The Red Guards and the Red Terror (Four Olds), Lin Biao and the PLA, radicalisation campaigns (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Mao's student rebels who attacked teachers
Mao's student rebels who attacked teachers
Red Guards
Date of first Red Guard rally in Tiananmen Square
Date of first Red Guard rally in Tiananmen Square
18 August 1966
Four Olds targeted for destruction
Four Olds targeted for destruction
Old Culture, Customs, Habits, Ideas
Big character posters in Chinese
Big character posters in Chinese
Dazibao
Year Red Guards movement ended
Year Red Guards movement ended
1968
Army used to suppress Red Guards in rural areas
Army used to suppress Red Guards in rural areas
People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Mao's fourth wife (Madame Mao)
Mao's fourth wife (Madame Mao)
Jiang Qing
When Lin Biao became Mao's designated successor
When Lin Biao became Mao's designated successor
April 1969
How and when Lin Biao died
How and when Lin Biao died
Plane crash, September 1971
Name of failed plot to assassinate Mao
Name of failed plot to assassinate Mao
Project 571
Premier ensuring stability after Lin Biao (1971)
Premier ensuring stability after Lin Biao (1971)
Zhou Enlai
Year Deng Xiaoping reinstated
Year Deng Xiaoping reinstated
1973
Radical group of four led by Jiang Qing
Radical group of four led by Jiang Qing
Gang of Four
Imperial landmark preserved by Zhou Enlai's order
Imperial landmark preserved by Zhou Enlai's order
Forbidden City
When Mao first tried to shut down Red Guards
When Mao first tried to shut down Red Guards
February 1967