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Theme 4 Flashcards

1
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When was the New marriage law?

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1950

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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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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5
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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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6
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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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7
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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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8
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By 1975, what % of school children were girls?

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45%

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9
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How many women starting education in 1959 completed it?

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100%

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10
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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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11
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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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12
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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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13
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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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14
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When was pinyin introduced?

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1955

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15
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How many attended min pan schools between 1951-52?

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42 million

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16
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How much did uni enrolment increase?

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117,000 to 441,000

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17
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When were min pan schools upgraded?

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During the Great Leap Forward

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18
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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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19
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Before reform, how many studied science in higher education?

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10%

20
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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?

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2.9 million

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

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130 million

23
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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%

25
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How many doctors were trained in traditional techniques between 1949-65?

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40,000 to 150,000

26
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How many doctors were being trained a year by the 1960’s?

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25,000

27
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How many Western style hospitals were created in during the Great Leap Forward?

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800

28
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What did the life expectancy rise from between 1949-57?

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was 36 in 1949 and 57 by 1957

29
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How many barefoot doctors had been trained by 1973?

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1 million

30
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What happened to the protestant church?

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1) leaders forced to drive out foreign missionaries
2)Church organised by three selfs
3) Leaders forced into organising a ‘patriotic church movement’

31
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What happened to the number of protestant missionaries between 1949 and 1952?

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Fell from 3000 in 1949 to 100 in 1952

32
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What happened to the Catholic Church?

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1) Churches closed
2) Leaders sent to labour camps if resisted
3) Red Guards attacked churches

33
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How many catholics were jailed in 1955?

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1500

34
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What happened to the number of catholic missionaries?

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Fell from 3222 in January 1951 to 364 by November 1953

35
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What was national Memorial Day replaced with by 1966?

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The Ch’ing Ming festival

36
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What happened to Buddhist temples?

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Converted into barracks

37
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When was the Chinese Buddhist association set up?

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1953

38
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What happened to Buddhists during the cultural revolution?

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1) Monks were beaten or arrested then sent to the Laogai
2) Whole generation of Buddhism wiped out

39
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When was the intense anti-Buddhist propaganda campaign in Tibet?

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1958

40
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When was the Dalai Lama scared into moving to India?

A

1959

41
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How many Islams were killed in resistance in Gansu?

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1000 killed

42
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Why did they have to adopt a more cautious approach in Xinjiang?

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Bordered other Muslim countries, may have put up lots of resistance

43
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What happened to Imams in Xinjiang?

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1) Imams forced to undergo ‘thought reform’
2) Imams who didn’t comply were sent to Laogai

44
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What was the cultural revolutions impact on Islam?

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1) Muslims were attacked and religious leaders tortured
2) Forced to eat and grow pigs

44
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What was the cultural revolutions impact on Islam?

A

1) Muslims were attacked and religious leaders tortured
2) Forced to eat and grow pigs

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