Agrarian Reform Law 1950 Flashcards
Why was it important for Mao that agriculture increased its output?
It would provide the necessary pre-conditions for large scale industrial development by freeing peasants from working on fields.
What was the main aim of the Agrarian Reform Law?
To redistribute land to peasants in order for agriculture production to boom. It also destroyed the old ruling elite and brought support for the new regime from a vast number of peasants.
What is meant by ‘land to the tiller’?
Land for peasants who worked on it.
What were some of the problems implementing the new ‘land to the tiller’ law?
It led to village anarchy and the repayment of old scores.
Between 1 and 2 million landlords were executed.
How was the ‘land to the tiller’ law introduced? What was the role of party cadres? What were struggle meetings?
Party cadres were sent out in teams to organise mass meetings and deliberately create class conflict. Villages were encouraged to hold struggle meetings where landlords and ‘village bullies’ were denounced, beaten and sometimes executed.
When was the Agrarian Reform Law complete?
When peasants had committed crimes that would be persecuted with another rule. This made peasants completely support the Communist Rule.
What was the impact of the Agrarian Land Reform on the rural population? What was the impact on the landlord class?
It destroyed the old ruling elite, including landlords and caused the rural population to support Mao.
