Theme 1 Flashcards
(39 cards)
What coordinated the PRC’s government?
The CCP
What did the CCP organise?
Military, legal system and education
How much did party membership rise from 1949-50?
Went from 4.5 million to 5.8 million
How many were in the central committee?
49
How many were in the politburo?
25
What was the campaign instructing people to learn from the attitudes of exemplified soldiers?
‘Learn from the PLA’
How much labour did work teams of PLA soldiers carry out?
1 week a year of free labour
Who were the targets of the suppress counter-revolutionaries campaign?
Western businessmen, people formally part of the nationalist regime and christian missionaries
When was the definition of ‘counter-revolutionary’ changed to encompass any form of political dissent?
1951
How many counter-revolutionary deaths were recorded during the first half of 1951?
800,000
When was the three antis campaign?
August 1951- July 1952
What were the three antis?
Waste, corruption and obstructionist bureaucracy in government
When was the five antis campaign?
Feb - May 1952
Who did the five antis campaign target?
Middle classes and private businessmen
How many attended one meeting directed at local party bosses accused of corruption?
30,000
What % of businessmen in Shanghai were found guilty of one of the 5 antis?
99%
When was the invasion of Tibet?
October 1950
Why was Tibet seen as a threat towards the regime?
Dalai Lama seen as a rival leader to Mao. Was also a border region and susceptible to foreign influence
How many resisted the invasion of Tibet?
60,000
When did Mao raise the population of Tibet to 10 million from 3 million?
1952
When was the Tibetan uprising met with brutal response by the PLA?
1959
How many Uighar Muslims were in Xinjiang?
3 million out of the 4 million population
When had Peng Dehau and the PLA cleared all resistance in Xinjiang by?
March 1950
How many in the region of Guandong were executed during the campaign to suppress counter revolutionaries?
28,000
