China Definitions - Establishing Communist rule 1949 - 1957

1. A dossier containing detailed personal information on anyone that came to the attention of the Party. Access to employment, housing or pensions depended on the contents of this, and the file was constantly updated once it was opened. (6)
4. Uyghurs are a central Asian ethnic group, and make up most of the population of Xinjiang. Most are Sunni Muslims. (7)
5. In Russia it is applied to an organised group of revolutionaries, but in China, it applies to to individual people. Part of their work involved reporting on the loyalty of their fellow Party colleagues and of the general public. (6)
7. A blanket term that was applied to anyone Mao wanted to get rid of. The implication was that they had betrayed the principles of the revolution by being too far to the political right. (8)
8. The People's Liberation Army (3)
9. Every citizen belonged to a work unit (danwei) that was led by a Party cadre/ (6)

2. The government body responsible for passing laws (legislation). (11)
3. These are tactics that involve destroying resources and infrastructure in the course of retreating, in order to prevent the enemy utilising them. It was a ploy used to great effect by the Russians as they retreated before the German advance in 1941. (8, 5)
5. Chinese Communist Party (3)
6. The Han people are the main ethnic group in China. (3)

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