Mao's politics = 1930s-1972

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  • Mao's politics 1930s-1972
    • Jiangxi soviet
      • mao developed his version of communist that relied on the peasants as the force for revolution
      • it was successful - however it was threatened by the GMD
      • when Chiang launched the white terror, the communists hid in the Jiangxi mountains
        • mao developed his version of communist that relied on the peasants as the force for revolution
    • The Hundred Flower Campaign = 1956-1957
      • when the CCP encouraged people to openly express their opinions of the party
      • after people had voiced their views - mao claimed that the plan was to 'let poisonous weeds grow' to identify the revolutionaries
      • CCP recieved lots of criticism from students and others
      • those who had spoken out were force to confess in public mass meetings
      • others were sent to re-education camps
    • Collectivisation = 1953
      • farms made up of 2,000-3,000 households
      • all land, animals and equipment belonged to the collective
      • there was no private ownership (COMMUNISM!!!)
      • Because there was poor harvests
      • Mao believed the peasants were overeating in an effort to harm is policies
    • The Five year plans -1953
      • a series of social and economic development ideas issued by the CCP
      • to strengthen the economy,
      • to keep foreign imports to a minimum
      • to increase the outputs of heavy industry

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