trial redo Flashcards
Gang of Four
group of CCP figures including Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen and Yao Wenyuan
played a major role in turning art, film and opera into tools of oppression
implemented mao’s policy independent of the party and discredited key members of the party such as deng xiaoping
they are responsible for initiating the cultural revolution through an attack on Wu Han’s play
maintained control of the media and propaganda outlets
after mao’s death, their power declined and they were imprisoned and tried a few years after his death
red guard
student-led paramilitary movement that acted in the name of the cultural revolution
acted on mao’s broad instruction, and sought to destroy the four olds - idea, culture, customs and habits
raided museums and places of worship
used struggle sessions to denounce middle class “traitors” and anybody that they deemed to be counterrevolutionary
impact of cultural revolution on society
between 500,000 and 20 million were killed
tens of millions exposed to humiliation, hard labour and job loss
growing disillusionment of ordinary people with politics
impact of cultural revolution on culture
massive education reform
strict censorship
all art works had to reflect proletarian values
bans on traditional chinese and western culture
purges of artists who did not comply
tiananmen square protests - impact question
reporters from all over the world covered the incident, with the photo of ‘tank man’ famously emerging
china was unable to hide from, or cover up the incident, despite their best efforts to do so
domestic response to tiananmen
no reforms were made
government hailed the military intervention a great victory, despite the bloodshed
Zhou Ziyang dismissed
Jiang Zemin appointed General Secretary after being mayor of Shanghai
many prominent student leaders escaped china after warrants were put out for their arrests
global response
Bob Hawke offered 4 year visas to students
Margaret Thatcher relaxed visas for hong kong residents - “clearly , normal business with Chinese authorities cannot continue”
European Economic Committee suspended all loans and political contact
WTO delayed China’s entry
