Social development (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Mao's belief about workers regardless of gender
Mao's belief about workers regardless of gender
All workers were equal
Women's status in China before 1950
Women's status in China before 1950
Second-class citizens
Date Marriage Law passed
Date Marriage Law passed
1 May 1950
What Marriage Law gave Chinese women
What Marriage Law gave Chinese women
Equality with men under the law
Marriage Law and divorce
Marriage Law and divorce
Divorce was permitted for the first time
Year maternity benefits introduced
Year maternity benefits introduced
1951
Four practices banned by Marriage Law
Four practices banned by Marriage Law
Polygamy, arranged marriages, child brides, concubines
Chinese term for foot binding
Chinese term for foot binding
Lotus feet
Age range for foot binding
Age range for foot binding
Four to nine years old
When foot binding banned by Mao & CCP
When foot binding banned by Mao & CCP
1950s
Year Great Chinese Famine began
Year Great Chinese Famine began
1959
Great Chinese Famine death toll
Great Chinese Famine death toll
16-23 million (some records say 40 million)
Name for period 1958-1960 in China
Name for period 1958-1960 in China
Three Bitter Years
Grain exported during famine
Grain exported during famine
Seven million tonnes
Three factors that led to Great Famine
Three factors that led to Great Famine
Droughts, Four Pests Campaign failure, poor planning