Unit 3 Flashcards
what did CCP order in march 1950
supression of counter revolutionary activities
how many people were executed during Zhen fan
2 million
where were other ex- KMT members sent to
reform through labour
how many people attended executions in Beijin
3 million
when were the Five anti- campaigns
1951
what were the 3 antis
corruption, waste, bureaucracy
who did three antis target
CCP members who were former nationalists
when were 5 antis
early 1952
what were the 5 anti campaigns
bribery
fraud
theft of state property
tax evasion
sabotage
how many lettres were received in Shanghai
200,000
what did people do due to the pressure of the campaigns
sent to labour camps
agrarian reform law date
30th June 1950
how much farmland was redistributed
40%
what was held to denounce landlords and exploitation
‘speak bitterness’ meetings
how many landlords were killed
2-4 million
causes of collectivisation
- small farms
- feed expanding population
- more mechanisation
mutual aid teams date
1952
how many peasent househoulds were in Mutual aid teams
5-15
what happened in mutual aid teams
- peasents owened their lands but worked together
- shared animals and equipment
how many peasents joined mutual aid teams
40%
elementary co-operative
1953
Elementary Co-operative- details
- 20 to 40 households
- paid rent for land
- buy better seeds and machinery
higher co-operatives date
1956
how many households in higher co-operatives
100-300
what was abolished in higher co-operatives
private ownership of land
what were peasents given instead of not paying for rent
paid wages by co-op
how many peasants were in collective farms
90%
failiures of collectivisation
- state took more grain to fund industrialisation
- millions left countryside
- led to increased food shortages
how much grain was kept in Jiangsu
35%
who opposed collectivisation
Zhou and Liu Shaoqui
what did CCP nationalise
major banks, railways and 1/3 of heavy industry
how much of that provided States Treasurys income
2/3
what replaced private banks and eliminated inflation
peoples bank
how much harvest did peasents have to sell to government
15-20%