China to the 1980s Flashcards
What did China sacrifice in exchange for eliminating serious poverty?
Democracy and political freedom. State repression common.
How was land distributed?
Private property was abolished. Property was managed and distributed collectively by the state rapidly through expropriation and coercion.
What does “democratizing the life of the country” refer to?
material benefits, not political rights.
When did China and the USSR sign the treaty of friendship?
- Soviet advisors help with building projects and education reform.
Mao’s reign?
1949-76 Sept 9
When were people’s communes started?
1956
When was the GLF?
1958-62
What did the GLF try to achieve?
Growth without foreign loans, capital generated from agricultural surplus.
Outline the highlights of the GLF.
Peasants moved to communes
Production goals set by state
Faulty reporting of crop yields results in the state taking the quotas, leaving the people short of food. Famine 1960-1, 30-50 million die
What was one of the staples of the Cultural Revolution?
People perceived as above the masses being sent to do manual labour
When did Zhou Enlai die, and what was the result?
Jan of 1976. Protests against the Gang of Four in Tiananmen Square in April.
When was the Gang of Four arrested?
October 1976
Who supported Deng Xiaoping?
Military and technocrats
When was Deng names vice premier?
Nov. 1978
What reforms did Deng institute?
Focus on economy over ideology
Collective agro dismanted
Expanded private economic activity, foreign capital
Family planning to curb pop.
Developed chemical, metallurgy, and defence industries
Textile, sewing machines, bicycle exports
9.3 % growth average
