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Cultural Rev

Started in 1966 Restored Mao to undisputed authority The Little Red Book Rivals were purged Early 1970’s they are restored to power By 1976, Mao consolidated the CCP and established better relations with USA and recover a seat in UN for China. Cultural Rev.

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Cultural Rev

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  1. Started in 1966 Restored Mao to undisputed authority The Little Red Book Rivals were purged Early 1970’s they are restored to power By 1976, Mao consolidated the CCP and established better relations with USA and recover a seat in UN for China Cultural Rev

  2. It was not known whether Mao favored leftist or rightist • The Rightists or Moderates were the wing of CCP led by Zhou Enlai, the Prime Minister • He did not want to repeat mistakes of Great Leap and he wanted to move China forward with economic reform • Deng Xiaoping excused of taking the capitalistic road • In 1969, Deng was sent down to countryside and placed under house arrest there • Deng returns to Beijing in 1973 • After Cultural Rev, there was a restoration of rightist and the strength of the Party Struggle for succession

  3. Mao was thought to favor the Leftists-more radical wing of CCP Favored using revolutionary ideology Jiang Qing-jyahng cing-was the leader of the Gang Read and take notes on pages 213-214 Then, read Sources A and B on page 214 Do Student Section on page 215 The Leftists and the Gang of Four

  4. Zhou Enlai died in Jan of 1976 The Gang of Four made sure that only a limited period of mourning was allowed for the leader of the Rightists Hua Guofeng became the new Prime Minister He was a leftist, but more moderate than the Gang Hua disliked the Gang b/c Jiang Qing expressed her opinions loudly The death of Zhou and Mao

  5. Examine source D on page 216 Then, do question on page 217 After completing the question on your own, read over student responses and examiner’s hint and comments 10 mnutes

  6. In 1976, crowds of people defied the Party and turned the traditional Qing Ming festival into a demonstration of loyalty for Zhou Enlai • Thousands of wreaths laid out in Tiananmen Square in Beijing • The Politburo denounced this as counter-revolutionary but the April 5th Movement or the Tiananmen Square Incident of 1976, symbolized public protest against the gov’t • Deng was blamed for encouraging the protestors The Campaign against Deng Xiaoping

  7. The Gang did not have Mao’s protection Hua had the Gang arrested They were accused of plotting to assassinate Hua Hua secured his position for succession Read Source E and answer question on page 219 Arrest of the Gang of Four

  8. Hua needed to call a meeting of the Central Committee to be confirmed as Chairman of CCP The Third Plenum was held in July 1977 Hua was confirmed Chairman and Deng was restored to his role in the leadership of the Party Return of Deng

  9. Gang put on trial in 1980 This allowed time for them to be forgotten and for the Rightists to consolidate control Copy bullet pts on page 221 Trial of Gang

  10. Hua was the Chairman of the CCP, but his hold on power was not secure He did not arouse support either from the Left or Right In 1977, Deng was restored to former position in the Party and Hua was pushed to the side Deng undermined Hua In 1978, Deng returned to a real position of influence during the Third Plenum of the Central Committee Meeting of the Eleventh National People’s Congress China under Deng

  11. Emancipate the mind, seek the truth form facts and unite as one in looking to the future Read Sources A and B and answer question on page 223 Deng’s speech

  12. Hua resigned as Premier of the State Council in 1980 Zhao Ziyang replaces Hua General Secretary of the Party was Hu Yaobang In 1982 Hua resigns as Chairman

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