Reasons for launching the Cultural Revolution 1966-1976

Question 1

Culture
4 olds

Answer 1

To create a new ‘socialist people’ with eradication of the ‘four olds’ :culture, ideas, customs, habits

Question 2

Culture
RG

Answer 2

Used the red guards to eradicate four olds attack ‘Hong Kong-style haircuts, Hong-Kong style clothing, cowboy trousers, winkle pickers and high-heeled shoes’, ‘correction stations’ at street corners heads were shaved, destruction of churches and bourgeoise home

Question 3

Culture
opera

Answer 3

Censorship, ballets and operas personally approved by Qing eg the ‘revolutionary operas’

Question 4

Culture
Hai Rui

Answer 4

Hai Rui dismissedfrom office

Question 5

Purge the party
Liu Shaoqi and Deng

Answer 5

Purge Liu Shaoqi and Deng sending work teams organise Red Guards to attack individuals not party as Mao had refered to uni proffesors as ‘scholar tyrnats’

Question 6

Purge the party
Peng Zhen

Answer 6

Purge Peng Zhen allowing Dismmised from office Hai Rui rid prags ally

Question 7

Purge the party
Bombard

Answer 7

Bombard the headquaters wall poster revealed intentions on democracy wall

Question 8

Rectification campaign
quote

Answer 8

a ‘grate disorder across the land leading to great order’

Question 9

Rectification campaign
how many purged

Answer 9

70% province level purged, 60% national, 20% local ‘revisionists’

Question 10

purge the party
politburo

Answer 10

9/23 politburo survived

Question 11

Rectification campaign
replaced by

Answer 11

2/3 congress PLA

Question 12

Rectification campaign
consequence deng and liu

Answer 12

Other officals purged after Liu and Deng as warning of ‘old thinking’