Agricultural Co-operation: MATs and APCs

Question 1

1. What did peasants want from agri co-op?
   - What did the CCP want?
2. When did the CCP introduce co-operative ownership of land?
3. What did peasants share in MATs? (2)
4. How many households did an MAT consist of?
   - By 1952, what % of peasant households belonged to an MAT?

Answer 1

1. To have their own land.
   - To create a truly socialist, modern and industrialised economy.
2. December 1951.
3. Resources and experience.
4. 10 or fewer.
   - 40%.

Question 2

1. When were APCs set up?
   - Why were APCs set up?
2. What did peasants share?
   - How was land reorganised?
3. Land was still ______ owned.
   - How many households were in an APC?
4. Richer peasants were ______ to joining APCs.
   - 1st 5-year plan assumed a __% increase in prod.
   - In reality, production rose by under _% in 19__ and 19__.

Answer 2

1. 1953. • To try and end the existence of capitalist ideas.
2. Land, equipment and animals.
   - Single unit.
3. Privately.
   - 30-50.
4. Resistant.
   - 23%.
   - 2% in 1953 and 1954.

Question 3

1. What % of peasants joined new APC units?
   - How many peasant households were in APCs in June 1955?
2. What % of peasant households were in APCs in December 1955?
   - Mao said it was possible for socialism to be realised by 19__.
3. In January 1956, what % of peasant households were in APCs?
   - What % of these were higher-level APCs?
   - Membership was now ________.
4. By the end of 1956, what % of peasants were in higher-level APCs?

Answer 3

1. Only 14%.
   - 16m.
2. 63%.
   - 1959.
3. 80%.
   - 30%.
   - Compulsory.
4. 90%.