Propaganda and censorship (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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What does CCP stand for?
What does CCP stand for?
Chinese Communist Party
Two strategies CCP used to control information
Two strategies CCP used to control information
Censorship and propaganda
Definition of censorship in Mao's China
Definition of censorship in Mao's China
Systematically removing unwanted content from all media
Definition of propaganda in Mao's China
Definition of propaganda in Mao's China
Promoting desired messages; deliberately one-sided information
Books banned by 1949 out of 8,000 pre-1949 books
Books banned by 1949 out of 8,000 pre-1949 books
6,766 books
Books allowed during Cultural Revolution
Books allowed during Cultural Revolution
Only books written by Mao
What agit-prop means
What agit-prop means
Agitation propaganda to mobilise people into action
Most important tool for Mao's cult of personality
Most important tool for Mao's cult of personality
The Little Red Book
Red Guards were mainly
Red Guards were mainly
Young people who worshipped Mao
Chinese volunteers in Korean War via propaganda (1950)
Chinese volunteers in Korean War via propaganda (1950)
Approximately 2 million
Purpose of Anti-Hu Feng Campaign (1955)
Purpose of Anti-Hu Feng Campaign (1955)
Warning against criticising party policies
Year of Lei Feng cult propaganda campaign
Year of Lei Feng cult propaganda campaign
1963
Dates of the Cultural Revolution
Dates of the Cultural Revolution
1965-68
Why radio was effective propaganda tool
Why radio was effective propaganda tool
Could reach people who couldn't read/rural populations