Mao's China

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FlashCards sobre Mao's China, criado por tommarsh9999 em 18-04-2015.
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Problem's facing Mao's government in 1949 -Falling agricultural/industrial production -soaring inflation/ lost all foreign currency to GMD -rift between China and Western Powers - needed to establish its power through China
Actions taken by Mao's government in early years -Strict regulation of economy/expenditure cut/new currency introduced (Remnibi) -property of GMD supporters confiscated -nationalised big industries e.g. banks, gas, electricity, etc - 3 x unification campaigns in 1950/1 (Tibet, Xianjiang and Guangdong) - new constitution with CPC at heart of Chinese system
3 branches to Mao's new government state bureaucracy, CPC and PLA
Party Membership in: 1949? 1950? 1949- 4.4 million 1950- 5.8 million
total population in china in 1950 around 500 million
what was the 'iron-rice bowl' idea that party cadres could guarantee themselves of employment and income for life
membership of pla in 1950 5 million
% of state budget spent on PLA in 1950 40%
extent of partial demobilisation of PLA. ie membership in: 1950? and 1953? 1950- 5 million 1953- 3.5 million
number of new conscripts each year in PLA in early 1950's? 800,000 each year who all served for 3 years
PLA by world standards? largest army in world in terms of numbers
revolutionary disciplines embodied by PLA according to Mao discipline, self sacrifice, endurance, perseverence
date of Korean war 1950-53
roles of pla - army -pass on communist ideology - act as idols for Chinese population worked on public works schemes e.g building bridges etc
by 1951, all Chinese citizens had to have a permit to... travel between provinces
prosititution was... virtually eradicated by cpc government by 1953
date of 'resist America and aid korea' campaign 1950
result of 1950 resist America campaign by 1951, most foreigners, except soviets, had left china
date of 'Supression of counter revolutionaries ' campaign 1950
target of 'suppression of counter revolutionaries' campaign bandits, those with links to gmd regime, members of religious sects
result of 'suppression of counter revolutionaries' campaign 50,000 denounced in both shanghai and Guangdong each. 89,000 elsewhere 28,000 people executed, many in public
three antis campaign: date? Target? result? -1951 - corruption, waste and obstructionist bureaucracy -successful in rooting out opposition and some party members forced to self criticise
the five antis campaign: date? target? Result? -1952 - directed against bourgeoisie, five antis were bribery, tax evasion, theft of state property, cheating on govt contracts and economic espionage -public denunciations, 3 million committed suicide rather than face humiliation
date of first major purge within cpc? target? -1953 - Gao Gang and Rao
two major aspects of social change that mao targeted in early years gender equality and free education for all
result of land reforms in early 1950's - cemented relationship between cpc and peasantry - landlord class almost ceased to exist
first step towards collectivisation of agriculture in early 50's Mutual aid teams- around 10 families pooling labour and equipment
problems facing women in china - foot binding - arranged marriage - concubinage hard labour as well as child bearing
advancements made by women in china under Mao -represented in government - right to vote - ban on concubinage -greater educational opportunities - new marriage law 1950 banned arranged marriages
year of new marriage law? what did it outlaw? -1950 - banned arranged marriage
% students who passed each year in Chinese schools before cpc takeover 5%
number of schools In China at time of cpc takeover 31 run by UK or US foundations, and another 32 by Christian organisations
literacy rates in early 20th century? 30%
% children attending school in china before cpc takeover 20%
% children in schools by; 1956? 1976? 1956- less than 50% 1976- 96%
in 1952, % state budget spent on education only 6%
what were 'key schools' top schools, meant for top achievers but in reality for the children of high ranking party officials
effect of strains on Chinese-soviet relations to education Chinese students could no longer go to university/study in USSR
target of 'Patriotic health campaign' improve sanitation and hygiene, thereby reducing disease
% state budget which was spent on healthcare 1.3%
time period of collectivisation of agriculture 1953-57
how many years did mao presume transition to full socialism would take? 15 years
examples of those favouring more cautious approach to change re collectivisation, in opposition to maos desire for rapid change Liu Shaoqi & Bo Yibo
when were mutual aid teams first set up? 1951
when were first APC's set up? 1952/53
number of households involved in APC's around 30-50 households to pool land as well as labour
when did mao warn against 'rash advance' with regards to collectivisation policy 1953
when did mao argue against 'rash retreat' with regards to collectivisation? 1954
effects of mao's warning against 'rash retreat' peasant resistance and poor harvest in 1954
effects of mao's 1953 warning against rash advance? spontaneous capitalism and wealthier peasants taking advantage
when did mao apply brakes on pace of collectivisation for 2nd time? Jan 1955
when and what was 'stop, contract, develop' campaign? -1955 - signalled to expansion of APC's for 18 months
Mao's opinion on pace of change re collectivisation at end of 1955? - changed his mind for 4th time and began to push again for rapid change
when and how large were 'higher stage' APC's? - introduced 1955 - around 300 to 500 households
% peasants in APC's? 1955? 1956? 1955- 17 million 1956- 75 million
% of chinas peasants in APC's by 1956? 63%
% of china's peasants still farming as private individuals by 1956? only 3%
consequences of collectivisation of agriculture -cpc control strengthened in countryside -mao became more convinced of mass mobilisation, but Liu shaoqi and Deng xiaoping disagreed -agricultural production grew by just 3.8% - debate about whether or not peasants living standards improved
first five year plan date 1953-57
key targets/priorities of first five year plan -iron -steel -energy -transport
what were 'patriotic savings campaigns' - during first five year plan, govt encouraged Chinese people to make savings in state banks to help finance investment
what were 'government procurement quotas' - quotas of grain requisitioned by government
result of first five year plan? - all targets met by 1956 and most exceeded targets
Millions of tonnes of coal produced - target? -result? -target= 113 million tonnes -result= 130 million tonnes
millions of tonnes of steel produced -target? -result? -target=4.1 million tonnes result= 5.3 million tonnes
locomotives made during first five year plan -target -result? target= 200 units result= 167 units
trucks created during first 5 year plan -target? -result? -target= 4000 units result= 7500 units
problems revealed by first five year plan - many workers we illiterate -> much machinery broken/wasted as result - bureaucratic delays -competition between industries and between state/private business for scarce resources
scale of people moving towards urban areas during 1st 5 year plan urban population in: 1949? 1957? 1949- 57 million living in cities 1957- 100 million
when did Mao abolish private business? and why did he face little oopposition? -1955 - because business owners had already taken bruisinh after five antis campaign in 1952
rise in production during first five year plan period 1953-57 agricultural? industrial? - agricultural= 3.8% -industrial= 18%
year of hundred flowers campaign 1957
how many people were branded 'rightists' by mao in aftermath of hundred flowers campaign (1957) 500,000
consequences of hundred flowers campaign (1957) -silenced criticism of cpc for a generation -party unity strengthened -mao's position became unchallengable -intellectuals in china nullified
year of beginning of GLF 1958
Mao's targets to overtake Britain and USA industrial production ahead of GLF - overtake Britain in 7 years and USA soon after
Mao's belief about how GLF could be achieved - mass mobilisation -correct leadership by cpc
target set by Mao for steel production during GLF - 70 million tonnes by 1970, double the figure approved by the Central Committee
Target set by mao for grain production ahead of GLF 430 million tonnes, more than double anything china had ever produced in the past
Mao's policy on agriculture and collectivisation ahead of GLF - grouping of APC's into even larger communes consisting of around 20,000 people
what was 'agricultural constitution' - 8 point agenda for agriculture based in theories of discredited soviet scientist Lysenko
what were backyard furnaces? - communes ordered to also become centres of industry and melt any excess steel in order to increase steel production
what was the four no's campaign? -launched during GLF - aimed to eliminate 4 pests: flies, mosquito, rats and sparrows. - this is because they, especially sparrows, were believed to consume large quantities of grain. - this backfired as sparrows ate caterpillars who were actually consuming the grain
example of CPC official who disagreed with Mao about pace of change during GLF but did not speak out Zhou Enlai
name of first commune set up during GLf and why? -Sputnik Commune -because Sputnik had recently been sent to space by USSR and to Mao this proved the superiority of Communist system
1958 harvest figures? -govt claimed 375 million tonnes as proof of GLF success - actual figure was nearer 200 million -targets for 1959 set even higher as a result
1959 harvest figures target? govt claimed figure? actual figure? - target= 430 million tonnes govt figure= 270 million tonnes -actual figure= 170 million tonnes
situation in 1960 as a result of GLF -situation deteriorated further in 1960 -food shortages hit cities -rice rations were reduced -vegetables and cooking oil disappeared completely
speed of backyard furnaces being set up -1958= 14% of steel produced in backyard furnaces 1959= 49%
number of people involved in backyard furnaces 90 million
failures of backyard furnaces and year they were abandoned? -only 9 million tonnes of steel produced in 1958 and much of this was unacceptable quality - abandoned in 1959
factors for failure of GLF -floods in 1959 led to bad harvest -anti rightist campaign 1957 had purged many crucial experts -waste of human and material resources -break with USSR in 1960 led to withdrawal of soviet loans -misjudgement by mao of chinas revolutionary enthiusiasm
When and why was peng Dehuai purged? -1959 - wrote a private letter to Mao criticising his role in GLF but Mao turned on him and humiliated him in politburo
year when GLF was abandoned and third 5 year plan was adopted -1961
number of peasants returning from towns to countryside after failure of GLF 25 million
results of third five year plan -by 1965, agricultural production had recovered to 1957 levels -light industry exapanded by 27%, heavy industry by 17% -Oil production increased-> no longer reliant on USSR
year of launch of Cultural revolution 1966
name of play which started first battles of cultural revolution in 1966 'Han Rui dismissed from office', which had clear parallels with purge of Peng Dehuai in 1959
what were the 'four olds' which mao denounced during cultural revolution? -old culture -old ideas -old customs -old habits

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