Mao's Success with Domestic Policies

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Mao's Success with Domestic Policies After Mao had defeated the Nationalists he was aware of the instability of communism in china. He aimed of stabilizing china by dividing it into six main regions also called the Organic Law of 1949, each was governed by a Bureau including four major officials : Chairman, party secretary, military commander and political commissar. The last two officials were members of the PLA, which effectively left china under army control but also Mao hoped that through these actions he would be able to stabilize communist China. Nevertheless, Mao had to adopt force in order to control china. Since Mao had send his officials also in regions in which communism was not welcome. After one year fighting Mao's aims were fulfilled, but the price given for it was high. Marriage reform law paragraph During the early 1950's Mao wanted to divide land which were owned by the Landlords to his peasants. Again the price paid in order to fulfil the Agrarian reform Law was very high, because of the hatred between the working class and the landlords over one million landlords were killed, and their land was divided to the working class. The amount of land received varied with the location of the land. The land given to the peasants was used for two main things: Planting of food which was used by the individual and a percentage of the harvest was given away to the CCP. Mao's aim was fulfilled, since the land was divided up between the peasants and some of the harvest was given to the party, still over one million landlords were killed, only a little number was allowed to keep on living. During 1950 Mao saw that Co... ... middle of paper ... ...ide wished to continue hostilities. The Nehru government also decided to assimilate several territories that they saw as a source of espionage and re-supply to potential enemies. Many Indians still regard the territorial acquisitions as an illegal occupation, and for this reason proposals to formalize the border at the line of actual control have proven impossible to implement. However, neither the Indian nor the Chinese government appear very interested in disturbing the status quo, and the disputed boundary, called by Indians the Line of Actual Control is not considered a major flashpoint. Military commissions from India and China meet regularly in the capitals of both countries to discuss the status of the border. Sino Soviet Split (p.24) PLA in Cambolia 1975 Hong Kong Maariage reform law success

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