Reunification Campaign Flashcards
What was Mao’s aim in launching the Reunification Campaign?`
Mao aimed to establish his control of the peripheral regions of China.
Tibet: What threat did Tibet pose for Mao’s regime?
Tibet had a rival belief system for Buddhism and had loyalties to an alternative leadership - the Dalai Lama.
Tibet: What methods did Mao use to gain control of Tibet?
The Dalai Lama was forced to sign a 17 point ‘Agreement on measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet’ which set out the terms of merging Tibet in the PRC.
Tibet: How successful was the invasion in 1950?
Very effective - 60,000 attempted to resist but failed.
Tibet: What was the 17-Point Agreement?
The agreement which set out the terms of merging Tibet with the PRC.
Tibet: Why did Mao promote Han migration into Tibet from 1952? How was this done?
Mao wished to replace Tibet’s traditional culture and way of life with the migrant’s culture and way of life. Mao declared he wanted the population of Tibet to go from 3 million to 10 million.
Tibet: What types of propaganda was used?
Newspapers and magazines.
Dancers and dramas.
Tibet: Why and when did the Dalai Lama flee into exile?
In 1959 the Tiberans were brutally supressed by the PLA and so the Dalai Lama fled into exile.
Xinjiang: What was the threat?
It contained the largest minority group in China which had a history of opposition to central control.
Xinjiang: What methods were used?
Military forced and negotiation. Speculations that Mao caused a plane crash that killed the leaders.
Xinjiang: How successful were they?
Completely successful.
Guangdong: What was the threat?
Mao feared enemy spies and saboteurs remained there.
Guangdong: What methods were used?
Invasion and execution - 28,000 executed.
Guangdong: How successful were they?
Completely successful.
Taiwan: What was the threat?
They claimed they were the real China and prepared to re-invade the communist mainland.
