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A Study On "Resist U.S. Aggression To Aid North Korea" And Political Mobilization In Mainland China

Posted on:2018-02-16Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y K HaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:1316330512490856Subject:International History of the Cold War
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This dissertation investigated the political mobilization in mainland China during the Korean War(1950-1953)or more specifically,the 'Resist U.S.Aggression to Aid North Korea' movement.The mobilization is closely related to the situation in battlefront,that it supported combat on the front on the one hand,and it solved many tricky problems by on the other.This dissertation did not solely focus on 'Resist U.S.Aggression to Aid North Korea' in traditional sense,it involved investigations into multiple areas of social life such as military,politics,economics,ideology and public health.It focused on the region of Shanxi province at present(including the region of Shanxi and some part of Chahar and Suiyuan province at that time).This dissertation is based on perspectives of cold war history and social history,meanwhile,it uses the empirical research methodology of multiple historical evidences' mutual proof.It also adopted theories from political science and communication science.By doing so,the author attempt to depict various aspects of historical images of wartime political mobilization among the people under the leadership of the Party and the State,and summarize relevant historical law and experience.In addition to the introduction and conclusion section,this dissertation includes five other chapters.Chapter one describes the domestic and international situation right after the outbreak of the war.In particular,it describes the situation in Shanxi province in terms of politics,economics,and ideology.Additionally,it expounds the policies issued by the central government and the implementation in Shanxi province.This is the beginning of the domestic political mobilization.Chapter two explores the military mobilization in the background of 'Resist U.S.Aggression to Aid North Korea',including assembling troops,Aircraft and Cannon Donation Campaign,and console frontline soldiers,etc.These domestic military mobilizations directly served the need of the frontline.It provided manpower,material and logistics supports for the frontline,which raised the morale of frontline soldiers.Chapter three depicts the eliminate counterrevolutionaries mobilization,including Suppress Counterrevolutionaries Campaign,ban on reactionary secret societies,ban on Legion of Mary and Christianity and Five-anti Campaign which cracked down the criminal trader.The eliminate counterrevolutionaries mobilization aimed to consolidate the newly established government and maintain the social stability by cracking down the rampant counter-revolution activities after the outbreak of the war.Chapter four investigates the ideological mobilization during the war,particularly among the intellectuals.The intellectuals include three categories;senior intellectuals that mainly comprised of university scholars,experts and technicians in manufacturing and mining industries,and average intellectuals comprised by teachers and employees in primary and secondary schools.The ideological reform and political training generally transformed the liberal tendencies of the intellectuals,unified ideological views,and established people's identification to the `new society'.Chapter five inspects the social mobilization.The rumor of biological warfare in Korean battlefield resulted in large-scale anti-biological warfare campaign and Patriotic Health Campaign.This campaign not only promoted the modernization of hygiene habits and concepts,but more importantly,the party and state achieved organized mobilization of the people and establish the idea of patriotism and anti-America among the populace through this movement.The investigation into Shanxi province has shown that the mobilization in the background of 'Resist U.S.Aggression to Aid North Korea' includes dynamic reciprocal interactions between the Central government,local governments and the masses.The political mobilization transformed both the domestic and international dilemmas at the early stage of the Korean War.It consolidated the newly established government,unified various social classes.By doing so,the party and state won both identification and support from the public,generally achieved the mission of New Democratic Transformation,and laid foundation for the comprehensive transition to socialist society.In addition,this mobilization eliminated the influence of western countries led by the USA.It diminished the 'pro-America','admire America' and'fear America' mind among the people,and cultivated the patriotism and animosity towards the USA among the people.After the Korean War,China and the USA entered full-scale confrontation,which considerably strengthened the Cold War in Asia.The first hand material used in this dissertation is mainly from the provincial,municipal and county archives in Shanxi.Besides,it also used historical data from other local archives in mainland China,National Archives and Records Administration of the USA,Universities Service Center for China Studies of Chinese University of Hong Kong,and other historical archives database.Finally,other publications such as documentation,newspapers,interview records,memoirs and documentaries were also included as supplement and references.
Keywords/Search Tags:'Resist U.S. Aggression to Aid North Korea', political mobilization, Shanxi province, New Democratic Transformation, Patterns of Mobilization
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