collectivisation of agriculture Flashcards
(16 cards)
the transformation of china into a socialist society in terms of agriculture meant that?
small peasant farms would be grouped together into much larger collective farms
what did mao believe in terms of the farming groups?
it would make farms more productive and therefore feed chinas growing population
however, china peasants didn’t want to do what mao wanted, what did they want?
their own farms and continue farming in traditional way
however, china peasants didn’t want to do what mao wanted, what did they want?
their own farms and continue farming in traditional way
how many steps were there towards collectivisation of agriculture?
3
the first step toward collectivisation of agriculture occured in?
1951
what did the first cautious step towards collectivisation of agriculture do?
grouping together just 10 households to share labour, tools and animals
the first step towards collective agriculture in 1951, grouping together 10 households were for what people?
only the poorer peasants
the second step towards collectivisation in agriculture happened in?
1952-53
what did the second step towards collectivisation of agriculture do?
agricultural producers cooperatives were introduced.
30-50 households pooled land and labour
by working co-operatively, they shared the cost of purchasing new machinery
any profit was shared between households
the third step towards collectivisation in agriculture occurred in?
1955
what did the third step towards collectivisation of agriculture do?
200-300 households pooling their labour and land
by july 1955, how many peasant households belonged to APCs?
17 million
by january 1956, how many peasant households belonged with APCs?
75 million, 63% of the peasant population had been pushed by APCs
by the end of 1956, what percentage of peasant households still farmed privately?
only 3%!
the results of collectivisation meant that?
CCP control was strengthened
