.
what were communes?
collective farms in china where people lived and worked together.
what were treatment conditions like of the chinese peasants?
they were horrible.
what did mao hope for in the GLF?
a classless society and economic growth.
what was the result of the GLF?
economic disaster, and 15 million people died of starvation
what is permanent revolution?
atmosphere of constant revolutionary fervor. this is how mao thought he could achieve a classless society.
what was the little red book?
a collection of mao’s thoughts - like a bible for the chinese communists
the red guards
unhappy party members who were urged to cleanse society of impure elements. they were extremely brutal
what were the four olds the red guards were set out to eliminate?
old things - old ideas, culture, customs, and habits. they destroyed temples, books, and music
when were basic rights made in the cultural revolution?
1950s-60s - women’s rights
when does cultural revolution end?
mao’s death in 1976
what was seen as a major blow to the containment policy?
communism
what was the US concerned about with the soviets?
how much aid they provided china
over what did china’s relationship with the soviets deteriorate?
taiwan
what good did china’s deteriorated relationship with the soviets do?
improves china’s relationship with the US
china sought to improve their relations with which states in the 1970s
western states
