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%
who provided economic aid
USSR
How many engineers did the soivets provide
10,000
what was the 1st 5 year plan
focused on heavy industry
how many factories were built
700
wha was nationalised
private industry
what as neglected
consumer goods
how much did steel output rise by
300%
what did CCP advocate for
equal rights for women
what made arranged marriages, concubines and murdering baby girls illegal
1950 Marriage law
when was paid maternity leave introduced
1951
when was birth control prommoted
1953
what gave women equal voting right
1953 electoral law
who opposed the marriage law
muslim west
how many people were literate in 1949
20%
how much did literacy rate increase too
90%
what were the students indoctrinated in
Marxist- Leninism
what did CCP target
poor hygiene and dieseases
who was used to make up for lack of trained doctors
barefoot doctors
how much has health spending amout too
2.6%
causes of 100 flowers
- mao wanted genuine crisitsm
- shows ccp superior to capitalist
- may have been a trap by Mao
what was the campaign about
brief policy of openness and relaxation of terror
when did mao took over
1956
how many lettres were written
millions
what did people attack
terror campagins, low living standards, regime
who was Mao influenced by
Hungarian revolution
who did the anti rightist movement attack
CCP members who opposed collectivisation
when did anti- rightist movement begin and end
right after hundred flowers and ended in july 1957
who attacked great leap foward
Peng
jow many itellecutuals were purged
550,000
great leap foward aim
develpo agriculture and heavy industry
how much did they want agriculture output to increease
35%
when did great leap foward end
1961
causes of GLF
- Make China a superpower
- finance rapid industrilisation
- earn foreign exchange exports
- gi
how many peasents in communes
5000
what were people in communes responsible for
irrigation projects
what were communes designed for
restrict family life
why did agricultural output fall
too many peasents diverted to
main cause of the famine
increased amount of grain taken by state
which part of china was affected by the famine
countryside
how mant peasents died
40 million
how long did famine last until
January 1961
Maos aim for steel duiring GLF
double steel production
what was the product of backyard steel
low quality pig-iron
how long did backyard steel last for
one year
when did Mao resign as president
1959
how ran the country with Liu
Zhou and Deng xiaoping
when did china start importing grain
1961
what did China sign in 1950
Treaty of Friendship
who provided expertise that China lacked
10,000 soviet engineers
how many factories did USSR provide
156
who opposed the Thaw
Mao
who helped pressure Khruschshev to intervene to suppress the Hungarian uprising
Mao
