LO To identify the various methods of control used by Mao and the CCP to establish and consolidate their political control of China Challenges facing the New Government In 1949 the Chinese Communist Party ID: 628533
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How did Mao & CCP establish their Rule? 1949-1961
L/O – To identify the various methods of control used by Mao and the CCP to establish and consolidate their political control of ChinaSlide2
Challenges facing the New Government
In 1949 the Chinese Communist Party came to power having won the Civil War against the KMT.China had been through decades, even a century, of continuous
internal conflict. The eight years of Japanese occupation (1937-45) and the bitter Civil War
in 1946-49 had left a damaging legacy for the Communists.Slide3
Challenges facing the New Government
Agricultural and industrial production had fallen and food shortages were common.
The KMT government had left the economy in ruins with soaring inflation and no foreign currency reserves.
The victory of the CCP had left
China isolated internationally
.
China was still a
deeply divided nation with social and ethnic divisions
after years of warlord rule and regional factionalism.Slide4
Government Short-term Solutions
Inflation was reduced by regulating the economy, raising taxes, paying public workers with goods instead of money and introducing a new currency – the Renminbi.
KMT property and all foreign assets were seized. Banks, energy supplies and transport were all nationalised.
Tibet, Xinjiang and Guangdong were brought under
central control
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A new system of government was established, with the CCP dominant.Slide5
Government Short-term Solutions
At first, the new government’s approach was cautious. Mao realised that China was not yet ready for Communism and that society needed to be rebuilt
.He recognised he needed the support of the ‘national bourgeoisie’ – factory owners, businessmen, intellectuals.
The focus of the CCP initially was thus on
reconstruction
although policies became progressively more
interventionist as Mao sought to build a socialist state in China.Slide6
Investigating the Consolidation of Power
This week you will be analysing the methods used by Mao and the CCP to consolidate their power and rule.Groups will investigate the following
methods of consolidation:The Structure of Government
Use of Propaganda and Mass Campaigns
Use of Repression and Terror
Purges of Party and SocietySlide7
Investigating the Consolidation of Power
Each group needs to research how their method of consolidating power was used – refer to the website for more details.
Groups will need to use their textbooks, book chapters provided and internet to research. Create a google doc to share your research for your course notes – detailed notes expected with historiography, dates and significance of each event considered
.
Each group will then
present their findings to the class
on Wednesday 16th September. 5 minutes maximum!