The Growth of Anarchy and the Use of Terror (2a.3) Flashcards
1
Q
What happened to those accused of wealth/privilege?
A
- Lengthly struggle sessions
- Physically attacked, tortured and forced to confess to ‘crimes’ against Chinese people
2
Q
How many bodies did the Baboshan Crematorium in Beijing dispose of?
A
2000 bodies in a two week period in 1966
3
Q
How many deaths were the GO4 accused of sanctioning?
A
1/2 million people
4
Q
How many died in the southern province of Guangxi?
A
67,000
5
Q
Splits and rivalries
A
- Shanghai
- Chaotic infighting between different factions 1967
- Known as January Storm
- Mao intervened with help of PLA
6
Q
How many places of historical and cultural significance in Beijing were destroyed?
A
2/3 of the 7000 places
7
Q
How many homes were broken into in search of ‘old’ artefacts?
A
100,000
8
Q
Attack on Confucius’ home town
A
- Qufu in Shandong province
- Red Guards spent 4 weeks vandalising countless books, paintings, statues, graves and monuments with connections to confucius
