Red Terror (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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What was the Red Terror?
What was the Red Terror?
Extreme violence period during Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
Red Terror time period
Red Terror time period
1966-1976
When Four Olds campaign launched
When Four Olds campaign launched
August 1966
Who launched Four Olds campaign
Who launched Four Olds campaign
Lin Biao
What were the Four Olds?
What were the Four Olds?
Old ideas, customs, habits, and culture
How were Red Guards identified?
How were Red Guards identified?
Uniforms and Mao's Little Red Book
Three main Red Guard target groups
Three main Red Guard target groups
Intellectuals, Party officials, wealthy people
Red Guard violence death toll
Red Guard violence death toll
Several hundred thousand killed
Police role during Red Terror
Police role during Red Terror
Forbidden from intervening
Cultural sites destroyed
Cultural sites destroyed
Museums, temples, shrines, imperial tombs
When government authority collapsed
When government authority collapsed
Early 1967
Result of government breakdown
Result of government breakdown
Anarchy and loss of CCP control
Why Red Guard groups fought each other
Why Red Guard groups fought each other
Each claimed to be true reps of Mao's revolution
Economic impact of Red Terror
Economic impact of Red Terror
Severely damaged China's economic productivity