mass mobilisation campaigns Flashcards
what were the two key weapons used by the CCP to control the population of china in 1952?
repression and terror
what war heightened the sense of national unity?
the korean war
how many campaigns were launched between 1950-1952
5
what did the resist american and aid korea campaign establish?
foreigners - americans being identified as enemies
what did the suppression of counter revolutionaries campaign establish?
internal threats to CCP:
GMD links or bandits/criminals
to be investigated and punished.
what was the punishment in the suppression of counter revolutionaries campaign?
execution
suppression of counter revolutionaries campaign - where executions taken place?
yes
aid american and resist korea campaign - where executions taken place?
no
suppression of counter revolutionaries campaign- why were the punishment of execution taken place publicly?
to have maximum impact
what did the three antis campaign establish?
party members, state officials and managers.
humanisation if found guilty of bribery or corrupt practices
the three anti campaign - what three groups of people were targeted?
- party members
- state officials
- managers
was execution taken place in the three antis or five antis campaign?
no
what was the punishment for the three antis campaign?
humiliation
what did the five antis campaign establish?
bribery, theft or cheating
criticism sessions - confess crimes in workplace
the five antis campaign - what was the punishment?
enormous fines
confiscation of property
sent to labour camps
what did people who had been guilty of the five antis campaign do instead of going to labour camps?
suicide.
2-3 million took their lives rather than labour camp
what did the thought reform campaign establish?
suspicious of intellectuals - educated people
why was the thought reform campaign put into place?
mao could not tolerate independent thought
what was the punishment for the thought reform campaign?
intellectuals forced to study and adopt mao zedong thought
what campaign punishment was execution?
suppression of counter revolutionaries campaign
what campaign punishment was forced to study mao zedong thought?
thought reform campaign
what campaign punishment was humiliation?
three anti campaign
what campaign punishment was enormous fines, confiscation of property and sent to labour camps?
five anti campaign
what campaign punishment was charged as spies and arrested?
resist american and aid korea campaign
