early PRC history

Question 1

what year was the start of the china we know today

Answer 1

1979

Question 2

when did mao era end

Answer 2

in 1976 but historians say 79 because china for next 3 years lived by legacy of mao

Question 3

how long was mao era

Answer 3

30 yrs

Question 4

when mao era started what was founded

Answer 4

peopples republic of china (1949)

Question 5

politicla system during mao era was

Answer 5

democratic ccentralism

Question 6

what is democratic centralism

Answer 6

PRC put too ideas together of democracy and dictatorship. It means that they did stuff for the country (good) and stuff to the country (bad)

Question 7

what was the tiers of the government

Answer 7

county -> city -> province ->national -> poli beuro

Question 8

how come stuff was able to happen so fast with the chinese government

Answer 8

because no debates were really necessary. 7-9 people with alligning ideas led the government

Question 9

who were rge positive emotions for the communists from

Answer 9

positive feelings from peasents but backlash from richer ppl and land lords who had their land taken
-there were positve chnages for women like bring able to marry ppl they love and wife and husband were thought of ask equals

Question 10

who do women attribute choice to marry to

Answer 10

mao and the communists

Question 11

new marriage law in mao era

Answer 11

women and men are equal. same terms as the Japanese one. men liked it much less thna women (patriarchal system turned upside down)

Question 12

what were some of the earlu social and economic programs in mao era. where were they focused

Answer 12

public health, public education, land reform, western economic embargo and self reliance

focused in rural areas

Question 13

what was part of the public health initative

Answer 13

hygiene, care fr babies, how to give brith, STD (rid of prostitutes)wha

Question 14

what was part of the public education initiative

Answer 14

at the time over half the population was illiterate

education provedd from college ,middle, high, elementary students

Question 15

what was part of the land reform

Answer 15

give land to peasents from land lords

Question 16

what was the wesrern economic embargo and self reliance. WHat was it a part of

Answer 16

-part of first five year plan

US did not recognize PRC. widespread western led embargo on PRC (suspension of trade. no inflow or outflow of any goods)

-PRC realized they would have to care for themselves

became part of first five year plan

Question 17

was PRC industrial outout successful

Answer 17

yes, including steel, coal, and petrochemicals and the construction of about 600 new factories

Question 18

what happened to balance of chinas rural and urban economcies with industrialization

Answer 18

balance between the two economies worsened

Question 19

what is 100 flower campaign

Answer 19

started beause the gov wanted more praise for the sucess of the first five year plan

it went wrong because they received more criticism than praise

Question 20

why did chinese government start 100 flower campaign, what was it to prevent

Answer 20

-chinese saw hungarian revolution occurred
-they eanted people to say their reservations and they try to fix it
- this will help prevent revolution like hungary

Question 21

what happened right after 100 flower campiagn

Answer 21

the anti rightists campaign (reeducation of the critics)

Question 22

what were some problems the “rightists” had with china after first five year plan. who was speaking out

Answer 22

the people speaking out were studnets, professors, intellectuals

-mad about land reform because it was inhumane how the land lords were treated
-not happy about lack of privacy
-did not like voting system
-they did not like work units

Question 23

where were rightists sent

Answer 23

when the inidividuals companied the govnt cracked down. they were sent to rural areas so they could see how the peasents are happy.

Question 24

what was the anti rightist campaign

Answer 24

kept track of people with opposiing views who then had to be reeducated. they were sent to camps and they lowk became enemies of the state.