Great Leap Forward Flashcards
Under what law was land seized from landlords and given to peasants?
Agrarian Reform Law of 1950
What did a large proportion of the population consist of?
Landless peasants
When was the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
1956
What was the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
Encourage citizens to criticise the Communist regime - problems could be solved
When was the Hundred Flowers Campaign stopped?
1957
What law began after the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
Anti-Rightism Campaign
What was the Anti-Rightism Campaign against?
Peoples whose ideas were not sufficiently Communist
What policy was introduced in 1958?
The Great Leap Forward
What was the Great Leap forward?
Farms were collectivised and industry was restructured. Peasants and workers handed over what they produce to state
What was the policy is similar to you?
Call me a nurse in the USSR
What was the result of the great leap forward?
Famine and death of millions
When did the great Chinese famine last from?
1958 to 1961
What was the great Chinese famine also known as?
Three Bitter Years
What did China export to pay back Soviet loans?
Grain
What happened to the policies in 1961?
The great people with policies were abondoned and grain exports stopped