the red guards and red terror (theme 3) Flashcards
how many people did the red guard kill by 1976?
1 million
why did mao mobilise the youth?
because they were ideologically committed to him
what did mao’s cult of personality create?
total commitment to maoist thought
what were mass rallies and what did they intend to do?
huge gatherings of red guards where mao created revolutionary fervour
what role did the PLA play in mobilising the red guard?
it transported young people across the country and aided in building infrastructure
who was song binbin?
a girl who led a protest against her school which involved the murder of her teacher
what were the four olds?
old habits, customs, ideas and culture
what are some examples of what the red guard did to attack the four olds? (three examples)
defacing structures
renaming streets
destroying works of art
how did Zhou Enlai limit the attacks on the four olds? (two ways)
prevented red lights from meaning ‘go’
prevented beijing being renamed to ‘east is red city’
how many libraries were closed by 1976?
1100
how was terror different in tibet compared to other regions?
terror was far more organised and was an attempt to eradicate the region
how was ding ling attacked?
she was subject to a struggle meeting and forced to stand for hours in the ‘airplane’ position
how did the violence get out of hand?
red guard factions turned on eachother to prove their commitment to the revolution, verging on civil war
what was the january storm?
anarchy between two red guard factions that spiralled into massive fighting
how did the PLA restore order in 1968?
they massacred units of the red guard, so muc so that bodies washed up on the shores of hong kong
