JPA331Y1 Lecture Notes - Mass Mobilization, Sun Yat-Sen, Hundred Flowers Campaign
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Lecture #3-establishment of the prc, anti-rightist campaign & great leap forward. China went through tumultuous time since 1900s: sun yat sen brought down qing dynasty, civil wars between ccp and kmt (1927-37 & 1945-49) and japanese invasion of 1937-1945) The communists restored national pride by reuniting the country. The country that the ccp took over in 1949 was largely agrarian and soviet union was its mentor. Politically even though the prc had defeated the kmt, there remained considerable opposition to the communist rule. Before that, kmt ruled china for 20-30 years. Therefore the priority of the ccp after it assumed power was to revive the war ravaged economy and to eliminate remaining political opposition. But the ccp faced several acute problems as it tried to develop the country. Ccp"s priorities: to industrialize agrarian economy and eliminate remaining opposition. Shortage of financial resources and lack experience: 1) shortage of skilled personnel.
