5.1 Rise and Fall of the Gang of Four Flashcards
1
Q
Death of Lin Biao
A
His plane crashed in Mongolian Desert
Details of overthrowing Mao released
2
Q
The rise of the gang of four
A
Started during Cultural Revolution
All afraid of capitalist elements
Popular with the people
3
Q
Death of Zhou Enlai
A
Died of cancer, Deng was removed
People loved him, death was tragic and people put up posters criticising Jian Qing
4
Q
Promotion of Hua Guofeng
A
Mao randomly promoted this person
New rival for Go4
Mao died in September 1976
5
Q
Arrest of Go4
A
Politburo invited all member individually for an urgent meeting
when they showed up they were arrested
6
Q
End of Go4
A
Go4 accused of using red guards to remove Deng
Jiang accused judge of being revisionist spy
Jiang sentenced to death
