The communes Flashcards
(17 cards)
How much had output risen by in 1957?
3.8%
How much had grain production risen by in 1957?
1%
What was implemented as a result of poor harvests?
Rationing of cotton
Seizing of grain by forcee
When was the first commune set up?
In Henan July 1958
By the end of 1958 how many co-operatives had been organised into communes?
740,000 into 26,000 communes
What did communes organise?
Agricultural and industrial production
Healthcare and education
What was the ideology behind communes?
Mass mobilisation of people would allow industry and agriculture to develop at thee same time
Would make the people more self-reliant
What was in short supply?
Thermos
Flasks
Toothbrushes
Twine and rope
What were mess halls supposed to be like?
A place to help mothers escape domestic drudgery and join men in the fields
What was the estimation of women to be in labour between 1958-1959?
90%
What was communal living really like?
Parents lost influence over children
Grandparents became isolated
Food was poor quality and limited
Women were forced to carry out harsh labour
When was the four pests campaign launched?
1959
What was the four pests campaign?
Ridding China of sparrows that ate grain - but also ate rats, flies and mosquitos
What did the four pests campaign result in?
Reduction of the sparrows who would eat the caterpillars who ate crops
How did Lysenko get popular?
His manipulated his research in order to gain political influence
What was Lysenkoism
hat if you placed crops close together production and growth would speed up
What else made the communes fail?
The backyard furnaces
Cadres falsifying reports
30% natural disasters
