Political developments (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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When did Mao promote the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
When did Mao promote the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
1956
Who promoted the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
Who promoted the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
Mao Tse-tung
Poem origin of Hundred Flowers Campaign name
Poem origin of Hundred Flowers Campaign name
'Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend'
Date of Mao's speech starting Hundred Flowers Campaign
Date of Mao's speech starting Hundred Flowers Campaign
27 February 1957
Who oversaw the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
Who oversaw the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
Zhou Enlai
When did intellectuals begin assertive criticism?
When did intellectuals begin assertive criticism?
Spring 1957
What did Peking University students create to criticise government?
What did Peking University students create to criticise government?
'Democratic Wall'
When did Mao stop the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
When did Mao stop the Hundred Flowers Campaign?
8 June 1957
Mao's term for critics to be 'plucked out'
Mao's term for critics to be 'plucked out'
'Poisonous weeds'
Where were critics sent after campaign ended?
Where were critics sent after campaign ended?
Labour camps for 're-education'
When was Anti-Rightist Movement launched?
When was Anti-Rightist Movement launched?
July 1957
How many arrested in Anti-Rightist Movement?
How many arrested in Anti-Rightist Movement?
300,000 to 500,000
Name of labour camps critics were sent to
Name of labour camps critics were sent to
Laogai camps
% of government officials purged in Anti-Rightist Movement
% of government officials purged in Anti-Rightist Movement
10%
When did Anti-Rightist Movement end?
When did Anti-Rightist Movement end?
1959