land reform Flashcards
what was land reform for the CCP to gain support of the peasants?
essential
once the CCP had taken control of the whole of china, where was land reform extended?
the whole of the country
no longer mao veered towards rent reductions and land confiscation as he had done in? during what campaign?
1950
five anti campaign
where did mao start with his land reform once again? and how many cadres helped?
small rural villages
30-40 cadres helped
what happened to the landlords?
public beatings and executed on the spot
why did mao include the peasants in the process of harming the landlords?
cement the relationship between chinas peasants and the communist revolution
why did the relationship rebuilding benefit the communists?
gave the peasants even more reasons for wanting the communists to remain in power
the land confiscation in what year, already broke the power off the landlord class in the chinese countryside?
1950 - five anti campaign
with many landlords being killed what happened to the landlord class?
ceased to exist
what was the percentage result of the land reform campaign?
43% land redistributed to 60% of rural population
how many people were killed due to the land reform campaign in 1950-52?
1.5 - 2 million
