Policies of the Chinese Communist Party

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Policies of the Chinese Communist Party
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Basic Facts About the Chinese Communist Party

• May Fourth Movement inspired new thinking

• The CCP was founded in 1921

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• The CCP has been in power since 1949

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The First Policies

• Social Categories

• Elimination of the Landlord Class

• Elimination of the Capitalist Class

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The 1950s

• 1951- Three Antis Campaign

• 1952 - Five Antis Campaign

• 1952 - Five Year Plan

• 1953 - Voting Rights

• 1953 - Collectivized Farms

• 1957 - Second Five Year Plan

• 1957 - Anti-Rightist Movement

• 1958 - Communes

• 1958 - Great Leap Forward

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The Cultural Revolution and Beyond

• Expulsion of Beijing residents

• Violence during Cultural Revolution

• Enforcement of policies today

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