The country was called the PRC after What do these letters stand for?

A large number of vicious killings took place in China in the aftermath of the revolution - according to most estimates at least 1 million, and possibly as many as 3 million. This was a settling of old scores. Which social group suffered in this wave of killing?

One of the regime's chief supporters was the PLA. What do these letters stand for?

In 1957 Mao launched a campaign to encourage party members to air their grievances. What was this campaign called?

Later in 1957 Mao decided to clamp down on those intellectuals who had taken the opportunity to criticise the party. What name was given to this campaign?

In the course of the "Great Leap Forward" (1958-1962) the existing collective farms were greatly expanded in size. What name was given to these huge new units?

The peasants on these enormous farms were encouraged to make which product in backyard furnaces?

In 1960 a friendly nation withdrew advisors and loans from China. Both had helped greatly in China's economic progress. Which state did this?

A new marriage law in 1950 discouraged which kind of marital practice?

The 1950 Education Act established a national system of primary education in China. What proportion of eligible children were attending such schools by 1956?