Legacy of 1949 Revolution and GLF/Sino Soviet Relationship
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Social Legacy of revolution
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* 30% of land redistributed more fairly
* Primary school and university attendance grew by 100% and 200% respectively
* Mao introduces reforms against buying wives and betrothal
* Strict agricultural conditions met with bad weather resulted in Famine of 1958
* 30% of land redistributed more fairly
* Primary school and university attendance grew by 100% and 200% respectively
* Mao introduces reforms against buying wives and betrothal
* Strict agricultural conditions met with bad weather resulted in Famine of 1958
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Political legacy of revolution
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* 2-3% of the population made members of the party
* Hundred Flowers Campaign encouraged public opinion on the party and allowed Mao to coax out enemies whom he then repressed and following the policy public opinion was heavily repressed
* 500-800k of the former ruling party, Kuomintang nationalists, killed
* Workers given power to challenge their bosses
* Finance and economics sectors purged on suspicion of corruption
* 2-3% of the population made members of the party
* Hundred Flowers Campaign encouraged public opinion on the party and allowed Mao to coax out enemies whom he then repressed and following the policy public opinion was heavily repressed
* 500-800k of the former ruling party, Kuomintang nationalists, killed
* Workers given power to challenge their bosses
* Finance and economics sectors purged on suspicion of corruption
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Great Leap Forward
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* Mao aimed to become a major industrial power and so peasants were pushed into agricultural communes and workers pushed into factories to up the production
* Poor weather led to bad harvests which brought a famine that killed around 20 million people
* Black market and theft was commonplace
* Mao aimed to become a major industrial power and so peasants were pushed into agricultural communes and workers pushed into factories to up the production
* Poor weather led to bad harvests which brought a famine that killed around 20 million people
* Black market and theft was commonplace
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Stalin and Mao’s relationship
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* Mao had relied on Stalin during the civil war for financial and political support
* Stalin began to weaken China and advise against expanding in Northern China as he was fearful of Chinese power.
* Relations began to deteriorate after this
* Mao had relied on Stalin during the civil war for financial and political support
* Stalin began to weaken China and advise against expanding in Northern China as he was fearful of Chinese power.
* Relations began to deteriorate after this
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Khruschev’s criticisms of Stalin
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* Khruschev had a more peaceful approach to the West which angered Mao
* Khruschev also criticised Stalin’s cult of personality which angered Mao as he had his own cult of personality
* Khruschev had a more peaceful approach to the West which angered Mao
* Khruschev also criticised Stalin’s cult of personality which angered Mao as he had his own cult of personality
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Revisionism
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* Mao visited Moscow in 1957 and encouraged the USSR to aid revolutions in other nations which they ignored
* Khrushchev’s visits to the USA and his cordial relations with the west made Mao accuse him of abandoning Marxist principles
* Mao visited Moscow in 1957 and encouraged the USSR to aid revolutions in other nations which they ignored
* Khrushchev’s visits to the USA and his cordial relations with the west made Mao accuse him of abandoning Marxist principles
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1958 incident
Mao attacked Taiwanese forces to prevent an uprising
Khruschev is angered that Mao didn’t discuss with him first
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1960 incident
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* China and the USSR disputed ownership of Xinjiang region with both nations wanting the resource-rich area
* Russia offered aid to India in their war against China resulting in Russian diplomats being pulled from China and over 300 trade contracts being cancelled
* China and the USSR disputed ownership of Xinjiang region with both nations wanting the resource-rich area
* Russia offered aid to India in their war against China resulting in Russian diplomats being pulled from China and over 300 trade contracts being cancelled
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1968 incident
China and russia clash over control of Zhenbao island resulting in 200 deaths