The use of terror (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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When did CCP use systematic terror under Mao?
When did CCP use systematic terror under Mao?
1951-52
Purpose of CCP terror campaigns
Purpose of CCP terror campaigns
Eliminate opposition & strengthen communist control
Two groups in political classification system
Two groups in political classification system
Revolutionary supporters & enemies of the state
Year campaign against landlords began
Year campaign against landlords began
1950
Death toll of landlord campaign (estimate)
Death toll of landlord campaign (estimate)
Over one million
% of land redistributed in landlord campaign
% of land redistributed in landlord campaign
40%
Year campaign to suppress counter-revolutionaries began
Year campaign to suppress counter-revolutionaries began
1951
% of urban population targeted in 1951 campaign
% of urban population targeted in 1951 campaign
2%
Why CCP made punishments highly visible
Why CCP made punishments highly visible
Maximise psychological impact & demonstrate authority
Daily death rate in one prison facility
Daily death rate in one prison facility
Approximately 300 prisoners
Mao's strategy for ordinary citizens' role
Mao's strategy for ordinary citizens' role
Active participation - citizens policing each other
Who citizens were encouraged to accuse
Who citizens were encouraged to accuse
Neighbours, former employers, even family members
Why many citizens participated in terror campaigns
Why many citizens participated in terror campaigns
Fear of becoming targets themselves
How thousands responded to facing accusations
How thousands responded to facing accusations
Took their own lives rather than face punishment
Peak period of terror campaigns & mass executions
Peak period of terror campaigns & mass executions
1952