China - Chapter 3 - The Cultural Revolution

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What did the Cultural revolution begin as?
An internal party purge
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What did the Cultural revolution broaden out to?
A national mass campaign
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Who restored order, and what did they do?
The PLA, and they dispatched Red Guards to the countryside
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What were the years of the Cultural revolution?
1966- Mao's death, 1976
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What was the first conflict of the cultural revolution, which caught the attention of the outside world?
Hai Rui dismissed from office, the 1st conflict, play set in Ming dynasty, parallel to Peng Dehuai downfall
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Who were the gang of four?
Jiang Quing (Mao's wife) Yao Wenguan Zhang Chunquaio Wang Hongwen (Shanghai radicals)
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What did the Gang of four do?
dominated the Central Cultural Revolution Group (directed the Cultural Revolution)
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What happened to the Gang of four after 1976?
After Mao's death, they were arrested and put on trial
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What is the generic reason why Mao launched the cultural revolution?
Climax of CCP political power struggle / ideological battle over amount of pragmatism that was appropriate / also Mao’s constant desire to renew revolution, almost like a new rectification campaign to weed out capitalist elements
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Thoroughly describe how divisions within the CCP between ideologues and pragmatists was a reason for Mao to launch the revolution.
Mao is an ideologue (Meaning he emphaised the means, put high priority towards theoretical ideas as opposed to pragmatists (Who emphasis the ends, put higher value on taking whatever course of action necessary to produce required results However, Ma
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When was the 7,000 cadre conference and why was it significant
1962 Because Mao withdrew from Public life due to further drift from socialist ideas
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When did Mao launch the Socialist Education Movement, and what was it?
preached virtues of collective economic approach & root out corruption in rural cadres, Mao aims for mass mobilisation campaign
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Describe how Mao's quest for permanent revolution was significant in the launch of the Cultural revolution.
Advancing the Revolution was vital to Mao. as he believes this is where Russia failed (KHR and successors squandered Lenins legacy) Mao aware the youth of the party not yet tested - weren't in long march, Japanese War, Civil war and by 1966 the 'th
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When was the Long march?
1934-46
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Descibe how attacks on the bureaucracy was a significant reason in Mao's launch of the Cultural revolution
Mao feared a new bureaucracy who should be purged before becoming new class of mandarins (exclusive elite of high ranking officials who had no place in Communist China) He thought they had to be purged before China suffered the same thing Russia did.
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Describe why divisions within the CCP between supporters and opponents of Mao's policies was a reason for Mao to launch the CR
Cr began as a purge of pragmatists , Mao circuled around his opponents and decided upon the best way to pick them off one by one Mao's main supporters were Lin Biao (Leader of PLA) Jiang Qing (4th wife and ruthless cultural enforcer) Kang Sheng (CHi
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Who were Mao's main supporters during the CR?
Lin Biao (Leader of PLA) Jiang Qing (4th wife and ruthless cultural enforcer) Kang Sheng (CHief of secret police) and Chen Boda (headed CCRG Central Cultural revolution group.)
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Who did Mao mainly use to target opposition
Young people, students
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Who restored order, and what did they do?
The PLA, and they dispatched Red Guards to the countryside
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