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62 Cards in this Set
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Guomindang
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Nationalist Party, formed after China's first revolution in 1911
united with the CCP to unite regions militarily and politically 1923-1927 1927, hardliners assassinated thousands of CCP activists in Shanghai |
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CCP
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Chinese Communist Party
united with the Guomindang to unite regions militarily and politically 1923-1927 1927 Guomindang assassinateds CCP activists in Shanghai and CCP flees to develop armed forces 1928 radical land reforms, frightening wealthy peasants; poor peasants hesitant as well took Long March, implemented mass line, and eventually were able to pass land reform in countryside; landlord class destroyed; economic recovery increased CCP's prestige CCP gets disenchanted middle class vote; 1949 all major urban centers; Guomindang switch allegiance to CCP; Oct 1, 1949 Peoples' Republic of China born |
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Mao Zedong
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leader of the CCP
believed that revolutionary potential rested in countryside; traditions btwn peasants and landlords made this difficult, so he recruited outlaws and bandit gangs |
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Long March
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1933 CCP kicked out of base in Jiangxi; 1000 communists marched the Shaanxi province; nearly 20% of marchers did no survive
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Mass Line
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after the Long March of 1933, Communist party developed this strategy: reduce boundaries btwn 1) Party, institutions, and army and 2) rank-and-file peasants; decentralized, lower-level officials can implement policy for local needs, etc; officials worked alongside peasants; villagers encouraged to interact freely
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Marriage Law
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CCP passes this, transforming family relations
concubinage/forced marriage=illegal, infanticide/sale/betrothal of children=illegal; children born out wedlock given equal legal protection; women get right to own property, hold jobs, and divorce abusive/abandoning husbands |
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National Capitalists
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entrepreneurs who were not allied with Guomindang; protected by state because it needed technical/managerial skills
1949-1953 private industrial firms increase sixfold |
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Great Leap Forward
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1958 Mao's radical economic plan; agricultural communes in the countryside; urban industry- workers become involved with managers; all receive equal pay; 30million+ starved/died from exhuastion; abandoned 1962
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Communes
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countryside 1958 people had to live in these; local officials direct production, child care, education healthcare; changed family structure
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Cultural Revolution
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1965-1978 wanted to expunge all elements of elitism in society and make revolution and ongoing process; wanted highly politicized state;
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Red Guards
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1966 Mao orders People's Daily to run an article criticizing the Beijing University Communist Party Branch; students response was to create military org; Red Guards seize and punish anyone who possessed unwarranted prestige - sent urban into country and vice versa; nearly all universities shut down
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Deng Xiaoping
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chariman of CCP 1978 after Mao; goal=economic modernization; liberalization of prices; no incentives
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
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students at Beijing University protest against gov't; started with conditions and food, but then against gov't and CCP; democratic reforms (wanted more influence on decisions, but less state interference in daily lives); workers joined; martial law; massacred about 1000 people
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Great Leap Forward
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1958 Mao's radical economic plan; agricultural communes in the countryside; urban industry- workers become involved with managers; all receive equal pay; 30million+ starved/died from exhuastion; abandoned 1962
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New Spain
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Spanish conquered Mexico in 1500s-1824; Viceroy governed; authoritarian; Mexico and Central America and a part that belongs now to the US
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Communes
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countryside 1958 people had to live in these; local officials direct production, child care, education healthcare; changed family structure
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Viceroy
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Spanish rule in Mexico lasted til 1824; this was the Spanish king's personal representative and surrogate king of "new spain"; governed all of what is today Mexico; supreme political authority; commanded military and vicepatron of Church
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Cultural Revolution
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1965-1978 wanted to expunge all elements of elitism in society and make revolution and ongoing process; wanted highly politicized state;
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Mestizos
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19th century Mexico, many Europeans had married/had children with indigenous population, thus making independence from Spain nonviolent; European elite opted to stay in Mexico
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Red Guards
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1966 Mao orders People's Daily to run an article criticizing the Beijing University Communist Party Branch; students response was to create military org; Red Guards seize and punish anyone who possessed unwarranted prestige - sent urban into country and vice versa; nearly all universities shut down
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Deng Xiaoping
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chariman of CCP 1978 after Mao; goal=economic modernization; liberalization of prices; no incentives
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Porfirio Diaz
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first president of Mexico 1884-1911; role of state expanded and public sector grew; integrated wealthy into administration; favoritism; 1910 rebels revolt and he is exiled
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
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students at Beijing University protest against gov't; started with conditions and food, but then against gov't and CCP; democratic reforms (wanted more influence on decisions, but less state interference in daily lives); workers joined; martial law; massacred about 1000 people
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New Spain
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Spanish conquered Mexico in 1500s-1824; Viceroy governed; authoritarian; Mexico and Central America and a part that belongs now to the US
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Viceroy
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Spanish rule in Mexico lasted til 1824; this was the Spanish king's personal representative and surrogate king of "new spain"; governed all of what is today Mexico; supreme political authority; commanded military and vicepatron of Church
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Mestizos
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19th century Mexico, many Europeans had married/had children with indigenous population, thus making independence from Spain nonviolent; European elite opted to stay in Mexico
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Porfirio Diaz
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first president of Mexico 1884-1911; role of state expanded and public sector grew; integrated wealthy into administration; favoritism; 1910 rebels revolt and he is exiled
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Great Leap Forward
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1958 Mao's radical economic plan; agricultural communes in the countryside; urban industry- workers become involved with managers; all receive equal pay; 30million+ starved/died from exhuastion; abandoned 1962
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Communes
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countryside 1958 people had to live in these; local officials direct production, child care, education healthcare; changed family structure
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Cultural Revolution
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1965-1978 wanted to expunge all elements of elitism in society and make revolution and ongoing process; wanted highly politicized state;
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Red Guards
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1966 Mao orders People's Daily to run an article criticizing the Beijing University Communist Party Branch; students response was to create military org; Red Guards seize and punish anyone who possessed unwarranted prestige - sent urban into country and vice versa; nearly all universities shut down
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Deng Xiaoping
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chariman of CCP 1978 after Mao; goal=economic modernization; liberalization of prices; no incentives
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
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students at Beijing University protest against gov't; started with conditions and food, but then against gov't and CCP; democratic reforms (wanted more influence on decisions, but less state interference in daily lives); workers joined; martial law; massacred about 1000 people
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New Spain
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Spanish conquered Mexico in 1500s-1824; Viceroy governed; authoritarian; Mexico and Central America and a part that belongs now to the US
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Great Leap Forward
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1958 Mao's radical economic plan; agricultural communes in the countryside; urban industry- workers become involved with managers; all receive equal pay; 30million+ starved/died from exhuastion; abandoned 1962
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Viceroy
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Spanish rule in Mexico lasted til 1824; this was the Spanish king's personal representative and surrogate king of "new spain"; governed all of what is today Mexico; supreme political authority; commanded military and vicepatron of Church
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Communes
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countryside 1958 people had to live in these; local officials direct production, child care, education healthcare; changed family structure
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Mestizos
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19th century Mexico, many Europeans had married/had children with indigenous population, thus making independence from Spain nonviolent; European elite opted to stay in Mexico
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Cultural Revolution
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1965-1978 wanted to expunge all elements of elitism in society and make revolution and ongoing process; wanted highly politicized state;
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Porfirio Diaz
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first president of Mexico 1884-1911; role of state expanded and public sector grew; integrated wealthy into administration; favoritism; 1910 rebels revolt and he is exiled
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Red Guards
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1966 Mao orders People's Daily to run an article criticizing the Beijing University Communist Party Branch; students response was to create military org; Red Guards seize and punish anyone who possessed unwarranted prestige - sent urban into country and vice versa; nearly all universities shut down
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Deng Xiaoping
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chariman of CCP 1978 after Mao; goal=economic modernization; liberalization of prices; no incentives
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
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students at Beijing University protest against gov't; started with conditions and food, but then against gov't and CCP; democratic reforms (wanted more influence on decisions, but less state interference in daily lives); workers joined; martial law; massacred about 1000 people
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New Spain
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Spanish conquered Mexico in 1500s-1824; Viceroy governed; authoritarian; Mexico and Central America and a part that belongs now to the US
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Viceroy
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Spanish rule in Mexico lasted til 1824; this was the Spanish king's personal representative and surrogate king of "new spain"; governed all of what is today Mexico; supreme political authority; commanded military and vicepatron of Church
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Mestizos
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19th century Mexico, many Europeans had married/had children with indigenous population, thus making independence from Spain nonviolent; European elite opted to stay in Mexico
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Porfirio Diaz
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first president of Mexico 1884-1911; role of state expanded and public sector grew; integrated wealthy into administration; favoritism; 1910 rebels revolt and he is exiled
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Great Leap Forward
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1958 Mao's radical economic plan; agricultural communes in the countryside; urban industry- workers become involved with managers; all receive equal pay; 30million+ starved/died from exhuastion; abandoned 1962
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Communes
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countryside 1958 people had to live in these; local officials direct production, child care, education healthcare; changed family structure
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Cultural Revolution
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1965-1978 wanted to expunge all elements of elitism in society and make revolution and ongoing process; wanted highly politicized state;
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Red Guards
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1966 Mao orders People's Daily to run an article criticizing the Beijing University Communist Party Branch; students response was to create military org; Red Guards seize and punish anyone who possessed unwarranted prestige - sent urban into country and vice versa; nearly all universities shut down
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Deng Xiaoping
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chariman of CCP 1978 after Mao; goal=economic modernization; liberalization of prices; no incentives
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Tiananmen Square Massacre
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students at Beijing University protest against gov't; started with conditions and food, but then against gov't and CCP; democratic reforms (wanted more influence on decisions, but less state interference in daily lives); workers joined; martial law; massacred about 1000 people
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New Spain
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Spanish conquered Mexico in 1500s-1824; Viceroy governed; authoritarian; Mexico and Central America and a part that belongs now to the US
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Viceroy
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Spanish rule in Mexico lasted til 1824; this was the Spanish king's personal representative and surrogate king of "new spain"; governed all of what is today Mexico; supreme political authority; commanded military and vicepatron of Church
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Mestizos
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19th century Mexico, many Europeans had married/had children with indigenous population, thus making independence from Spain nonviolent; European elite opted to stay in Mexico
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Porfirio Diaz
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first president of Mexico 1884-1911; role of state expanded and public sector grew; integrated wealthy into administration; favoritism; 1910 rebels revolt and he is exiled
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Carlos Salinas
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1988-1994 fraudulent elections and violated law numerous times; Mexicans ignored this and held him to high esteem until the peso crash of 1994
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Cuauhtemoc Cardenas
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founder of the PRD; son of former president; 1987
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Personalism
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a form of clientelism; access to political system is limited to those individuals who have personal ties to important gov't officials; affect which policies are enacted
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Camarillas
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political cliques use their networks and connections to advance up the ladder of politics to influence public policy
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Zapista Army of Nat'l Liberation
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1994; Chiapas, subcommander Marcos; guerilla force; called national and international attention to social and economic inequalities in Mexico
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