Great Leap Forward Flashcards

1
Q

Under what law was land seized from landlords and given to peasants?

A

Agrarian Reform Law of 1950

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2
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What did a large proportion of the population consist of?

A

Landless peasants

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3
Q

When was the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

A

1956

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4
Q

What was the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

A

Encourage citizens to criticise the Communist regime - problems could be solved

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5
Q

When was the Hundred Flowers Campaign stopped?

A

1957

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6
Q

What law began after the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

A

Anti-Rightism Campaign

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7
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What was the Anti-Rightism Campaign against?

A

Peoples whose ideas were not sufficiently Communist

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8
Q

What policy was introduced in 1958?

A

The Great Leap Forward

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9
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What was the Great Leap forward?

A

Farms were collectivised and industry was restructured. Peasants and workers handed over what they produce to state

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10
Q

What was the policy is similar to you?

A

Call me a nurse in the USSR

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11
Q

What was the result of the great leap forward?

A

Famine and death of millions

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12
Q

When did the great Chinese famine last from?

A

1958 to 1961

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13
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What was the great Chinese famine also known as?

A

Three Bitter Years

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14
Q

What did China export to pay back Soviet loans?

A

Grain

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15
Q

What happened to the policies in 1961?

A

The great people with policies were abondoned and grain exports stopped

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16
Q

Was Mao still in power in the CCP by 1961?

A

No

17
Q

How was Mao’s policy successful?

A

Literacy levels rose

18
Q

How much did the literacy levels rise?

A

1949: 20%
1965: 90%

19
Q

What was China also determined to become?

A

A nuclear power

20
Q

When did China explode it’s first atomic bomb?

A

1964

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