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Motives for The Cultural
Revolution (1966-69)
- Power Struggle
- Defeat opponents
- Regain political supremacy
- GLF undermined Mao's political position
- GLF undermined Mao's political position
- Ensure economic policies were accepted
- 1962-66: leaders of CCP argued with each other
about ways to develop China
- Mao opposed these policies
- Mao opposed these policies
- 1962-66: leaders of CCP argued with each other
about ways to develop China
- Defeat opponents
- Purify Communism
- Mao thought CCP officials were corrupt
- Wanted purer communism more than economic efficiency
- 1962: Socialist Education Movement
- 1962: Four clean-up campaign
- Discourage: corruption, bad management+ 'capitalist' behaviour
- Discourage: corruption, bad management+ 'capitalist' behaviour
- 1964: new drama festival
- Modernise: replaced traditional chinese opera with
present-day struggles
- Modernise: replaced traditional chinese opera with
present-day struggles
- Mao thought CCP officials were corrupt
- Education
- Needed to be less academic + more
revolutionary and practical = like peasants
- June 1964: said education represented
bureaucrats who did not reflect
communist ideals like peasants
- Intellectuals, university lecturers+city dwellers sent to
countryside to learn from peasants
- Intellectuals, university lecturers+city dwellers sent to
countryside to learn from peasants
- Needed to be less academic + more
revolutionary and practical = like peasants
- Mao's comeback
- 1965: gained support of Lin Bao, Minister of Defence
- All army ranks abolished + every soldier given Little Red Book
- All army ranks abolished + every soldier given Little Red Book
- 1965: gained support of Lin Bao, Minister of Defence
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