The PRC under Deng Xiaoping, 1976-1997 (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Mao's view on workers & gender
Mao's view on workers & gender
All workers equal regardless of gender
Women's status in China before 1950
Women's status in China before 1950
Second-class citizens
Marriage Law date in China
Marriage Law date in China
1 May 1950
Marriage Law: divorce status
Marriage Law: divorce status
Permitted for first time in China
Maternity benefits introduction year
Maternity benefits introduction year
1951
What Marriage Law banned (4 practices)
What Marriage Law banned (4 practices)
Polygamy, arranged marriages, child brides <12, concubines
Chinese term for bound feet
Chinese term for bound feet
Lotus feet
Foot binding age range
Foot binding age range
Four to nine years old
When CCP banned foot binding
When CCP banned foot binding
1950s
Great Chinese Famine start year
Great Chinese Famine start year
1959
Great Chinese Famine death toll
Great Chinese Famine death toll
16-23 million (some records suggest up to 40 million)
Three Bitter Years period in China
Three Bitter Years period in China
1958 until 1960
Heavy industrial output drop in famine
Heavy industrial output drop in famine
55%
Drought period during Great Famine
Drought period during Great Famine
1959 until 1960
Year Great Famine admitted by China
Year Great Famine admitted by China
1980