Key Dates

Question 1

7,000 Cadre Conference: Mao steps down as head of State. Divide between ideologues and pragmatists.

Answer 1

1962

Question 2

Little Red Book Published: Spreads Communist quotes using Maoist quotes and thoughts.

Answer 2

1965

Question 3

Socialist Education Movement launched: Roots out corruption to cleanse China of reactionaries and regenerate revolutionary drive.

Answer 3

1963

Question 4

Lei Fengs diary published: Promotes Mao’s cult of personality. Faked propaganda that shows a “devoted” Maoist.

Answer 4

1963

Question 5

Attack on Wuhan: Instigator of the CR. Attack playwright and party figurehead, Wuhan. Caused Peng Zhen (mayor of Beijing) to be removed + created divisions between PLA and CCP.

Answer 5

1965

Question 6

Central Revolutionary Group Set Up: Subcommittee organised to run CR.

Answer 6

1966

Question 7

Wall Poster campaign: Propaganda campaign in Beijing University. Promotes denouncing governments intended victims.

Answer 7

1966

Question 8

Mao Swims in the Yangtze river to show his strength ready for returning to public life.

Answer 8

1966

Question 9

1st Huge rally in Tiananmen Square, Led by Lin Biao. Deng + Liu stand behind in regular clothes. Encourage Red Guards to root out the “4 Olds”

Answer 9

1966 August 18th

Question 10

Factories and Office workers form Red Guard units

Answer 10

1966

Question 11

Red Guards destroy cultural objects. 2/3 of Historical buildings in Beijing Destroyed

Answer 11

1966 AUG-SEPT

Question 12

Red Terror: Student brutality and labour camps common. Push to turn traffic lights to show Red (communist colours) to mean go. Traditional family structure attacked.

Answer 12

1966

Question 13

January Storm: attempt to remove provincial government and further remove elements of capitalism and western influence

Answer 13

1967

Question 14

Crack down on Red Guards: Becoming too powerful + undermining PLA

Answer 14

1967

Question 15

Liu Shaoqi Dies: He and his wife are dragged, beaten and imprisoned. Denied medical help in prison leads to his death

Answer 15

1968

Question 16

Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi dismissed from their positions

Answer 16

1966

Question 17

Deng Xiaoping sent to correctional facility

Answer 17

1969

Question 18

Rustication programme: Moves red guards to countryside to make less trouble and learn farm life

Answer 18

1968 - 1970

Question 19

Fall of Lin Biao: Dies in plane crash after escaping when accused of conspiring against Mao

Answer 19

1971

Question 20

Mao’s health begins to decline

Answer 20

1971

Question 21

President Nixon visits China: Zhou Enlai accomodates. Fixes releationship as have common enemy of Russia. Maintain some hatred due to ideological differences. Reverses cultural revolutionary

Answer 21

1972

Question 22

Deng Xiaoping rehabilitiated to train Weng Hongwen; Mao’s chosen successor.

Answer 22

1973

Question 23

Anti-Confucious campagin: Launched by Gang of Four to try to discredit Lin. Purposefully done to target Deng and Zhou (centerists/rightists). Mao initially supported this movement.

Answer 23

1973

Question 24

Zhou Enlai dies

Answer 24

1976 Jan

Question 25

Tiananmen Square Incident: As a result of Zhou's death, his funeral turns into a demonstration for his moderate policies. This once again purged Deng out of his position.

Answer 25

1976

Question 26

Mao Zedong Dies: Hua Guofeng takes over by removing the Gang of Four with his military alliances.

Answer 26

Sept 1976

Question 27

Deng replaces Hua Guofeng

Answer 27

1980

Question 28

Baboshan cremotorium reported 2,000 bodies in a 2 week span from the Terror caused by Red Guards

Answer 28

1966

Question 29

Chinese Civil War breaks out between the CCP and GMD

Answer 29

1946 - 1949

Question 30

People’s Republic of China is established!

Answer 30

1949

Question 31

Reunification campaign

Answer 31

1949 - 50

Question 32

CPPCC meeting in Beijing

Answer 32

Sept 1949

Question 33

Sino-Soviet treaty

Answer 33

1950

Question 34

Korean war

Answer 34

1950 - 53

Question 35

Three Antis campaign

Answer 35

1951

Question 36

5 antis campaign

Answer 36

1952

Question 37

Purge of Gao Gang and Rao Shushi

Answer 37

1953

Question 38

New constitution

Answer 38

1954

Question 39

Hu Feng dies

Answer 39

1955

Question 40

Hundred Flowers Campaign

Answer 40

1957

Question 41

Agrarian Reform Law

Answer 41

1950

Question 42

MATS introduced

Answer 42

1951

Question 43

APCs introduced

Answer 43

1952

Question 44

Higher APCs introduced

Answer 44

1955

Question 45

"Stop, Contrast and develop" campaign

Answer 45

1953

Question 46

The Great Famine

Answer 46

1958 - 62

Question 47

Massive Grain imports fix the famine

Answer 47

1961

Question 48

First Five Year Plan

Answer 48

1952 - 57

Question 49

2nd Five Year Plan (Great Leap Forward)

Answer 49

1958 - 62

Question 50

3rd Five Year Plan (Reconstruction)

Answer 50

1962 - 65

Question 51

Lushan Conference

Answer 51

1959

Question 52

Sino-Soviet split

Answer 52

1961

Question 53

Backyard furnaces

Answer 53

1958

Question 54

Mao stepped down as leader

Answer 54

1962

Question 55

Marriage Law

Answer 55

1950

Question 56

First patriotic health campaign launched

Answer 56

1952

Question 57

Pinyin is adopted

Answer 57

1956

Question 58

Propaganda campaign to restrict family size

Answer 58

1971

Question 59

Zhou Enlai begins to restore education system

Answer 59

1973

Question 60

Anti-Confucius campaign

Answer 60

1973