The great famine (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Years of Great Famine in China
Years of Great Famine in China
1958-62
Death toll of Great Famine
Death toll of Great Famine
Approx. 30 million
Chinese leader during Great Famine
Chinese leader during Great Famine
Mao
Province hit by droughts 1959-60
Province hit by droughts 1959-60
Sichuan
Province hit by flooding 1959
Province hit by flooding 1959
Guangxi
Lysenkoism: seed planting method
Lysenkoism: seed planting method
10x closer, up to 1.5m deeper
% of seeds failed under Lysenkoism
% of seeds failed under Lysenkoism
90%
Year Four Pests Campaign launched
Year Four Pests Campaign launched
1957
Four Pests Campaign targets (4)
Four Pests Campaign targets (4)
Flies, rats, mosquitoes, sparrows
Effect of killing sparrows (Four Pests Campaign)
Effect of killing sparrows (Four Pests Campaign)
Explosion in crop-eating insects
Whose authority weakened after famine?
Whose authority weakened after famine?
Mao's
2 pragmatic leaders who gained influence after famine
2 pragmatic leaders who gained influence after famine
Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping
2 private activities allowed in reforms
2 private activities allowed in reforms
Private farming & private food trading
Grain production increase 1961-66 (tonnes)
Grain production increase 1961-66 (tonnes)
Over 60 million tonnes
Year Great Famine officially ended
Year Great Famine officially ended
1962