Mao's Social Problems (1949) Flashcards
What tradition were the Chinese rooted in?
Confucian.
How many bandits roamed the countryside in 1949?
1 million.
Who did bandits prey on?
Refugees of the Sino-Japanese and Civil Wars.
What was China’s nickname pre-1949?
the ‘Sick Man of Asia’
Why did Marxist theory value industrial workers?
They viewed them as the ‘Vanguard of Communism’, as Marxists believed that it was easier to mould them into a force of the communist revolution as they were more educated and could be organised easily in factories.
What % of the Chinese population were industrial workers in 1949 and 1953?
5% in 1949 and 10% in 1953.
Why did cadres find it hard to organise land reforms?
Vast areas of lad made it difficult
Cadres were inexperienced with how land in villages were organised
They were unable to speak most village dialects
Sometimes peasants were only interested in their local area and not with the revolutionary ideology
How many different ethnic and religious groups were there in China?
50
What was the main ethnic group in China?
Han Chinese