the communes (theme 2) Flashcards

1
Q

how many people died in the great famine partially due to communes?

A

anywhere between 30-50million

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2
Q

when was private farming abolished?

A

August 1958

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3
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when was the first commune established?

A

July 1958

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4
Q

what percentage of peasants lived in communes?

A

99% of the population

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5
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what was mass participation?

A

huge growth in both industry and agriculture from sheer man power alone

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6
Q

what was communal living really like?

A

miserable - families were forced apart and were spied on relentlessly. food was low quality or just wasn’t available and people resorted to eating rats

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7
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what was the four pests campaign?

A

a campaign aimed at removing sparrows, rats, flies and mosquitoes

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8
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why was the four pests campaign such a disaster?

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the sparrow population was reduced, but this only caused bugs to flourish and destroy crops more than the sparrows ever did

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9
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what was Lysenkoism?

A

a theory based on fraudulent ‘discoveries’ made by a Russian scientist called Lysenko which were implomented in Chinese agriculture

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