The Cultural Revolution (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Great Leap Forward (1958-62) - purpose
Great Leap Forward (1958-62) - purpose
Rapid industrialisation of China
Great Leap Forward - impact on Mao's authority
Great Leap Forward - impact on Mao's authority
Weakened it significantly due to its failure
Liu Shaoqi's position from 1962
Liu Shaoqi's position from 1962
President of China
Mao's term for Liu & Deng's policies
Mao's term for Liu & Deng's policies
The 'capitalist road'
Revisionist policies - Mao's definition
Revisionist policies - Mao's definition
Going backwards to capitalist ideas from communist revolution
Socialist Education Movement start year
Socialist Education Movement start year
1963
Socialist Education Movement - purpose
Socialist Education Movement - purpose
Remove capitalist elements from CCP, restore revolutionary spirit
The 'Four Olds' targeted for removal
The 'Four Olds' targeted for removal
Old customs, culture, habits, and ideas
Cultural Revolution official start date
Cultural Revolution official start date
May 1966
Mao's concern about private farming
Mao's concern about private farming
Farmers kept profits for themselves
Continuous revolution - meaning
Continuous revolution - meaning
Revolution never complete, needs constant vigilance against backsliding
Who blocked Mao's initiatives 1962-64
Who blocked Mao's initiatives 1962-64
Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping
Mao's concern about industrial management
Mao's concern about industrial management
Experts in charge instead of workers controlling workplaces
Why Mao launched Cultural Revolution
Why Mao launched Cultural Revolution
Regain control & redirect China to revolutionary vision