Question

In what ways did the land reform programmes help CCP win the war

Answer 1

The victory of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Chinese civil war had shocked the West, especially the US, as it saw this as an evidence of the spread of communism in Asia. The aim of my investigation is to find out how the land reform policy helped the CCP to win the Chinese civil war between 1946 and 1949. This investigation will be carried out through books (including a high school text book approved by the teaching material censor committee of China in 2002, now widely used throughout China), on-line articles, and primary documents from the collected works of Mao Tse-tong.

Answer 2

Explanation:

• Reform proper was launched in 1950-51.

• They set up the peasant associations and select-activists.

• They redistributed 43 % of cultivated land to 60% of the rural population.

• CCP organized the peasants to flight for abolition of landlordism.

• Poor peasants substantially increased their holdings.

• The land reforms were succeeded.

• This made CCP a powerful force and win the war.