The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Flashcards
When did Liu Shaoqi and Chen Yun make a second retreat from the GLF?
1961
How did Liu retreat from the GLF?
Communes were reduced to one half their size
Farming was managed by brigades of 30 rather than 100s or 1000s
Private plots permitted
Markets permitted
Communal kitchens closed
Prisoners made new aluminium utensils
PLA gave land to individual families and distributed food
Was the “household responsibility system” successful?
Yes- grain production rose from 6-10 million tonnes but 1962
26 million migrants moved to country to ease urban overcrowding
Heavy industry grew by 17%
Light industry grew by 27%
When was the GPCR?
1961-1976
What was the significance of the 7000 cadres’ conference?
January 1962- Mao’s ideals were not shared by the party about the progressive bourgeois nature of the CCP
Led to Mao leaving the CCP in the hands of Liu, Deng and Zhou and going to Beijing
What was the Socialist Education Movement? When was it?
1963
Mao wanted it to be about the people supervising cadres so there is no corruption. Liu wanted it to be work teams who supervised so there was little disruption
What were the points called that were implemented by Deng and Liu to fight corruption in 1963?
The late ten points
The revised late ten points
What did Mao say about factionalism in the CCP?
“There are at least two factions in our party. One is the socialist faction, the other is the capitalist faction.”
Who are we meant to learn from?
Lei Feng
When was the little red book first published?
May 1964
Why was the LRB published?
Lin Biao wanted to increase revolutionary spirit in the PLA and increase Mao Zedong Thought
What did Lin Biao instruct the PLA to do with the book?
“Study chairman Mao’s writings follow his teachings and act according to his instructions and be his good fighters”
When and where was it announced to “learn from the PLA”?
February 1964 in the People’s Daily
How did the PLA take a large role in education?
Involved in political bureaus in schools, factories, and other large workplaces
When was the LRB published for mass readership?
1966
