Mao's China, 1949-76: Social and Cultural Changes, 1949-76 3.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? HistoryChina in the 20th centuryA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: fenton.daviesCreated on: 12-05-17 08:48 Which article of the Common Program gave women equal rights to men? Article 6 1 of 27 What legal action did the CCP take with regards to women? Marriage Law 1950; abolished foot binding, concubinage, polygamy 2 of 27 What was in the marriage law 1950? Outlawed arranged marriage/bride price etc; all marriages registered; women equal status in ownership of property 3 of 27 Where was the marriage law largely resisted? Xinjiang-Muslim; countryside 4 of 27 Did collectivisation have a positive or negative impact on women? Negative 5 of 27 Why was the impact of collectivisation on women largely negative? Lost land they'd prev. won; couldn't secure as many work points; famine=prostitution and wife-selling 6 of 27 How did collectives and the CR affect women and the family? Disorientated them as attacked; family was an 'old'; women were only women if taking up MALE roles i.e Red Guard/Heavy Industry 7 of 27 What held back women's change? Trad. attitudes-largely in countryside and Muslim areas: But party failed to have more women in high roles also 8 of 27 What was the literacy rate in 1949 and 1976? 1949=20% 1976=70% 9 of 27 What factors held back education? Lack of spending (6.4% of budget in 1952)- Korean War; Cultural Revolution; 'Key Schools' attracted best/party officals children 10 of 27 What was the standardised form of Mandarin called which eased the learning process of Chinese? Pinyin 11 of 27 How did the CR affect education in the PRC? Halted it between 1966-69 12 of 27 How many children stopped attEnding school due to the CR? 130 million 13 of 27 What did the CR do to education? Undermined it; hard to restore confidence in it for the future; increasingly politicised 14 of 27 Which figure shows failures in education policy? 1982= 1% of chinese had attended university; proper gains had been squandered by the CR 15 of 27 What were the life expectancy figures between 1949-76? 1949-35 1976- 65 16 of 27 What were 'Patriotic Health Movements'? Campaigns to teach peasnts the link between dit and disease- help peasants drain swamps etc 17 of 27 Where could you find better access to healthcare? Industrial towns 18 of 27 Were healthcare policies overall a success? yes 19 of 27 What did Mao believe regarding culture? Should serve as identity of the nation; ni China was communist should be proletarian 20 of 27 When did the cultural destruction really start? 1966- Cultural Revolution 21 of 27 Who did Mao put in charge of changnig china's culture? Jiang Qing- Mao's wife 22 of 27 What did Jiang Qing do to culture? Destroy it; strict censorship of any culture/art/film 23 of 27 What was the name of a film comissioned by Jiang Qing which embodies this period of culture? 'Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy' 24 of 27 Quote of historian on chinese culture in 1970s? Became an 'artistic wasteland' 25 of 27 How was religion treated? Badly- All faiths attacked under Mao 26 of 27 What were the names of churches allowed under Mao? Patriotic churches 27 of 27
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