AP Success - AP World History: Mao's People's Communes
"Today is the first anniversary of the adoption of the historic “Resolution on the establishment of People’s Communes in the rural areas”… A year ago, the People’s Communes had only just begun to grow in a few areas in China. Now they have been established in all rural areas throughout the country . . . the People’s Commune, has already proved with irrefutable facts its immense vitality and incomparable superiority, and its great role in developing our rural economy and culture and in raising the living standards of our peasants."
Long Live the People's Communes! People's Daily, August 1959
Question 1
The source 'Long Live the People's Communes!' from the People's Daily in 1959 is an example of which of the following?
An impartial analysis of the economic impact of the People's Communes
A foreign critique of Chinese agricultural policies
A scholarly article on the historical development of communal living
Propaganda promoting the benefits of the People's Communes
Question 2
The rapid establishment of People's Communes throughout rural China as mentioned in the source is indicative of which type of policy?
Decentralized, local government initiatives
Top-down, state-mandated collectivization
Grassroots, peasant-led agricultural reform
Market-driven agricultural modernization
Question 3
The source's claim of 'immense vitality and incomparable superiority' of the People's Communes suggests what about the Chinese government's view of this system?
It was seen as a successful model for economic and cultural development
It was viewed as a failure that hindered the progress of rural areas
It was considered a temporary measure until better systems could be developed
It was acknowledged as a flawed system that needed significant improvements
Question 4
The People's Communes were primarily associated with which phase of Chinese history?
The Cultural Revolution
The Reform and Opening-up Policy
The Great Leap Forward
The Hundred Flowers Campaign
Question 5
The source's emphasis on the role of People's Communes in 'raising the living standards of our peasants' can be seen as an attempt to:
Encourage peasants to voluntarily form communes without government intervention
Acknowledge the hardships faced by peasants during the transition to communes
Justify the collectivization process by highlighting its supposed benefits to the rural population
Provide a balanced view of the successes and failures of the communes
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