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GCSE History · key term
Changes to the ownership or distribution of agricultural land. Communist promises and redistribution of land to peasants helped win rural support during the Civil War.
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Paper 3
Revise: The Civil WarMuch of the CCP’s appeal rested on land reform: redistributing land to peasants. For impoverished peasants, land meant the possibility of a more secure livelihood. Communist promises and the implementation of redistribution in areas they controlled gave peasants a practical reason to support Communist victory.
Paper 1
The redistribution of agricultural land from landlords and wealthier owners to peasants who own little or no land.
Revise: Economic Planning: Industry and Land ReformLand reform promised to end this dependence by redistributing land to those who worked it.
Explain causal links. For example, land reform encouraged peasant support, which helped the CCP recruit soldiers and sustain its campaigns.
Distinguish land reform, which gave peasants individual ownership, from collectivisation, which pooled farming and reduced individual control.
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