methods used to establish mao's rule

role of leaders

use of force

propaganda

ideology

persuasion and coercion

legal methods

mao was established as the leader

long march

peasants can have a revolution

civil war

calculated force against rivals

ccp members lived among peasants --> persuassion

national movement --> united chinese against japanese

mao said the ccp was fighting japan while the gmd was just watching them

land redeistribution

rent controls

campaign to wipe out corruption

campaign to improve literacy

"self-criticism" sessions

chairman of communist central committe and politburo

ccp support of peasants by promise of landreform

turning nationalist --> united front against japanese

6 rules of conduct

relations with stalin

killing followers - threatening rivals

long march

use of propaganda

cult of leadership/personality

extreme brutality (execution of followers)

was perceived as leader of the peasants, living among them, (didn't dress like a leader)

2 stage revolution in china

communist

authoritarian

benefitting of confucianism (belief in authority)

6 principles

massline

red army

guerilla tactics

rectification campaign

welcoming towards enemy troops (GMD)

1935 military commander (mao)

media was censored in ccp controlled areas