jieng jieshis idelogy and policies Flashcards
(9 cards)
what values did jieng jieshi follow?
confucian values:
-importance of order, loyalty and respect for parents
-self discipline and self-improvement
what happened when he married soong mel-ling?
she was christian, he was baptised as christian, but he remained in following of his confucian beliefs
what were the three principles of the people?
1 - nationalism
2 - democracy
3 - peoples livelihood
what did jieng jieshi believe society should be?
a hierarchy
what did his military background extend his belief in?
self discipline and self sacrifice
what did jieng jieshi do to many chinese citizens to persuade them to change their habits
lots of harassment
-campaigns to stop them smoking, having casual sexual encounters and wearing ‘provocative clothing’
attempt to ‘rescue people from miseries of poverty and ignorance
this never gained mass support
what regimes did jieng jieshi admire?
fascist regimes of italy and germany
-dictatorships based on terror
jieng jieshi wholeheartedly agreed
what did jieng jieshi establish in comparison to italy and germany?
‘blue shirts’
italy’s - ‘black shirts’
germanys - ‘brown shirts’
what was the different between jieng jieshi political party of blue shirts compared to italy and germany?
italy and germany established mass political parties.
jieng jieshi was always close knit, rather exclusive and tightly controlled political party
