China

Question 1

Civil war CCP vs GMD

Answer 1

1945-49

Question 2

Collectivisation

Answer 2

System to increase production and efficiency of agriculture by removing private ownership and combining in to large collectives. Militarised, large scale, families broken up. Political control of the people.

Question 3

Laogai

Answer 3

‘Reform through Labour’. System of hard labour prison factories, detention centres and re education camps. Up to 27 million died in these camps.

Question 4

Little Red Book

Answer 4

Quotations of Mao, an inspirational political and military propaganda piece. Billions of copies produced. Key in Cult of Personality

Question 5

Liu Shaoqi

Answer 5

President of PRC from 1959-68
Economic reconstruction, improving GLF
66- purged aft criticising Mao
69- died

Question 6

Chiang Kai Shek

Answer 6

Leader of the GMD

Question 7

The Long March

Answer 7

1934,35 6,000 mile Red Army March from Jiangxi (1930) province to evade the GMD. Mao’s strategy prevailed and won support with the peasants on the journey.

Question 8

Cultural Revolution

Answer 8

1966-76 purge of capitalist and traditional remnants to preserve communism. Violent destruction of artefacts and denunciation of people.

Question 9

Four olds

Answer 9

Ideas, Culture, Customs, Habits

Question 10

Up to the mountains down to the villages

Answer 10

1968 17 million privileged urban youth sent to work on farms to ‘develop their talents to the full’

Question 11

Revolt to end imperialism in China

Answer 11

1911

Question 12

Abdication of Puyi

Answer 12

1912

Question 13

Warlord Era

Answer 13

1915

Question 14

Foundation of CCP

Answer 14

1921

Question 15

United Front between CCP & GMD against Warlords

Answer 15

1922

Question 16

Chiang Kai-Shek is head of GMD

Answer 16

1925

Question 17

White terror = end of united front

Answer 17

1927

Question 18

The Long March

Answer 18

1934

Question 19

CCP arrive in Yanan

Answer 19

1935

Question 20

Guerilla tactics developed by Mao

Answer 20

1930-34

Question 21

Japanese invasion of Manchuria

Answer 21

1931

Question 22

2nd phase of Civil War

Answer 22

1946-1949

Question 23

Mao and Chiang meet for peace talks, but fighting continues

Answer 23

1945

Question 24

Japanese surrender

Answer 24

1945

Question 25

Manchuria held by CCP

Answer 25

1948

Question 26

GMD flee to Taiwan with Gold reserves

Answer 26

1949

Question 27

People's Republic of China proclaimed

Answer 27

1949

Question 28

First phase of Civil War

Answer 28

1927-1945

Question 29

Northern Expedition

Answer 29

1926-1928

Question 30

invasion of Tibet

Answer 30

1950

Question 31

Marriage Law

Answer 31

1950

Question 32

New Currency - inflation dropped from 1000% to 15%

Answer 32

1950

Question 33

Three Antis Movement - eradicate corruption

Answer 33

1951

Question 34

Mutual Aid teams set up

Answer 34

1951

Question 35

Five Anti-Movements - eradicate corruption between govt. officials

Answer 35

1952

Question 36

First 5 Year Plan - Emphasis on heavy industry

Answer 36

1953

Question 37

APCs set up

Answer 37

1953

Question 38

Gao Gang and Rao Rashi affair - not supporting 5yr plan whole-heartedly

Answer 38

1954

Question 39

Education reforms - Intro of Pinyin

Answer 39

1955

Question 40

National system of primary education set up - only half of China's children attended

Answer 40

1955

Question 41

Collectivisation

Answer 41

1956

Question 42

100 Flowers Campaign

Answer 42

1957

Question 43

Great Leap Forward (2nd 5yr plan) - Lysenko

Answer 43

1958

Question 44

Floods and droughts led to famine

Answer 44

1959

Question 45

Mao withdrew from political life - left Liu Shaoqi in charge

Answer 45

1962

Question 46

Third 5yr plan - moved towards Capitalist system (economy recovered to 1957 level by 1965

Answer 46

1962

Question 47

Launch of the little Red Book

Answer 47

1962

Question 48

Cultural Revolution - lauched by Mao after Yangtze river swim

Answer 48

1966

Question 49

Cultural revolution declared over - 'Up to the mountains and down to the villages'

Answer 49

1969

Question 50

Lin Bao attempted plot to assassinate Mao

Answer 50

1971

Question 51

Death of Lin Bao

Answer 51

1971

Question 52

China recognised by USA

Answer 52

1972

Question 53

Zhou Enlai & Deng Xiaoping attacked by 'Gang of 4' - Factonal fighting

Answer 53

1972

Question 54

Anti-Confucius campaign - launched by Gang of 4. CR arrests continue until Mao's death

Answer 54

1973