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28 Cards in this Set
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Introduction
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Mao maintained power through an uncanny use of popular action, particularly appealing to the younger generation, despite his inability to make effective decisions regarding the nation.
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Themes
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1- Popular Action: Economic
2- Popular Action: Social 3- Organization 4- Propaganda 5- Force & Terror |
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Popular Action: Economic- Peasant Associations
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Peasant Associations Est. in 1949 to over-rule ruling class
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Popular Action: Economic- Rich Peasants
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Rich Peasants: 15 million land lords dealt with by 1952
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Popular Action: Economic- Businesses
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Capitalist Businesses: 1955 converted to state businesses
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Popular Action: Economic- Closing Sentence
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Mao’s popular reforms appealed to the majority of citizens and the more open younger generation despite his ineffective, and short-sighted economic policy.
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Popular Action: Social- Marrige
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CHOICE: young people could choose their spouses
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Popular Action: Social- Divorce
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DIVORICE: Women could divorce husbands
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Popular Action: Social- Killing
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could not kill baby girls
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Popular Action: Social- Polygomy
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Men could only have 1 wife
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Popular Action: Social- Closing Sentence
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Mao’s social reforms were highly popular amongst the younger generation as they did not adhere to age old social precepts, providing him with valuable support.
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Organization- Collectivisation
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Collectivisation
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Organization- Five Year Plans
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Five Year Plans: 1st worked well
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Organization- Goods
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More Consumer goods 1952-1957, paper & Rubber Shoes doubled
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Organization- Great Leap Forward
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Great Leap Forward: 2nd Five Year Plan
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Organization- Closing Sentence
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Mao’s concept of industrialization although well meaning were often poorly executed, but were perceived as positive initiatives.
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Propaganda- Campaigns
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Resist America & Aid Korea Campaign in 1951
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Propaganda- Religious
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3-selfs movement: to free Chinese church from outside influence 1951
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Propaganda- Education
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Socialist Education Movement: 1962-66
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Propaganda- Eliminate Olds
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Eliminate 4 Olds: culture, customs, habits, ways of thinking
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Propaganda- Personality Cult
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Cult of Mao- Lin Biao and Mao’s wife Jiang Qing
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Propaganda- Closing Sentence
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Mao’s social propaganda was were executed in harnessing the peasants’ ideals and convincing them that actions were in process to instigate them.
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Force & Terror- Military Force
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Korea/UN: N Korea driven to boarders & thus fought with China 1950-52
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Force & Terror- Tibet
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Tibet: Captured & Coerced Dali Lama
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Force & Terror- Criticism
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Hundred Flowers Campaign- 1957
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Force & Terror- Youth
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Red Guard (1960s)
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Force & Terror- Closing Sentence
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Mao’s use of military force was highly successful and allowed the peasants to see him as a strong leader; his terror, despite being against the interest of the people created the idea that he was a powerful man, capable of ruling well.
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Clever Twist
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Mao describes someone as having a personality quote “because they hold the truth in their hands,” yet the general populace was too afraid to express the short comings of his decisions.
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