Mao's China, 1949-76- Establishing Communist Rule, 1949-76

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Which body set up the Common Programme and who was in it?
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); CP and other non-GMD bodies
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What was the Common Program and what was in it?
Provisional constitution; personal freedoms i.e vote/freedom on speech, equal rights for women
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How did the Common Program help establish communist rule?
Gave pretense of freedoms which made the CCP popular with the public and an aire of legitamacy
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How was the country organised initially?
6 regions-4 CCP officials-2 from PLA
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How was the PLA involved in running the country?
Embedded in state structures like seen with 6-4-2
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How did the PLA help establish communist rule?
Indoctrination within ranks, workforce for infrastructure and enforcing gov. control (6-4-2)
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What is democratic centralism and how was it used to establish communist control?
CCP controlled elections; meant no other POV could threaten communist control
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Where were the 3 reunification campaigns and when did they happen?
Tibet, Guangdong, Xinjiang: 1948-50
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How did the reunification campaigns help establish communist control?
Establish CCP authority over these areas; suprress any nationalist culture i.e Tibetan, Muslim (Xinjiang); buffer zones (Xinjiang, Tibet)
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What was the name of your 'work unit' and how was this a method of control?
Danwei; Issued permits to travel and change jobs- easy to control by CCP
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What was the name of your personal dossier and how was this a method of control?
Dangan; folder on every person which recorded political background, proffession ; without one could not get a job with the state and could be refused benefits
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Were Dangan and Danwei terror?
Yes, labelling was a useful tool in enforcing conformity and made it easier for the police to track down enemies of the state
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When was the 'Great Terror' and what encouraged Mao to launch it?
1950-51: Korean War
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Who was targeted during the Great Terror 1950-51?
Triads, any perceieved counter-revolutionaries
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How many died during the Great Terror 1950-51 and what was its lasting impact?
About 1 million; established a culture of fear in the country
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What were the 3 'antis' and what was the target?
Waste, corruption, delay: Party
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Who were the 5 'antis' largely targeting?
Bourgeousie- alongside the party & gov.
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Who were purged and what did this show?
Gao Gang/Rao Shushi : Showed taking opposition to Mao too far was dangerous and would result in purge
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How was the Laogai a form of establishing communist control?
Provided mechanism by which people were scared into conformity
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What were Laogai prisoner made to do?
Struggle session; hard labour- to be an economic resource
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When was the 'Hundred Flowers' campaign?
1957
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What was the 'Hundred Flowers' campaign 1957?
Mao allowed constructive critisism from the pop.
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What reasons did Mao launch the H-F?
Let intellectuals reassure Mao what he was doing was correct (ego), de-Stalinisation had scared him into wanted to please pop. ; or to purge intellectuals...
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What happened in the 'Hundred Flowers' campaign?
Led to a flood of critisism and denounciation of leaders- including Mao.
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What did Mao do following the 'Hundred Flowers' campaign?
Launched and 'anti-rightist' campaign and rounded up those who critisised the party
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What was the result of the H-F episode?
500,000 new Laogai inmates; lost trust of intellectuals
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Was the H-F campaign a trap?
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How did the H-F campaign help establish communist control?
Seek out critics of the party, continued revolution (Mao's ideology), actually get ways to improve
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How did the Korean War enhance CCP control and strengthen the party's grip over China?
Legitimised Mao's Great Terror and anti campaigns to elimnate people; promoted national unity; buffer zone; Prove China's worth to Russia to obatain material
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What whappened to Sino-Soviet relations after the war?
Worsened; Mao realised China had sacrifised way more than Russia did in the name of communism
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