Chapter 8: The aims, origins and cource of the Cultural revolution Flashcards
When did Mao launch the |Great Proletarian Cultural revolution?
1966
When id Mao remove Peng Zhen from office?
In March 1966
When did Mao take control of the cultural revolution group?
In May 1966
When did Mao swim the Yangzi river?
July 1966
What was Liu Shaoqi forced to do in the Central Committee meeting in august 1966
He was made to make self-criticisms for his errors. However his words were not sufficient.
When and where did Liu Shaoqi die?
He died in prison in 1969
When did the revolutionary rebels seize control of the main newspapers in Shanghai?
3rd January 1967
When was the February Adverse Current?
February 1967
By October 1968, how many of those in the Central committee, had been members in 1966 and how many had been purged?
-Only 40 members with full voting rights were present-About two thirds had been purged
