U4 AOS2 Specific Facts

Question 1

What was the inflation rate in China in 1949?

Answer 1

85000%

Question 2

How much was food production down in 1949?

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

In the initial government, how many ministers were not members of the CCP?

Answer 3

11/24

Question 4

How much did inflation decrease to by 1950?

Answer 4

15%

Question 5

When was the Agrarian Reform Law introduced?

Answer 5

28th June 1950

Question 6

How many landlords were killed as a result of Fanshen?

Answer 6

2-2.5 million

Question 7

How many troops were lost in the Korean War?

Answer 7

500 000

Question 8

How many Party members were expelled under Sanfan?

Answer 8

1 million

Question 9

How many businesses out of 450 000 were found guilty of one of the antis?

Answer 9

340 000

Question 10

During the First Five Year Plan, how much of the government’s capital was focused on production?

Answer 10

89%

Question 11

How much did overall annual production increase in the 1st FYP?

Answer 11

10-16%

Question 12

How much did farming production increase per year during the 1st FYP?

Answer 12

4%

Question 13

What percentage of funding for the 1st FYP was provided by the Soviets?

Answer 13

3%

Question 14

How much did coal production increase in the 1st FYP?

Answer 14

66mil tonnes to 130mil tonnes

Question 15

How much did steel production increase in the 1st FYP

Answer 15

1.3 mil tonnes to 4.5 mil tonnes

Question 16

How many families were in a Mutual Aid Team?

Answer 16

6-10

Question 17

How many families were in a Lower Cooperative?

Answer 17

20-40

Question 18

How many families were in a Higher Cooperative?

Answer 18

100-300

Question 19

How much did grain yields increase per year in the 1st FYP?

Answer 19

2-3%

Question 20

Which crops’ production declined during the 1st FYP?

Answer 20

soybean and cotton

Question 21

Who disagreed with Mao and believed collectivisation should come after modernisation?

Answer 21

Liu Shaoqi and Chen Yun

Question 22

By 1957, what percentage of peasants had joined cooperatives?

Answer 22

97%

Question 23

After Mao announced the goal in late 1955, how long did it take for all private enterprises to be taken over by state-private ownership?

Answer 23

Less than 1 month (mid-Jan 1956)

Question 24

What practices did the marriage law ban?

Answer 24

Arranged marriages, child marriages, foot-binding

Question 25

What national organisation was set up in 1949 to promote women's rights?

Answer 25

All China Women's Federation

Question 26

How much did life expectancy increase between 1950 and 1975?

Answer 26

36-63

Question 27

In the anti-Rightist campaign, how many people were sent to labour camps?

Answer 27

300-400 000

Question 28

How many People's Communes were there and how many people were in each?

Answer 28

26 000, 100 000

Question 29

In 1959, how were the grain statistics manipulated?

Answer 29

in reality= 170mil tonnes reported= 500mil tonnes

Question 30

As a result of manipulation of statistics, what was grain requisitioning increased to?

Answer 30

90%

Question 31

How much did heavy industry increase in the years after the GLF?

Answer 31

17%

Question 32

How many people died in the Three Bad Years Famine?

Answer 32

30 million

Question 33

How many copies of the Little Red Book were circulated during the CR?

Answer 33

14 billion

Question 34

When did Mao create his first Big-character poster?

Answer 34

5th August 1966

Question 35

How many portraits of Mao were produced in the CR?

Answer 35

2.2 billion

Question 36

How many times was Peng Dehuai attacked during the CR?

Answer 36

135 (half the bones in his body were broken)

Question 37

How many RG died due to infighting between 1966-68?

Answer 37

650 000

Question 38

How many people died in the cleansing the class ranks movement which occurred in the countryside?

Answer 38

1.5 million

Question 39

How many young people were sent out of cities in the 'Up to the Mountains, Down to the Countryside' movement?

Answer 39

17 million

Question 40

What system was put in place for Party Cadres post CR?

Answer 40

May 7th Schools