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When was the New marriage law?

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1950

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What were the details of the law?

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1) Minimum age of marriage raised
2) Free will necessary
3) Women could now seek divorce
4) Dowry payment was forbidden

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How many divorces were filed as a result of the Marriage Law?

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1.4 million in 1953

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Why was the Marriage law’s success limited?

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1) Cadres were reluctant to enforce the law
2) Life remained unchanged in rural areas

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What did some families resort to if they had a daughter?

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Female infanticide, as they were just seen as an economic burden

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How many women had access to education in the 1930’s?

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2.2% compared to 45% of males

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How many women could read over the age of 7 in the 1930’s?

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1% compared to 30% of males

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By 1975, what % of school children were girls?

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45%

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How many women starting education in 1959 completed it?

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100%

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How many members were there in the Women’s association?

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76 million members

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How many cadres were women in 1970-74 compared to 1958-66?

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16-21% in 1970-74 compared to 8-12% in 1958-66

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What were the conditions in the Kindergarten in Daxing county?

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Slept and ate on the floor

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How many became sick in the kindergarten attached to a cotton factory in Beijing?

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90%

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When was pinyin introduced?

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1955

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How many attended min pan schools between 1951-52?

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42 million

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How much did uni enrolment increase?

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117,000 to 441,000

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When were min pan schools upgraded?

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During the Great Leap Forward

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How much did the number of primary school students increase from 1949-57?

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26 - 64 million

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Before reform, how many studied science in higher education?

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By 1960, how many schools were there?

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30,000 (1 per commune)

21
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By 1960, how many students were there?

22
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How many did the cultural revolution leave with no formal education?

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What was the aim of the healthcare reforms?

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To prioritise prevention rather than cures

24
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How much was government spending on healthcare up to 1956?

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Never rose above 2.6%

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How many doctors were trained in traditional techniques between 1949-65?
40,000 to 150,000
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How many doctors were being trained a year by the 1960's?
25,000
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How many Western style hospitals were created in during the Great Leap Forward?
800
28
What did the life expectancy rise from between 1949-57?
was 36 in 1949 and 57 by 1957
29
How many barefoot doctors had been trained by 1973?
1 million
30
What happened to the protestant church?
1) leaders forced to drive out foreign missionaries 2)Church organised by three selfs 3) Leaders forced into organising a 'patriotic church movement'
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What happened to the number of protestant missionaries between 1949 and 1952?
Fell from 3000 in 1949 to 100 in 1952
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What happened to the Catholic Church?
1) Churches closed 2) Leaders sent to labour camps if resisted 3) Red Guards attacked churches
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How many catholics were jailed in 1955?
1500
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What happened to the number of catholic missionaries?
Fell from 3222 in January 1951 to 364 by November 1953
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What was national Memorial Day replaced with by 1966?
The Ch'ing Ming festival
36
What happened to Buddhist temples?
Converted into barracks
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When was the Chinese Buddhist association set up?
1953
38
What happened to Buddhists during the cultural revolution?
1) Monks were beaten or arrested then sent to the Laogai 2) Whole generation of Buddhism wiped out
39
When was the intense anti-Buddhist propaganda campaign in Tibet?
1958
40
When was the Dalai Lama scared into moving to India?
1959
41
How many Islams were killed in resistance in Gansu?
1000 killed
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Why did they have to adopt a more cautious approach in Xinjiang?
Bordered other Muslim countries, may have put up lots of resistance
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What happened to Imams in Xinjiang?
1) Imams forced to undergo 'thought reform' 2) Imams who didn't comply were sent to Laogai
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What was the cultural revolutions impact on Islam?
1) Muslims were attacked and religious leaders tortured 2) Forced to eat and grow pigs
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What was the cultural revolutions impact on Islam?
1) Muslims were attacked and religious leaders tortured 2) Forced to eat and grow pigs

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