Edexcel A level History - Mao's China

• When did Mao establish his rule?

  1949
• What did the population of China become from 1949-53

  541 million to 584 million.
• How much of state industry was owned by 1945?

  70%
• How many people died during the civil war?

  1.8 to 3.5 million
• What did Mao believe about nationalism?

  It was foreign exploitation and needed to be exterminated
• In 1950, what percentage of the state budget did the PLA consume?

  40%
• The PLA was reduced down from 5 million to what in 1953 and 1957?

  3.5 million to 2.5 million
• How many bureaucrats were there by 1949?

  4.5 million
• Who ran the civil service?

  Cadres
• What is it called when a single higher authority maintains power above local villages?

  Oliarchy
• When was the 100 flowers campaign established?


  1956

  • Movement that began in May 1956 within the Communist Government of China to life the restriction imposed upon chinese intellectuals and thus grant great freedom of thought and speech
• What did the 100 flowers campaign continue as until 1959?

  Anti-rightist campaign
• Who and how were people sentenced in the 100 flowers campaign?

  Intellectuals and struggle sessions
• Name 2 people from a good class in the labelling system

  Poor peasant and industrial
• Name 2 people from a middle class in the labelling system?

  Petty bourgeoisie and intellectuals
• Name 2 people from a bad class in the labelling system

  Landlords and rich peasants
• When was the great terror?

  1950-51
• What was the set target killing during the great terror?

  1 in every 1000 people
• When was the laogai system established?

  1953

  • refers to "reform through labour," and was a network of labour camps established by the Chinese government. It was used primarily for political prisoners, criminals, and other individuals deemed to be counter-revolutionaries or threats to the state
• How much yuan did the Laogai system contribute?

  700 million
• How much grain was produced by laogai system?

  350,000 tonnes
• How many people were prisoners in the Laogai system?

  1,330,00
• How many people were killed via the Laogai system from 1949 to 1976?

  15 million
• How many criminals form traids were arrested?

  150,000
• What were the 3 reunification campaigns held in 1949-50?

  • Tibet
• How long did Tibet take to capture?

  6 months
• What percentage of Xianjing were Uyghurs?

  80%
• To whom was Guangdong heartland for?

  GMD
• Who was attacked during the anti campaigns in 1953?

  GAO gang and Rui Shushi
• During the anti-campaigns, How many were shot, sent to labour camps and jailed?

  • Shot ~ 1%
  • Labour Camps ~ 1%
  • Jailed ~ 3%
• What were the nicknames of small scale and large scale embezzlement criminals?

  Files and Tigers
• How many tigers did Bo Yibo catch in19 53

  100,000
• The trade embargo placed on Chinese goods in the US caused what percentage of foreign trade fall in the first 6 months of 1951?

  30%
• What was the annual budget for 1951 compared to 1950 during the Korean War?

  75% higher
• How much of government spending was on the military by 1951?

  50%
• By how much was China in debt by with the Soviet Union?

  3 billion
• How may soldiers died during the Korean War?

  180,000
• What did foreigners have to register with during the Korean War?

  Local public security bureau
• What 2 things did the germ warfare scare do to China?

  Got rid of all pets due to bourgeoisie dependence and framed USA for a virus attack?
• What did winning the Korean War enable security over?

  Manchuria and the largest sector in China