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124 Cards in this Set
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When was the People's Republic of China officially established and what did it bring? |
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What dramatic changes had China gone through before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seized power? |
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How was the situation in China in 1949 in some ways favourable to the Communists? |
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What did the civil war do for Mao?
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What did Mao intend to use his power for in China and how? |
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What is another lesson Mao learnt from the civil war in terms of support? |
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What had happened to China's economy before the CCP took power?
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What had happened to China's industrial output during the war with Japan? |
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What was the food supply like in 1949 and why?
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What happened to China's finances in the war years?
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Why did the problems remain so bad in China even post 1945 and Japan?
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What sort of country was China like when the Communists first came to power and why had it not progressed? |
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Why was it becoming increasingly necessary for China's agriculture to modernise in 1949?
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What was the problem with industry in China when the CCP gained control/post war? |
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What was the problem with economic infrastructure in China when the CCP came into power/post war? |
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Why was it important for the Communists to act quickly to establish a new political system? |
If they waited too long they could lose their gains and China could have slipped into anarchy They also needed to give the new regime an air of legitimacy so people accepted its authority |
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When did preparations for the new China begin and why did the CCP collaborate with other groups opposed to the GMD? |
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What happened initially in terms of the running of China when the CCP officially took control? |
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What is the CPPCC and why/when was it created? |
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What did the CPPCC appoint?
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What did the Common Program declare?
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What decision was initially made in China about socialism and capitalist elements? |
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What is 'New Democracy' and what did it actually entail? |
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How did decision-making initially work in China pre-1954? |
link to democratic centralism |
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When was the new (first proper) constitution published and was did it include?
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How did the constitution of 1954 differ from the CPPCC and the Common Program? |
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What did the constitution of 1975 entail?
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What was needed as the Communist system became more established? |
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What worried Mao about the growth of bureaucracy and administrators? |
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What was the CCP's role in the PRC and how was this shown? |
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Where did the real power in China lie and what shows this? |
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How was party membership restricted and how many people were Party members? |
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What are cadres and what were their roles? |
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Why was mass participation in Party groups encouraged (unlike in Russia) and what are some examples?
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What was every employed citizen part of and what did it do? |
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Why did the PLA enjoy a special place in Communist mythology? |
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How big was the PLA? |
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Why and when was the size of the PLA reduced? |
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What happened to the PLA as it became smaller?
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Why was the PLA still of pivotal importance to the CCP post 1949? |
internally and externally |
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When and how did Mao become Party leader?
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Did Mao have absolute power?
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What are some examples of Mao having difficulty with his colleagues?
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What was early Chinese Communist thinking influenced by? |
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How and why did Mao adapt Marxism to suit Chinese conditions? |
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What is the basis of Mao Zedong Thought and what did it become?
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What are the key elements of Mao Zedong Thought? |
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How did Mao stay involved in the details of policy after 1949? |
insisted on the right line |
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What is democratic centralism? |
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How did democratic centralism work in China? |
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How does the concept democracy apply to different situations and states? |
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What happened to Mao's power and personal security as time passed? |
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How was Lenin similar to Mao? |
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What was Mao's initial priority in terms of opposition? |
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What happened in China once the communists Party's hold on power was more secure?
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How many people died in the first Great Terror? |
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Who were the next targets of the regime after the Great Terror of 1950-51? |
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When and what were the reunification campaigns? |
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What happened in the reunification campaign in Guangdong? |
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What happened in the reunification campaign of Xinjiang?
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What happened in the reunification campaign of Tibet?
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What happened to the police immediately after the declaration of the new republic? |
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When was the household registration system created and how did it work under the Communists? |
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What did the registration process enable the party to do? |
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What was a class label and what did it mean? |
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What did class labels enable the police to do? |
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What did professionals take advantage of to appear conformist? |
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Why was life hard for those with more obvious nationalist connections? |
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What is a dangan? |
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What were police ordered to do in the short term post-1949 to start a crackdown on crime and why was it difficult?
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What was the initial police clean up post-1949 also an opportunity to do? |
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When was The Terror against counter-revolutionaries launched and why? |
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How did the first Terror work and who are some key players? |
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What did Mao suggest once the killings during the first Terror appeared to get out of hand and why? |
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What was Rao Shushi's proposal and what did it lead to? |
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Why did the Terror initially claim fewer lives in the city and why/when did this change? |
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What were young Party activists forced to do?
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How many people died in the Terror of 1950-51? |
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What happened to those who survived the Terror of 1950-51? |
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When was the 'three antis' movement launched and what did it target? |
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How did the 'three antis' campaign work? |
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How and when was the 'three antis' campaign widened? |
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What was different about how the 'five antis' campaign worked compared to the 'three antis'? |
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What happened to the victims of the 'antis' campaigns? |
bjuo lmik why fines wre important |
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How did the 'antis' campaigns help reinforce Mao's position at the top? |
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What is the official explanation of the laogai camps and what was the reality? |
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How was Russia connected to the formation of the laogai system? |
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How many laogai prisoners were there in 1953? |
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How did the laogai camps serve an economic purpose as well as a political purpose? |
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What was the social makeup of the prison population?
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What were prison conditions like?
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Why did the prison population balloon again in 1955 and what happened to the system? |
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How many people died in laogai camps? |
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What was another way of responding to prison congestion apart from laogais? |
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When did the Hundred Flower campaign start and how? |
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What were Mao's call for a debate (Hundred Flowers) prompted by? |
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What happened in November 1956 and February 1957 and why? |
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What was Mao's answer to the lack of response for the Hundred Flowers Campaign and dd it work? |
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What did Mao suddenly do as responses started to come in from the Hundred Flowers campaign? |
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What were the consequences for Mao and the CCP of the Hundred Flowers campaign? |
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What were the formative years of the PRC dominated by internationally? |
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What was the situation in Korea in the beginning of the 20th century and how did this lead to war? |
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Why was Mao initially reluctant to get involved in the Korean War and what made him change his mind? |
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What did the Korean war do to the PRC in terms of character?
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How did Mao take advantage of the Korean War in terms of politics at home? |
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What did the wartime terror during the Korean War do for the Party? |
Increased their power as |
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What happened to foreigners pre and during the Korean War? |
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How did Mao use the Korean War to promote national unity? |
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What were the rallies for national unity also used for by the Party?
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What were people pressured to do by the Party as well as giving up their time for rallies during the Korean War?
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How did Beijing raise he level of anti-American hysteria even further during the Korean War? |
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What did the Party use the paranoia about health concerns to justify? |
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What were the manpower losses for China from the Korean War? |
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What happened to Mao's son in the Korean War and how did this impact him? |
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How did the Korean War affect the Chinese economy directly?
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How did the Korean War affect the Chinese economy indirectly? |
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How was China's international prestige boosted (positively impacted)by the Korean War? |
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How was China's international prestige negatively impacted by the Korean War? |
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Why did relations between China and the Soviet Union suffer because of the Korean War? |
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