Mao’s position as leader of the CCP 1936 - 1945

Question 1

social
mao thought

Answer 1

Yan’an rectification campaign meant members of the party study texts written by Mao, attend ‘struggle meetings’, self criticism,

Question 2

social
rivals

Answer 2

Mao outvoted rivals , rivals defected

Question 3

social
peasants

Answer 3

Helped improve basic litteracy of peasants increase support and ability to indoctrinate

Question 4

Political
Yan’an rectification

Answer 4

Control by political indoctrination study Mao thought in rectification campaign 1942
all follow mass line

Question 5

Political
propaganda, media

Answer 5

Propaganda grew his personality cult, rewrote long march him as a visionary correctness of his decisions and heroism, official portrait surrounded in sun ‘great helmsman’ ‘chairman Mao’, song The East is Red eulogised Mao

Question 6

Political, background

Answer 6

Propaganda Mao was of the people a ‘people’s revolution’ said from peasant background reality father was prosperous grain merchant mean he had a university education

Question 7

Political, propaganda, rewrote

Answer 7

Secured control with long march to Yan’an rewrote to emphasise his heroism

Question 8

CCP military
leadership

Answer 8

Mao was able to take leadership as the ccp was able to grow as a result of the gmd military and prevented attacks in second u.f

Question 9

CCP military
long march

Answer 9

Successfully led the long march 1934, 6,0000 miles many other potential leaders died propaganda emphasised his heroism

Question 10

CCP military

Answer 10

Rivals in the gmd, Jiang’s position was weakened from loss of support as failed to protect his people against Japanese

Question 11

CCP military
2nd united front

Answer 11

was able to consolidate his power as the ccp grew due to ceafires in an inconsistent united front