Motives for The Cultural Revolution (1966-69)

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Motives for The Cultural Revolution (1966-69)
  1. Power Struggle
    1. Defeat opponents
      1. Regain political supremacy
        1. GLF undermined Mao's political position
        2. Ensure economic policies were accepted
          1. 1962-66: leaders of CCP argued with each other about ways to develop China
            1. Mao opposed these policies
        3. Purify Communism
          1. Mao thought CCP officials were corrupt
            1. Wanted purer communism more than economic efficiency
              1. 1962: Socialist Education Movement
                1. 1962: Four clean-up campaign
                  1. Discourage: corruption, bad management+ 'capitalist' behaviour
                  2. 1964: new drama festival
                    1. Modernise: replaced traditional chinese opera with present-day struggles
                  3. Education
                    1. Needed to be less academic + more revolutionary and practical = like peasants
                      1. June 1964: said education represented bureaucrats who did not reflect communist ideals like peasants
                        1. Intellectuals, university lecturers+city dwellers sent to countryside to learn from peasants
                      2. Mao's comeback
                        1. 1965: gained support of Lin Bao, Minister of Defence
                          1. All army ranks abolished + every soldier given Little Red Book
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