a. Establishment of CCP and PLA control after 1949
Inquiry Topic: Mao consolidation and maintenance of power (1949–1976) Specified content: Once in power the CCP was able to extend its power through a series of mass campaigns launched from above but carried out from below. In addition, the Korean War helped to consolidate its power when the population was mobilised to participate in a wave of terror. Education and media were also used to spread CCP ideas, and CCP...