China 1 - Establishment of Communist Rule 1949-65 Flashcards

1
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When was the PRC proclaimed?

A

1st October 1949

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2
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When was the CPPCC established?

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1949

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3
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When was the Korean War?

A

1950-53

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4
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When were the reunification campaigns?

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1950

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5
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When was the 3 antis campaign?

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1951

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6
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When was the 5 antis campaign?

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1952

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7
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When was the reform of the PLA?

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1953

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8
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When was the new constitution?

A

1954

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9
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When was the Secret Speech?

A

25 February 1956

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10
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When was the 1st call for the Hundred Flowers?

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1956

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11
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When was the repeated call for the Hundred Flowers?

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February 1957

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12
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When were the Anti-Rightist campaigns?

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June 1957

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13
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When did Mao stand down as head of state (President)?

A

1958

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14
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When did Liu Shaoqi become State President?

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1959

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15
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When did Mao retreat from public life?

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1962

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16
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Who was a loyal communist that was denounced in the Anti-Rightist Campaign?

A

Ding Ling

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17
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Who was Rao Shushi?

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Party leader who was accused of factionalism in 1953 and died in prison in 1975

18
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What problems did the CCP face in 1949?

A
  • Continued Nationalist threat
  • Administrative and economic chaos
  • Lawlessness
  • Lack of infrastructure and transport
19
Q

What was the common program?

A

A temporary arrangement until the formal constitution was agreed

20
Q

How many of the posts in the regional bureaux were held by the PLA?

A

2 of the 4

21
Q

When was the conscription law?

A

1955

22
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What were Mao’s three leading roles?

A
  • Head of Military Affairs Commission
  • Chairman of the CCP
  • Head of State (President)
23
Q

What was the structure of the CCP?

A

National People’s Congress -> Central Committee (49) -> Politburo (25) -> Standing Committee (5) -> Mao (Chairman)

24
Q

How many people were in the bureaucracy by 1959?

A

8 million

25
Q

Who was premier of the state?

A

Zhou Enlai

26
Q

Which counter revolutionaries were targeted in March 1950?

A

Nationalists, academics, western businessmen and Christian missionaries

27
Q

What were the three antis?

A

1) Corruption
2) Waste
3) Inefficient Bureaucracy

28
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What were the 5 antis?

A

1) Bribery
2) Tax evasion
3) Theft of state property
4) Cheating on government contracts
5) Stealing state economic information

29
Q

When was the Han migration?

A

1952

30
Q

When did the Dalai Lama flee Tibet?

A

1959

31
Q

How was Tibet targeted in the Reunification campaigns?

A

Puppet government set up in Lhasa, Han migration, Dalai Lama targeted, language and culture attacked

32
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How many people in Guangdong were executed in the Reunification campaigns for being pro-nationalist?

A

28,000

33
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How was Xinjiang targeted in the Reunification campaigns?

A

Leaders killed in a plane crash in 1949, Uighurs targeted and PLA crushed resistance

34
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How many people were in Laogais by 1955?

A

1.3 million

35
Q

What was the quota of Danweis that needed to be purged?

A

5%

36
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What were the possible motives of the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

A

Genuine desire for intellectual support, a trap for self-registration or a want to reform the party

37
Q

How many men were killed in the Korean War?

A

400,000 (including Mao’s son)

38
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How many people did the PLA kill 1950-53?

A

100,000

39
Q

What did Mao call the West during the Korean War?

A

Paper tigers

40
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What were the positive consequences of the Korean War?

A

Increased control, patriotism, international prestige

41
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What were the negative consequences of the Korean War?

A

Nationalists secure and has US support, ruined relations with West and too reliant on USSR for aid