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Motives for The Cultural Revolution (1966-69)
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Motives for The Cultural Revolution (1966-69)
Power Struggle
Defeat opponents
Regain political supremacy
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
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
1964: new drama festival
Modernise: replaced traditional chinese opera with present-day struggles
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
Mao's comeback
1965: gained support of Lin Bao, Minister of Defence
All army ranks abolished + every soldier given Little Red Book
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