Castro rise
When did Castro take power
1959
What was the INRA and what was its role?
Instituto Nacional de Reforma Agraria (INRA)
Which region did Japan occupy in 1931?
Manchuria
What was the GLF
second 5 year plan 1958-62
collectives
backyard furnaces
disaster
What was the Granma expedition?
The Granma expedition was a pivotal 1956 voyage where 82 revolutionaries, including Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and Raúl Castro, sailed from Mexico to Cuba aboard a small yacht named Granma to launch the armed struggle against dictator Fulgencio Batista.
What was the significance of Castro’s speech “and the name'
History will absolve me. used to spread his ideology
what was Che Guavara policy called aimed at making people more productive (for the love of the rev!) Also when?
New Socialist Man (1968)
What and when was the Long March?
1934 or 35
Where did the CCP retreat after the White Terror?
The Jiangxi soviet
What percentage of China’s population were peasants by 1900?
80% to 90%
What movement did Castro form in exile in Mexico?
26th of July Movement (M-26-7)
What did the Agrarian Reform Laws do and when were they
The Agrarian Reform Laws (1959–1963) in Cuba aimed to reduce inequality and weaken the power of large landowners.
Nationalized large estates (especially those over 1,000 acres).
Redistributed land to around 200,000 peasants.
Offered compensation based on undervalued tax records, which angered U.S. companies.
Increased state control over agriculture through organizations like the INRA.
What was the purpose of the First United Front (1924–1927)?
to fight the warlords
what was the campaign which encouraged peasants to denounce and attack landlords (and when)
speak bitterness campaign (1950 Yani)
What tactic did the CCP use successfully during the Civil War (1945–49)?
Guerrilla tactics
What was the Platt Amendment and how did it limit Cuban sovereignty?
The Platt Amendment (1901) was a U.S. law imposed on Cuba after the Spanish–American War as a condition for ending U.S. military occupation.
It limited Cuban sovereignty by:
Giving the United States the right to intervene militarily in Cuba to preserve order.
Restricting Cuba’s ability to make treaties with other countries that might threaten U.S. interests.
Allowing the U.S. to lease naval bases, including Guantánamo Bay.
When was the ten million-ton harvest? Did it achieve it's aims
1970... No it reached 8.5 million tons and affected all parts of economy
who was the leader of the GMD during the Revolution
Chiang Kai Check
What were the “Four Olds” targeted during the Cultural Revolution?
Old Ideas, Old Culture, Old Customs, and Old Habits
this helped Castro spread his ideology while in the Siera Miestra
Radio Rebelde?
What was the BRAC?
The BRAC was Batista’s secret police force in Cuba.
When was the family code implemented. what did it achieve (legally at least)
1975...... Equality amongst married peoples, gender equality
what was the first attempt at starting a communist area called when was it set up?
The Jiangxi Soviet (1931–1934)
(Bǎihuā qífàng, bǎijiā zhēngmíng)
what is this saying a reference to? when was it? and what did it lead to?
100 flowers campaign 1956/57
anti rightist campaign
Which regions were annexed by the PLA in 1950?
Tibet