S7.2 His: Essay on Mao

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When/where was Mao born?
26.12.1893, Hunan
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When/where did Mao die?
09.09.1976, Beijing
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When was the CCP founded?
23.07.1921
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Who co-founded the CCP with Mao?
Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao
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What influenced Mao’s ideology?
Marxist ideology and Russian Revolution, 6/7.11.1917
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When was the Shanghai Massacre?
12.04.1927
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Who led the Kuomintang (KMT) during the Shanghai Massacre?
Chiang Kai-shek
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How many communists were arrested/executed in the Shanghai Massacre?
Up to 10,000
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When was the Autumn Harvest Uprising?
07.09.1927
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When did the Long March start and end?
16.10.1934 - 19.10.1935
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How long did the Long March last?
1 year, 3 days
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How far was the Long March?
10,000 km
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How many survived the Long March?
8,000 out of 100,000
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When was the Zunyi Conference?
17.01.1935
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When did the Second Sino-Japanese War start and end?
07.07.1937 - 02.09.1945
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When did the Chinese Civil War end?
07.12.1949
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When was the People’s Republic of China proclaimed?
01.10.1949
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Where did Chiang Kai-shek flee after the CCP victory?
Taiwan
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When was the Great Leap Forward announced?

01.1958 at a Nanjing Meeting

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Where was the Great Leap Forward announced?
CCP meeting in Nanjing
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When was the Great Leap Forward launched?
03.05.1958
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How many agricultural cooperatives were merged into communes by 1959?
740,000 into 26,578 communes
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How many peasants were mobilized to produce steel?
Over 90 million
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What percentage of steel from backyard furnaces was unusable?
Over 50%
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How much grain did the government report in 1958?
375 million tons (inflated)
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What was the actual grain production in 1960?
144 million tons
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When did the Great Chinese Famine occur?
1959-1961
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How many people died during the Great Chinese Famine?
30-45 million (up to 55 million)
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When did the Cultural Revolution begin?
16.05.1966
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Who did Mao target as “capitalist roaders” in the CCP?
Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, Zhou Enlai
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When did the CCP pass the Decision on the Cultural Revolution?
08.08.1966
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When did Mao appear in Tiananmen Square to mobilize the Red Guards?
18.08.1966
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Who made up the majority of Red Guards?
Students
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What were the “Four Olds” attacked by the Red Guards?
Old ideas, culture, customs, habits
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By when were over 100,000 intellectuals and officials forced into struggle sessions?
09.1966
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What happened to Liu Shaoqi?
Denounced as a capitalist roader, expelled, died in prison 12.12.1969
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When did Lin Biao die in a plane crash?
13.09.1971
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When did Zhou Enlai die?
08.01.1976
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What was the Tiananmen Incident?
05.04.1976, protests against Maoist radicals, violently suppressed
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How many Red Guards left school due to the Cultural Revolution?
11-12 million
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How many students were affected by university closures?
17 million
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How many people were killed during the Cultural Revolution?
1.5-2 million
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How many were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution?
36 million
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How many were permanently disabled from torture during the Cultural Revolution?
3-4 million
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When did Nixon visit China?
21-28.02.1972
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When did China gain UN recognition?
25.10.1971
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When did Deng Xiaoping introduce economic reforms?
1978