CHINA POLITICS

Question 1

Describe the events of the Civil War.

Answer 1

• KMT and CCP fought 1927 to 1937.
• Second United Front fought the Japanese until 1945.
• CCP gained the upper hand following WWII, took power in 1949.
• 3.5 million killed.
• Starting in 1946, CCP Party work teams went from village to village either condemning villagers as landlords or classifying them as rich, middle or poor peasants. Landlords killed. Because the villagers were not involved in the process, rich peasants returned to power.
• PLA used siege tactics: 150,000 killed in Changchun.

Question 2

Why did the CCP win the Civil War?

Answer 2

• Promise of land reform was hugely popular among peasants.
• In the Huahai campaign against KMT headquarters alone, 5.4 million were summoned.
• Superior tactics to the 4x larger KMT armies. Guerrilla tactics, very mobile Red Army. “When the enemy attacks, we retreat”, “When the enemy retreats we pursue”.

Question 3

What monetary problem did China face in 1949?

Answer 3

• Hyperinflation. CCP had bankrolled armies by printing money.
• 1940, 100 yuan could buy a pig. By 1946, an egg.
• People reverted to barter.

Question 4

Why was the hyperinflation faced by China in 1949 significant?

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Question 5

What issues did China’s hyperinflation pose to CCP control?

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Question 6

What were the longterm effects of the hyperinflation of 1949?

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Question 7

How might Mao have viewed the hyperinflation of 1949?

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Question 8

In what ways were the hyperinflation of 1949 less significant?

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Question 9

What were the Party’s immediate aims for China after the end of the Civil War?

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Question 10

What were Mao’s priorities after taking power?

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Question 11

What infrastructural problems did China face in 1949?

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Question 12

Why were the infrastructure problems faced by China in 1949 significant?

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Question 13

What were the longterm effects of the infrastructure problems of 1949?

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Question 14

What issues did the state of China’s infrastructure pose to CCP control?

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Question 15

How might Mao have viewed the infrastructure problems of 1949?

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Question 16

In what ways were the infrastructure problems of 1949 less significant?

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Question 17

What industrial problems did China face in 1949?

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Question 18

What agricultural problems did China face in 1949?

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Question 19

Why were the industrial problems faced by China in 1949 significant?

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Question 20

Why were the agricultural problems faced by China in 1949 significant?

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Question 21

What issues did the state of China’s industry pose to CCP control?

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Question 22

What issues did the state of Chinese agriculture pose to CCP control?

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Question 23

How might Mao have viewed the agricultural problems of 1949?

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Question 24

How might Mao have viewed the industrial problems of 1949?

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Question 25

In what ways were the industrial problems of 1949 less significant?

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Question 26

In what ways were the agricultural problems of 1949 less significant?

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Question 27

How significant was the Nationalist threat in 1949?

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Question 28

Why was the Nationalist threat the most important issue facing the CCP in 1949?

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