Authoritarian China

The People's Republic of China was founded on...

• 1 October 1949

• 31 October 1945

• 1 October 1948

• 9 October 1949

The PLA refers to...

• People's Liberation Army

• Politburo Liberation Authority

• People's Army of Liberation

• Public Liberation Authority

What positions did Mao Zedong fill in the PRC? Tick all that are correct.

• Head of State - President

• Head of CCP - Chairman

• State Premier

• Head of Politburo

What is meant by the term reunification campaign?

• A means for the CCP to secure full control

  of China and its borders e.g. Tibet and Xinjiang

• PLA suppression of factional threats within the CCP

• An attempt to unify Taiwan with China

• A process by which Maoist ideology was taught to peasants in the Chinese countryside

What was meant by the term counter-revolutionary?

• Those deemed to be the remnants of the

  “bureaucratic capitalist class”. Essentially,

  the middle classes (bourgeoisie)

• Individuals required to continue the great communist revolution

• Mao Zedong's term for opponents of the communist revolution

• Individuals who had returned from re-education camps after being denounced during the anti-right movement

Which of the following associated an individual with being a "counter-revolutionary"? Tick all that apply.

• Speaking English

• Religion

• Mao Zedong Thought

• Jazz

What was meant by the term laogai? Tick all that apply.

• "reform through labour" - Forced labour camps

• Approximately 10 million per year during Mao's years

• The process of denunciation

• Label given to counter-revolutionaries

How did denunciation help consolidate the power of the CCP?

• People denounced others to show loyalty to the party

• It helped the CCP to monitor local activity

• Increased fear and conformity

• Promoted Mao Zedong ideology

What were the effects of the early land reforms of the CCP?

• Peasants had ownership of individual plots of land

• Enabled a state monopoly over supplies

• Land was confiscated from landlords

• Land was pooled into larger cooperatives

What was the Politburo in the CCP?

• The small inner group of the CCP who had most authority

• Democratic legislature of the PRC

• Advistory body to President of the PRC

• The leading military authorites of the PRC