Economics
What is the name of the system in which individuals own property, land and keep the profits.
Capitalism.
Who led a successful revolution in China?
Mao Zedong
What did every town have to increase steel production in China?
A steel furnace
Why did Mao begin the Cultural Revolution?
To increase his power and move away from the Great Leap Forward.
A name for farmers who did not own land.
Peasants
How did Mao's parents make a living?
Peasant farmers
How were farms organized during the Great Leap Forward?
Communes
Which group of people was most enthusiastic about the Cultural Revolution?
Young People.
What is the economic system in which people pay high taxes and the government offers many services to its citizens?
Socialism
What is the name of the item that all people had to carry?
Mao's Little Red Book
How did the Great Leap Forward work out as a program in China?
It failed. Many people died.
What happened if people were accused of being anti revolutionary or capitalists?
Prison, death, punishment
What is the name of the economic system in which the government controls everything in the economy? Even where people live?
Communism
What was the name of Mao's political party?
Chinese Communist Party
Why did the Great Leap Forward fail?
There was famine. Many died of starvation because they were not using good agricultural/farming practices.
When did the Cultural Revolution end?
After Mao's death in the 1970s.
What is another word for rich people and
another word for working people?
bourgeoisie
proletariat
What was the name of Mao's 5 year program that failed?
The Great Leap Forward
How many deaths resulted from the Great Leap Forward?
20-40 million people
Mao and the Chinese government wanted people to make steel in their communities by installing backyard furnaces in every town. How did this work out?
Everyone melted their cooking and farming tools and the quality of the steel was not good enough to use.