China Causes Flashcards
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Boxer Rebellion
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- Religion
- Hatred of foreigners
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Xinhai Revolution
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- Short-term instability
- Long-term anger and resentment
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Warlord Era
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- Death of Yuan Shikai
- Weakness of Beiyang government
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May the Fourth Movement
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- Treaty of Versailles
- Nationalism and built-up resentment
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Formation of the First United Front
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- Similar aims between CCP and GMD
- Role of the USSR
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Northern Expedition
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- Dissatisfaction of the people
- Formation of the First United Front
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Shanghai Massacres
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- GMD’s mistrust of the CCP
- Opportunity to eliminate opposition
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Extermination Campaigns
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- Chiang’s hatred of Communists
- Increased support for the CCP from peasants
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Long March
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- Success of the Fifth Encirclement Campaign
- Long-term fears of the GMD
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Survival of the Communists on Long March
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- Guerilla tactics
- Support from peasants
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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
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- Military confidence and aspirations for expansion
- Trigger causes
Trigger causes: Zhang Zuolin Incident, Mukden Incident
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Xi’an Incident
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- Japanese invasion of Manchuria
- Internal turmoil
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War with Japan
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- Japanese invasion of Manchuria
- War and divided nature of China
Trigger causes: Xi’an Incident, Marco Polo Bridge Incident
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Formation of the Second United Front
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- Japanese invasion of Manchuria
- Xi’an Incident
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Chinese Civil War
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- Chiang’s hatred of the Communists
- Increased strength of the CCP
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Victory of the CCP in the Civil War
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- Strengths of the CCP during the war
- Weaknesses of the GMD during the war
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First Five-Year Plan
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- Mao’s aims to develop Chinese industry
- Success of land reforms
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Attack on landlords
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- Desire to consolidate power
- Desire to destroy the landlord class
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Agrarian Reform Law
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- Desire to consolidate power
- Desire to further Communist ideals
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Collectivisation
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- Further Communist ideology
- Increase agricultural production
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Marriage Law
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- Strive for gender equality
- Strengthening Communist ideals
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Thought Reform Campaign
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- Desire to consolidate power
- To increase support for economic modernisation
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Three- and Five-Anti Campaigns
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- Desire to consolidate power
- Desire to restore trust in the government
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Hundred Flowers Campaign
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- Desire to identify disloyal members of the CCP
- Desire to encourage educated classes to contribute towards development
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Mao's decision to end the Hundred Flowers Campaign
1. Escalation of criticism against the CCP
2. Mao's desire to reassert power
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Great Leap Forward
1. Success of the First Five-Year Plan
2. Desire to end China's dependence on the Soviet Union
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Failure of the Great Leap Forward
1. Poor planning
2. Suppression of criticism
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Great Famine
1. Great Leap Forward
2. Collectivisation
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Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship
1. China's need for economic support
2. USSR's desire to further Communist influence
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Cultural Revolution
1. Desire for permanent revolution
2. To remove opponents of the CCP
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Violence during the Cultural Revolution
1. Propaganda
2. Chance for young people to increase their power
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Sino-Soviet Split
1. Hostility between Mao and Soviet leaders
2. Clashes over ideology
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Unpopularity of the Gang of Four
1. Actions after the death of Zhou Enlai
2. Actions during the Cultural Revolution
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Deng Xiaoping becoming leader
1. Fall of the Gang of Four
2. Political and economic support
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Changes Under Deng
1. Modernisation of the Chinese economy
2. Encourage foreign investment into China
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One Child Policy
1. Need to control population
2. Strive for better standards of living
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Democracy Movement
1. Lack of democracy in politics
2. Influence of Westernisation
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Student unrest in CHina
1. Dissatisfaction over poor conditions
2. Anger towards corruption of the CCP
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Tiananmen Square Protests
1. Dissatisfaction over poor conditions
2. Death of Hu Yaobang
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Use of violence to end Tiananmen Square Protests
1. Threat to CCP's control
2. Fears of civil unrest
