Establishing Communist Rule (1949-57) Flashcards
what methods of terror was used ?
The great terror 1950-51
Millions arrested + given black class labels
Crackdown on criminals such as Triads
over 100k arrested- most killed
what was the three antis (1951-52)
targeted corruption + waste led by Bo Yibo
It caused 100,000 to be caught in east china alone by
- ‘tiger hunting teams’
what was the five antis ( 1951-52)
targeted tax evasion + bribery
- directly targeted the ‘bourgeoisie’
Pros and cons of the five antis
Pro
- not many executions but around 2-3 mill people caught commited suicide due to fear of public humiliation
Con
- lots of false accusations during this campaign by businessmen to get rid of their rivals
Reunification Campaigns 1949-50
Tibet captured in 1950
- easy for Mao as Tibetans lacked modern weapons
-Mao’s campaign sought to destroy Tibetan culture, language and religion
Xinjiang with Uyghur pop strategically important +
acted as a buffer zone
Reunification Campaigns 1949-50
Tibet captured in 1950
- easy for Mao as Tibetans lacked modern weapons
-Mao’s campaign sought to destroy Tibetan culture, language and religion
Xinjiang with Uyghur pop strategically important +
acted as a buffer zone
what was the Laogai system
Developed in the 1950s similar to Russian Gulag
- described as a place of ‘re-education’
- in reality = BRUTAL LABOUR CAMPS
Mao + CCP used them as fear and terror to keep population in line
Significance of the Laogai system
by 1955 slave labour generated over 700 million yuan
And over 300K tonnes of grain
During the whole period 20-25 million deaths in Laogai camps
what was the 100 flowers campaign 1957
mao suprised everyone by calling for an open discussion + criticism of the CCP
why did mao launch the 100 flowers campaign
Mao might’ve called for the 100 flowers campaign to show he wasn’t a DICTATOR like STALIN
However it might’ve been a trap
- 100flowers halted when lots of criticisms flooded and people labelled as ‘rightists’
events of the 100 flowers campaign
100 F was slow at star - people were scared
after a while a trickle of comments surfaced which turned into
- HUGE FLOODS of criticisms came with it aimed at specific polcies and even individual leaders
change in events of the 100 flowers campaign
after the flood of criticisms
100F debate halted and turned into a ‘ANTI-RIGHTIST’ campaign
up to 500k people labelled as
- ‘poisonous weeds’
- ‘rightists’
and sent to laogai camps