role of the PLA

Question 1

what was maos firm principle for the PLA?

Answer 1

‘the party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the party’

Question 2

1950, the PLA became a enormous military army of how many men?

Answer 2

5 million

Question 3

1950, demobilisation of men was decided, meaning?

Answer 3

reducation of the PLA force

Question 4

1950, 5 million men down too what after the demobilisation of men?

Answer 4

5 million to 3 million

Question 5

even after the demobilisation of men and reduction of size, what was the PLA army?

Answer 5

still the largest army in the world

Question 6

what were the PLA troops for others?

Answer 6

role models

Question 7

‘learn from the PLA’ was what?

Answer 7

main propaganda slogan

Question 8

what main war were the PLA troops celebrated by in a number of films, plays and works of literature?

Answer 8

the korean war - PLA endurance and heroism

Question 9

what was an other use of the PLA army?

Answer 9

used for public work projects

Question 10

what public work projects did some PLA work on?

Answer 10

rebuilding bridges, roads and railways that had been damaged by war