The Cultural Revolution (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What years did the Great Leap Forward take place?
What years did the Great Leap Forward take place?
1958-1962
What was the main consequence of the Great Leap Forward's failure for Mao?
What was the main consequence of the Great Leap Forward's failure for Mao?
His authority within the CCP weakened
Who became President of China after Mao stepped back from daily government operations?
Who became President of China after Mao stepped back from daily government operations?
Liu Shaoqi
What did Liu and Deng's economic policies successfully achieve by 1962?
What did Liu and Deng's economic policies successfully achieve by 1962?
Ending the famine crisis
What did Mao mean by the 'capitalist road'?
What did Mao mean by the 'capitalist road'?
Economic recovery over ideology
According to Mao, who was being put in charge of factories instead of workers?
According to Mao, who was being put in charge of factories instead of workers?
Industrial experts
What did Mao call policies that went backwards toward capitalist ideas?
What did Mao call policies that went backwards toward capitalist ideas?
Revisionist
When did Mao launch the Socialist Education Movement?
When did Mao launch the Socialist Education Movement?
1963
What were the 'Four Olds' that Mao's campaigns targeted?
What were the 'Four Olds' that Mao's campaigns targeted?
Old customs, culture, habits, ideas
When did the Cultural Revolution officially begin?
When did the Cultural Revolution officially begin?
May 1966
What did Mao believe about who should participate in building communism?
What did Mao believe about who should participate in building communism?
Everyone should be equal participants
What did 'continuous revolution' mean in Mao's thinking?
What did 'continuous revolution' mean in Mao's thinking?
Constant vigilance against backsliding