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Terror and Propaganda
“Mao’s contradictory insistence in
absolute loyalty of his subordinates as
well as their absolute loyalty insured that
only one subservient prevailed”
Aims: of Terror and
Propaganda
• To get rid of corruption,
prostitution, drugs rivalry tax
evasion.
•Mobilize the masses of
people.
•To maintain control over the
country for Mao (to
consolidate his power.
Methods
Of
Terror
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• Lao Gai labor camps
• Public denunciations
• Three Anti’s
• Targets corruption, managers
and party officials.
• Launched after the Korean
War.
• Five Anti’s
• Bribery, tax evasion, the
bourgeoisie.
• Mass meetings for public
denunciations.
Methods of Propaganda
• Had to be suited to cater to
the largely illiterate population.
• Posters
• Radio’s
• Nation-wide system of
loudspeakers/
• Created role models of the
idea citizen in China.
• All these were done through
thought control and thought
reform
Results of Terror and
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Propaganda
•Mao and the government used terror to make citizens afraid to do
anything wrong because of the consequences, this allowed Mao to control
the people and maintain his power over the country.
•Although many were not killed during terror campaigns, many of them
committed suicide.
•Propaganda was considered to be the main highlight CCP in China, it had
managed to gain support in the people who were now indoctrinated to the
regime.
• It also allowed Mao to get rid of his opponents.