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Jimenez_Anakaren_Mao (Aims and results of policies (social (Prejudice…
Jimenez_Anakaren_Mao
Aims and results of policies
economic
First Five year plan was introduced with objectives of collectivization agriculture, nationalizing industry and modernizing the country. It was a success because the production of raw materials increased massively, growing 14%.
Great Leap Forward 1958-62 Had communes in order for women to work in, consequences were chinas grain famine, lack of opposition, Maos suppression
political
Little Red Book became a big symbol, schools and universities hut down in order for students to dedicate themselves to revolutionary struggles, intellectuals were beaten due to red guards terrorizing millions, Students encouraged to study Maos work
cultural
Mao became less active in gov. due ti the failure of the GLF , Mao begins greeting big parades of Red Guards with the little red book, had little to no guidance from the CCP
social
Prejudice against women, The women Chinese workforce introduced 1949, there was a lack of women in ccp positions
Traditional family unit and women role in that unit was targeted
Marriage Law 1950, concubinage was forbidden, arranged marriage discontinued, married women from arranged marriage were allowed to divorce
impact on women and minorities
Women were impacted in different ways, they had opportunities to work in places such as communes, they were given the ability to divorce if they wanted, and abortion became allowed
Authoritarian control and extent to which it was achieved
Authoritarian control was achieved to a great extent, Mao used different methods and plans to try to industrialize the country and not make it dependent on any other countries.
domestic
100 Flower campaign 1956, whether hitler was trying to lure the criticisms of the people or was trying to help intellectuals
Consolidation and maintenance of power
use of legal methods
Courts were replaced by CCP committees, each citizen had right to public trial and defense by "peoples lawyer", Courts existed for public show trials of the cultural revolution
charismatic leadership
Mao was an undisputed and has no restraints of his authority
use of force
The Great Terror- mass killings of counter-revolutionaries. Secret police force was organized by the Ministry of Security, Self reporting policies
dissemination of propaganda
There was mass indoctrination, The three antis campaign 1951 and The five antis campaign an effort to rid Chinese cities of corruption and enemies of the state, there was much self censorship for journalists and editors, Mao's wife only wanted things she was in to be featured on the TV
Nature, extent, treatment of opposition
Reunificatio campaigns 1950 began, Antirightest movement,
Impact of success or failures of foreign policy on maintenance of power
Mao wnted to make PRC recognized as a powerful independent state and ensure it wouldn't depend on others
1950, Signd Sino-Soviet Treaty and the USSR supported China with $300 million loan allowing the country to start developing economically
Emergence of authoritarian states
Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged:
social division
May Fourth movement which led to establishment of radical intellectuals who mobilized peasants and workers into the Communist party and gained the organizational strength that would lead to success of the Communist Revolution, people began to get mad at how much influence westerners were having on chinese culture
impact of war
After WWI China wanted the province of Shandong but it was given to japan which caused rioting, Citizens ayed high taxes and their lands were looted by invading armies
economic factors
70% of the land was owned by 10% of the population
Methods used to establish authoritarian states
the role of leaders
Mao was popular because he stood up against the japanese, propaganda made him seem powerful, people loved him because he was able to keep the culture intact which is something the previous government couldn't do.
ideology
Maos ideology focused more on peasants. His ideology helped provide guidelines and demonstrate the CCP would help the working class
persuasion and coercion
Ratification Campaign 1942- to eradicate soviets influence
the use of force
The Great Terror household were labeled depending on how loyal they were and caused some neighbors to turn on each other, Futian incident were mao killed red army troops because he believed they were plotting against him
propaganda
The Long March was used to show the way they were to fight, posters, movies, radio stations, newspaper were used to spread things around