Changes in family life (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What ideology influenced Mao's belief that traditional families exploited women?
What ideology influenced Mao's belief that traditional families exploited women?
Marxist ideology
Who held all power and decision-making authority in traditional Chinese families?
Who held all power and decision-making authority in traditional Chinese families?
Men
In traditional families, who were women expected to obey throughout their lives?
In traditional families, who were women expected to obey throughout their lives?
Fathers, husbands, and sons
What crucial right did the Marriage Law of 1950 give women?
What crucial right did the Marriage Law of 1950 give women?
Right to seek divorce
Where was the divorce rate especially high after the Marriage Law of 1950?
Where was the divorce rate especially high after the Marriage Law of 1950?
Rural areas
What was one of the 'three fears' rural men developed after the Marriage Law?
What was one of the 'three fears' rural men developed after the Marriage Law?
Fear of not finding a wife
What happened to inheritance rights under collectivisation policies?
What happened to inheritance rights under collectivisation policies?
Children could no longer inherit property
What traditional practice did the Cultural Revolution specifically attack?
What traditional practice did the Cultural Revolution specifically attack?
Ancestor worship
Why did communes establish communal canteens?
Why did communes establish communal canteens?
So women didn't need to prepare meals
What extreme practice did some communes implement for married couples?
What extreme practice did some communes implement for married couples?
Men and women lived separately
What practical problem undermined the commune system's time-saving goals?
What practical problem undermined the commune system's time-saving goals?
Communes located miles from homes
In what year was the Marriage Law that granted women divorce rights introduced?
In what year was the Marriage Law that granted women divorce rights introduced?
1950