Unit 1 Introduction Flashcards
CPPCC
Chinese People’s Political Consultativr Conference
CPPCC meets to outline future political system
1949 September
PRC declared in Beijing.
1st October 1949
Mao’s visit to Moscow.
December 1949
Xinjiang occupied by PLA.
December 1949
Sino-Soviet Treaty
February 1950
Kim Il Sung’s visit to Beijing.
May 1950
North Korea invades South Korea; start of Resist America Campaign.
June 1950
Tibet invaded by PLA
October 1950
China enters Korean War.
October 1950
Terror against counter-revolutionaries begins.
October 1950
Foreigners to be expelled
August 1951
‘Three antis’ campaign
December 1951
‘Five antis’ campaign
January 1952
Stalin dies and is succeeded by Khrushchev.
March 1953
Ceasefire agreed in Korea.
July 1953
Purge of Gao Gang and Rao Shushi.
December 1953
New constitution replaces Common Program
September 1954
Hu Feng jailed
June 1955
Russian Premier Khrushchev’s secret speech
February 1956
Mao’s call for hundred flowers to blossom
April 1956
Russians crush Hungarian Rising
October 1956
CP Congress uncooperative, not responding to Hundred Flowers appeal.
November 1956
Mao’s speech to State Council repeating call for Hundred Flowers.
February 1957
