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Theme 1: Establishing Communist Rule Flashcards

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1
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What war did Mao win and when to put the Communists into power?

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The Chinese Civil War in 1949

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What regions made up China?

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Tibet
Xinjiang
Guangdong

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What percentage of the population still lived in rural areas?

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80%

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What was the effect on the economy of the Chinese Civil War?

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Economy completely devastated
No stable or unified currency
Hyperinflation

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What was the political effect of the Chinese Civil War?

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Few experienced officials left to run cities or with enough technological knowledge to rebuild the economy.

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6
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What were the effects on industry of the war?

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Industrial equipment destroyed
Nationalist forces attempted to sabotage industrial sites

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How was agriculture effected by the Chinese Civil War?

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Many peasants were forcibly conscripted meaning crops were left unattended (crops wilted and died)

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How many members did the CCP have by the end of 1950?

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5.8 million

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9
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What was Peng Dehuai’s role?

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Minister of defence and commander-in-chief of the PLA

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What were party cadres?

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Representatives helped enforce the Party’s policies
Controlled schools and the legal system
Monitored the PLA and the civil service

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11
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What were work units called?

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Danwei

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What organisation helped indoctrinate the youth?

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All-China Federation of Democratic Youth

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What did the All-China Federation of Women do?

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Mobilised women in support of the regime’s campaigns e.g. birth control and divorce rights

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What is the CPPCC and what was it role?

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Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

Appoint the ministers who formed the new government, the Central People’s Government

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What was the Common Programme?

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Temporary constitution

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16
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How many members were in the Politburo?

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14

17
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How many state officials were there in 1949 compared to 1959?

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1949 - 720,000
1959 - 7.9 million

18
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When was the ‘Campaign to Suppress Counter-revolutionaries’?

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March 1950

19
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When was the Three Antis Campaign?

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August 1951

20
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When was the Five Antis Campaign?

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February 1952

21
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What were the three antis?

A

Corruption, waste and bureaucracy

22
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What were ‘struggle meetings’?

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Victims of the campaigns were forced to admit their guilt in front of large crowds demanding retribution

23
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What were the five antis?

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Bribery, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on government contracts and stealing economic information

24
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When was the Reunification Campaigns?

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1949-1950

25
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What areas were attacked in the Reunification Campaigns?

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Tibet, Xinjiang, Guangdong

26
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What is the estimated amount of people executed in Guangdong?

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28,000 people

27
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What was the Laogai system?

A

Labour camps in order to imprison their enemies

28
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How many were undergoing forced labour by the start of 1955?

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> 1.3 million people

29
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When was the Hundred Flowers Campaign?

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1956

30
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What did the HFC involve?

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Mao encouraged criticism of the Party by intellectuals, asking them to engage in a discussion and debate about future policies

31
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What were some suggested reasons for the launch of the HFC?

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Asking intellectuals for help
Rectification of the Party
Removal of Mao’s enemies
International concerns
Over-confidence

32
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What were the criticisms of Mao and the CCP?

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Denounced the Party’s failure to provide democratic rights or freedom of expression

Attacked the privilege of Communist leaders

33
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What was Mao’s response to the HFC?

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Launched the Anti-Rightist Campaign

34
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How many were purged during the Anti-Rightist Campaign?

A

Between 400,000 and 700,000

35
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When was the Korean War launched and with how many troops?

A

25th June 1950

135,000

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