Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Mao's party that fought for a command economy in China
Kuomintang (KMT)
The nationalist party of China led by Sun Yat-sen, against the CCP
Autumn Harvest Uprising
Battles between Red Army and the KMT
Red Army
Mao's army of CCP members
Chiang Kai-shek
Sun's successor to the KMT -> fought and hated the CCP
Guerrilla warfare
Irregular ways of fighting in a war, using smaller groups that hide and attack sneakily
Rectification campaign
The campaign Mao used to get rid of CCP members that did not agree with his beliefs
People's Republic of China (PRC)
Mao's communist China
Zhou Enlai
The prime minister under Mao
Zhu De
Mao's general that brought him to power
Cult of Personality
When a leader is perceived as God-like -> could not be wrong
Agrarian Reform Act
1950, got rid of the landlord class using land reforms
Marriage Law
1950, got rid of obedience to family -> state became main concern
Counter-revolutionary Suppression Campaign
1951, spying on relatives to turn in people with dissent
Five Anti-Movement
1951-1952, got rid of businessmen to create a more equal population
Thought Reform
1951, got rid of independent thinking using indoctrination
Control of the Arts
1949, limiting what the expression of art could be -> could only support communism
Mass Organizations
Groups Mao used to find how different social classes thought about him