Emergence of Mao - Key Facts Flashcards
By ___ 19___ prices had risen by ____ percent over their ____ 19___ levels and by ____ 19___ the inflation rate had reached ____ percent.
By May 1946 prices had risen by 1000 percent over their September 1945 levels and by February 1947 the inflation rate had reached 3000 percent
When was a basic sack of rice 6.7 million yuan and then 60 million yuan?
June 1948 was 6.7 million and by August was 60 million
How much was the US loan to the GMD?
3 billion dollars
What was the term for the century that followed the opium wars?
100 years of humiliation
When did Sun Yat Sen form a revolutionary league, and what was it?
Formed in 1905 - swept up most of Southern China and led to formation of Republic of China.
What were formed after Yuan Shikai’s death, when was this?
Warlord states were formed in 1905
Who led the GMD and when was it formed?
Sun Yat Sen - August 1912
What was attempted in 1927 by Mao?
Peasants revolt in Hunan
What led to a lack of food and land availability?
Huge rise in Chinas population between 1800-1900
When were protests of Treaty of Versailles and what did they display?
May 4th 1919 - Hatred that intellectuals and students had of foreign influence. Also demonstrated against China’s obsession with traditional culture
When was the Long March and why did it happen?
GMD had CCP cornered but couldn’t defeat them in Hunan.
March to Shaanxi in October 1934.
What was formed in Shaanxi?
Yan’an Soviet
What we’re used to allow peasants to voice their ideas?
Revolutionary committees
What and when was the ‘rectification of conduct’ campaign?
1942-44 created an oppressive style of communism in Yan’an. Mao trialed an authoritarian approach.
What part of Mao Zedong thought aided Mao’s emergence to power?
‘Importance of the peasants’ appealed to peasantry as he altered Marxist theory to help aid the largest population group and ensure they understood they were vital in his plans for revolution.
