Communism in crisis 1976-1989 Flashcards
Mao introduced the great leap forward in
1958
mao’s wife was
Jiang Qing
the gang of 4 wanted to
eliminate bourgeois influences, the revolutionist ways and the 4 olds
the 4 olds are…
culture, customs, habits, and thoughts
deng xiaoping
was more moderate. against the cultural revolution. wanted to introduce capitalism into chinas economy
zhou enlai was in charge. he protected…
deng and wanted to restore order. when he died, Mao took his place but he would have preferred deng
Quingming Festival
Was in Bejing March 29th to april 4th.
Criticized Mao and gang. mourned zhou’s death. supported Deng.
started many conflicts/protests
Mao died…
December 9th of 1976
After mao’s death what did the gang of four do??
they took over using media and universities. Jiang made it seem like Mao wanted her to succeed, but she was exposed.
G4 carried out a coupe on
october 6
Hua
Mao wanted him to succeed him, Hua argued he should take over. everyones on his side. the gang of 4 is outcast and arrested.
Deng created his 4 modernizations and is important again after being reinstated
that is all
Hua policy
two whatevers: do whatever mao would do or did
Hua resigned and was succeeded by
Zaho Ziyang
Deng has control of china in
1982