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zmadelil Modern History Year 11 English 74 cards

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  1. 1The Chinese Revolution was from?1911-1912
  2. 2Mao from what type of background?Wealthy Peasant
  3. 3GMD ( Guomindang)the Nationalist Party of China
  4. 4CCPChinese Communist Party
  5. 5Leader of the GMDChiang Kai-Shek
  6. 6What was the Cultural Movement?New culture advocated for a turn of science, democracy and educational and social reforms in search of a way to Modernise China
  7. 7When did the Chinese Civil War start?1927- Chiang feared the rising influence of the Communists
  8. 8What military tactics did the CCP use?Guerrilla Tactics
  9. 9Positives of the Red Army:Disciplined force required all troops to follow a code of behaviour
  10. 10May 4th Movement was?A student protest against Versailles Peace conference after WWI which gave Chinese land to Japan
  11. 11What were the Russian Communist agents called?Comintern
  12. 12What two issues did the CCP have?1. How to shape the Marxist theories to suit the Chinese situation
    2. GMD as an opposing political force
  13. 13Why did the GMD and CCP join forces?To remove the governing Chinese Warlords
  14. 14When was the Long March?1934
  15. 15Why did the Long March happen?The Jiangxi Soviet was attack by the GMD
  16. 16The Long March represented..The unification of 11 provinces and approx 200 million people
  17. 17The Sino- Japanese War was from..1937-45
  18. 18The Sino- Japanese War was from..1937-45
  19. 19Why did Japan invade China?To proclaim Manchuria as Japanese soil
  20. 20Why did Japan invade China?To proclaim Manchuria as Japanese soil
  21. 21What happened in Nanjing?The Japanese conquered the GMD capital and raped, murdered and looted the capital at least 42,000 people were killed
  22. 22In 1938 China was divided into two partsOccupied Japanese China and Free China
  23. 23Chiang became... in the war?Impassive, waiting for international intervention
  24. 24The GMD and CCP fought together but apart what does this mean?The CCP and GMD fought separately, in different parts of the country and with different military tactics but they were on the same side- China's
  25. 25Mao was born in?1893
  26. 26Mao Left home in what year?1911
  27. 27Mao joined the CCP what year?1921
  28. 28The Chinese Civil War ended what year?1949
  29. 29The Chinese Civil War ended what year?1949
  30. 30The GMD retreated to where?Taiwan
  31. 31On 1st of October 1949 what happened?Mao declared The People's Republic of China
  32. 32What was Mao's land reform?Forbidding privately owned land and the creation of agricultural collectives. Confiscation and redistribution of land
  33. 33Mao's reforms for women included?Banned:
    - concubinage
    - polygamy
    - foot binding
    - arranged marriages
    - made it easier for women to get divorces
  34. 34Name the three areas the CCP focused on reforming?1. Health
    2. Education
    3. Industrialisation
  35. 35How did Mao deal with counter-revolutionaries?Execution and reprogramming camps
  36. 36What tactics were used at the reprogramming camps?Hard labour and subtle psychological torture
  37. 37What did APC stand for?Agricultural producer's collective- communal living and working on a farming commune- large scale agriculture
  38. 38What time frame the Mao wish to achieve his goals?5 years for education, health and agriculture
    15 years to surpass Britain in industrial production
  39. 39What was the Patriotic Health Campaign?a campaign to improve sanitation and hygiene in China thereby reducing the spreading of infectious diseases
  40. 40What was the 100 Flowers Campaign?A campaign allowing the people to talk and voice their opinions of the CCP and Mao, the majority of the opinions were negative, Mao later used this information to weed out counter-revolutionaries
  41. 41When did the Great Leap Forward start?1957
  42. 42When did the Great Leap Forward start?1957
  43. 43What were the 4 pests that needed to be removed?flies, rats, sparrows and mosquitoes
  44. 44Why were show crops created and why did they fail?The show crops were created for CCP officials to prove they were producing the most produce of the communes. The crops failed because they were planted to closely together and rotted
  45. 45How long was the famine?1958-61- 4 years
  46. 46What were "Backyard Furnaces"?Were small-scale steel making efforts
  47. 47What was the result of the Backyard Furnaces?Men, women and children melted down all steel they could find resulting in impure, useless metal. Crops failed because so many people were diverted from agricultural work to help make steel
  48. 48Why were the harvest records falsified and what impact did that have?The APC's didn't wish to disappoint the projected figures and Mao, The produce was disastrously small yet on record appeared to have doubled. The CCP took grain occordingly this resulted in a four year famine
  49. 49How many people died of starvation during the Great Leap Forward Famine?between 20-40 million
  50. 50What policy idea caused the major split the CCP ?Mao believed that the running of the industry should be left to the peasants
    Other CCP officials believed that China should allow the creation of an privileged class of scientists, managers like to USSR
  51. 51What event helped rejuvenate Mao's image after he resigned as Chairman?His swim in the Yangtze River in 1966
  52. 52What was the name of the Young Extremist group Mao targeted to relaunch his career?The Red Guards- a group comprised of university and school students
  53. 53What aspect did Mao want the Red Guards to remove from society?The removal of Bourgeois thinking and values, the removal of the elite class and authority figures
  54. 54Mao told the Red Guards to rebel against authority figures who..didn't have pure communist views
  55. 55Mao published his ideologies in a book called?The Little Red Book- which became the Bible of the Red Guards
  56. 56In 1966 the Red Guards went into action removing all.... and.... in Chinese societyWestern influences and Bourgeois customs
  57. 57In 1969 what happened?Mao became Chairman again the violence of the Cultural Revolution ended
  58. 58Who was Mao's Prime Minister in 1969?Zhou Enlai
  59. 59In 1970's how did the education system change?Mao's ideas within the Red Book became part of the curriculum
  60. 60In 1970's how did the education system change?Mao's ideas within the Red Book became part of the curriculum
  61. 61Who controlled the price and wages?The government
  62. 6285% of people lived where?On Communes
  63. 63How many years did young people have to serve in the People's Liberation Army?2 years
  64. 64Who were the Rebels and who did they replace?An adult revolutionary force under the instruction of Mao who replaced the Red Guards
  65. 65Who was Lin Biao and why was he important?Lin Biao was the defence minister and was vital in reigning in the violence of the factions of Rebels who were close to causing another civil war
  66. 66What happened to Lin Biao?In 1971 Mao decided Lin had grown too powerful and needed to be removed as Lin tried to escape his daughter told the authorities- Lin's plane crashed mid flight killing him and his wife
  67. 67Who was Mao's successor ?Deng- who denounced alot of Mao's policies stating he was " 7 parts wrong 3 parts right"
  68. 68Name the two Russian officials Mao had contact with from 1949-591. Joseph Stalin
    2. Nikita Khruschev
  69. 69Who did Mao form an Alliance with in 1950?The USSR- who provided military assistance, a substantial cash grant, and experts to help the Chinese upgrade and modernise their economy
  70. 70Why did China and Russia's relationship disintegrate ?Khrushchev attacked former leader Stalin's policies and called for a peaceful co-existence policy with the USA- two things Mao didn't agree with
  71. 71Who do the USA see as the "real china" ?Taiwan- Jiang
    Mao's China is merely seen as Red China
  72. 72The 1970's saw the improved foreign relations with which two countries?The USA and Japan
  73. 73List Mao's achievements:1. Centralised Government
    2. Women's Rights
    3. More Education
    4. Increase food production
    5. improved communications
    6. major industrial development
  74. 74List Mao's failings:1. Major loss of life of 10's of millions
    2. lack of development of new technologies
    3. isolation from Western influence
    4.Agriculture needed investment and mechanisation

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