opposition to mao Flashcards
1
Q
what did many leading figures in the CCP disagree with the hundred flowers campaign and why?
A
encouraging critism would undermine the party
2
Q
what did china need?
A
strict controls over debate
3
Q
when did mao do a speech?
A
february 1957
4
Q
the speech contained his new slogan and why was it significant?
A
spoken to a wider audience
5
Q
mao took a 3 week train journey why?
A
to win support by convincing party officials he wasn’t going to unleash a tidal wave of criticism
6
Q
when was hundred flowers campaign campaign officially launched?
A
may 1957
7
Q
when the campaign was released, what was the feedback?
A
criticism. attacking communist system
8
Q
what even occurred at the beijing university?
A
‘democracy wall’ covered with posters critical of communist party and calling mao to stand down
