Maos Reasons for launching Cultural Revolution

Maos Reasons for Launching Cultural Revolution 

• Liu spoke out at 7000 cadres conference in 1962, clear opposition to Mao 
• Deng and Liu favoured pragmatism, against Maos ideaological approach 
• By 1965 production was back up to pre war levels, made Mao very jealous of Liu and Deng
• Mao Zedong thought was declared secondary to Marxist Leninism in 1965, a clear personal slight in the eyes of Mao 
• Mao declared that the party was too beaurocratic and needed a state of 'permenant revolution'
• 1962 Mao launched socialist education campaign, a programme designed to re introduce a revolutionary attitude in China 
• In 1963 Mao drafted early ten points, said local cadres should be criticised by the masses 
• Introduced the four clean ups, encouraged peasants to criticise party leaders, response was very lackluster
• 1963 deng launched later ten points,…