Political developments (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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When was the Hundred Flowers Campaign launched?
When was the Hundred Flowers Campaign launched?
1956
Poem inspiring Hundred Flowers Campaign name
Poem inspiring Hundred Flowers Campaign name
'Let 100 flowers bloom; let 100 schools of thought contend'
When did Mao give his 'Contradictions Among People' speech?
When did Mao give his 'Contradictions Among People' speech?
27 February 1957
Premier who oversaw Hundred Flowers Campaign
Premier who oversaw Hundred Flowers Campaign
Zhou Enlai
What did Peking University students create during campaign?
What did Peking University students create during campaign?
Democratic Wall with posters criticising government
When did Mao end the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
When did Mao end the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
8 June 1957
Mao's term for critics to be removed
Mao's term for critics to be removed
'Poisonous weeds'
When did the Anti-Rightist Movement begin?
When did the Anti-Rightist Movement begin?
July 1957
How many arrested in Anti-Rightist Movement?
How many arrested in Anti-Rightist Movement?
300,000 to 500,000 people
Definition of laogai camps
Definition of laogai camps
Labour camps for re-education on benefits of communism