D. It could be argued that the primary purpose of the Rectification Movement was to secure Mao's leadership of the CCP. Look back over Mao's earlier political career, identifying other examples of his determination to maintain and enhance his own power by methods which were often violent.E. Make two lists outlining the reasons Mao gave for establishing the Rectification Movement and other possible motives Mao may have had for establishing the Movement. ACTIVITY 4.13of mawea Look carefully at Edgar Snow's account of his visit to the communist base in Yenan. What reasons does he give to explainwhy peasants supported the CCP?b How reliable do you think Edgar Snow's account of life in the Yenan Soviet is? Explain your answer.cWhy do you think the CCP was keen to give a positive impression to foreign visitors of life in the Yenan Soviet?dIt could be argued that the primary purpose of the Rectification Movement was to secure Mao's leadership of the CCP.Look back over Mao's earlier political career, identifying other examples of his determination to maintain and enhancehis own power by methods which were often violent.Make two lists in your notes, outlining -i the reasons Mao gave for establishing the Rectification Movementiiother possible motives Mao may have had for establishing the MovementeI must admit that most of the peasants to whom I talked seemed to support the communists and the Red Army ...To understand the peasant support for the communist movement, it is necessary to keep in mind its economic basisthe burden borne by the peasantry under the KMT regime. Now, wherever the Reds went, there was no doubt thatthey radically changed the situation for the tenant farmer and all the 'have-not' elements. All forms of taxation wereabolished in the new districts for the first year, to give the farmers a breathing space ... Secondly, they gave land to theland-hungry peasants ... Thirdly, they took land and livestock from the wealthy classes and redistributed them amongthe poor ... Landlords and peasants were each allowed as much land as they could farm with their own labour.illayDeviceserEdgar Snow, Red Star Over China (1938 edition), pp. 237, 238.nimist hoog to 21nuoms tasv beyou29b bas 229lemor2'930 91o the vasappeared that Chian

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D. It could be argued that the primary purpose of the Rectification Movement was to secure Mao's leadership of the CCP. Look back over Mao's earlier political career, identifying other examples of his determination to maintain and enhance his own power by methods which were often violent. E. Make two lists outlining the reasons Mao gave for establishing the Rectification Movement and other possible motives Mao may have had for establishing the Movement.

D. It could be argued that the primary purpose of the Rectification Movement was to secure Mao's leadership of the CCP. Look back over Mao's earlier political career, identifying other examples of his determination to maintain and enhance his own power by methods which were often violent. E. Make two lists outlining the reasons Mao gave for establishing the Rectification Movement and other possible motives Mao may have had for establishing the Movement.