anti-rightist campaign 1957 Flashcards
1
Q
all the oppositions was too much for mao, so he started attacking others, who?
A
‘rightists’ - suspected right wing followers in his party - intellectuals
2
Q
what happened to his language of his slogan?
A
‘flowers to bloom’ to ‘eradication of poisonous weeds’
3
Q
who did mao attack?
A
500,000 intellectuals - branded ‘rightists’
4
Q
what were the 3 degrees of persecution?
A
1.labour camps
2.countryside for re-education
3.public humiliation
5
Q
what were the intellectuals driven too?
A
suicide
6
Q
what was said to potentially occurred?
A
mao planned this all along?
7
Q
why is it said mao potentially knew what he was doing?
A
because he was a highly skilful political operator
