Hundred Flowers: features and results (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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In which year did Mao Zedong launch the Hundred Flowers campaign?
In which year did Mao Zedong launch the Hundred Flowers campaign?
1956
What was the title of Mao's famous speech on 27 February 1957?
What was the title of Mao's famous speech on 27 February 1957?
'On contradictions among the people'
When did Mao abruptly end the Hundred Flowers campaign?
When did Mao abruptly end the Hundred Flowers campaign?
June 1957
What was the famous slogan associated with the Hundred Flowers campaign?
What was the famous slogan associated with the Hundred Flowers campaign?
'Let a hundred flowers bloom'
What type of criticism did Mao initially invite during the campaign?
What type of criticism did Mao initially invite during the campaign?
Administrative issues
What did students publish that the CCP could not directly control?
What did students publish that the CCP could not directly control?
Independent newspapers
How many people were sent to prison labour camps during the Anti-Rightist movement?
How many people were sent to prison labour camps during the Anti-Rightist movement?
300,000-500,000
What years did the Anti-Rightist movement span?
What years did the Anti-Rightist movement span?
1957 to 1959
What percentage of top CCP officials were removed after the campaign?
What percentage of top CCP officials were removed after the campaign?
5-10%
Which senior CCP leader publicly apologised for failing to implement Mao's policies quickly enough?
Which senior CCP leader publicly apologised for failing to implement Mao's policies quickly enough?
Zhou Enlai
What were workers and peasants given after they didn't praise the CCP as expected?
What were workers and peasants given after they didn't praise the CCP as expected?
Educational programmes
What did radical writers criticise the CCP for in early 1957?
What did radical writers criticise the CCP for in early 1957?
Corruption and bureaucratic failures