Hundred Flowers Campaign Hundred Flowers Campaign 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryChina in the 20th centuryASEdexcel Created on: 23-05-10 09:47 Hundred Flowers Campaign "LET A HUNDRED FLOWERS BLOSSOM, LET A HUNDRED SCHOOLS CONTEND" 1 of 7 Why did he introduce it? Mao had travelled extensively, wherever he went he had the impression that he was in touch with the people 1956, informed officials that it was now the time to allow the people to have a greater freedom of expression Allowing them to comment on how well the country was achieving constructive criticism on how to become a complete proletarian state Hinted that it was now the time of the intellectuals to finally speak 2 of 7 Why conduct it? Impact of Khrushchev: Attacked Stalin in speeches Many were going to under Lenin-Stalin beliefs Resulted in revolts in Hungary, troops sent to calm things down This convinced Mao's opposition to no take this direction 3 of 7 Political Strategy Mao was always persistent, become more determined to win the argument Worked on Trains as a lobbyist to convince party officials for criticism 4 of 7 Strength of the CCP Communist party had now been securely in control, campaign against counter revolutionist appeared to eliminate any serious opposition Targets of the first FYP had already been met a year earlier, however there were still problems of it Mao had believed that the party officials were only serving the communist government and not the people 5 of 7 Short Term Impact Unleashed attacks on the communist system Mostly led by the Media & Intellectuals Main criticisms were about human rights In Beijing University a democracy wall was built up 6 of 7 Long Term Impact Full scale attack on the Intellectuals were sent out 500,000 Intellectuals were branded righteous (sent to labour camps or re-education camps) Many driven to suicide as a result Some students were shot in public Mao was now officially unchallengeable 7 of 7
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