The Cultural Revolution Chinese Politics 1966-1976 - The Cultural Revolution 2010104534 Noh HyunKyung 2010104542 Ahn JaeHee 2011104480 Hwang SooMin

Summary CR, failure? Evidence in depth Conclusion Discussion

Summary

Mao’s power gets gradually expanded. Summary 1st Phase Mao’s power gets gradually expanded. Lin Biao Jiang Qing Actual Actions

knocked off certain officials Summary Mao, knocked off certain officials secured the acquiescence of the party establishments attacked revisionism and unnamed members in the party “taking the capitalist road” Actual Actions

Summary Shitzu

Mao got nominal legality. R Summary 2nd Phase Mao got nominal legality. 11th Plenum Anti- Red Guards Revisionism

Red Guards Summary was consist of teenage students “Learn revolution by making revolution” “Bombard the headquarters” turned to destructive activities Mere attack → heightened phase

R Summary Yangzi

The whole situation out of Mao’s control. Summary 3rd Phase The whole situation out of Mao’s control. Seizure of Power Violent Rebels Revolutionary Situation

Summary Seizure of power The regional force of PLA To drag out the capitalist roaders → violent situation Revolutionary rebels (disbanded the Red Guards)

Mao tried to put a new state together. Summary 4th Phase Mao tried to put a new state together. Military Not Many Radical Students 9th Party Congress

R Summary July 1968 ~ April 1969 Military / New party and official functionaries / Slight representation of mass organization Ninth Party Congress The Central Committee → more military / less educated / less prepared to deal with foreign affairs

Can we conclude CR as a FAILURE ?

And we refute 2 most general statements that conclude CR as a failure. Our answer is NO And we refute 2 most general statements that conclude CR as a failure.

CR delayed China’s economic development State 1. CR delayed China’s economic development for 30 years.

Can we say that CR is a Failure Only with the economic reason? Of course NOT

by mentally renovating people. Statement 1. CR delayed China’s economic development for 30 years. Prosperity is NOT the main goal of CR The original purpose is to make the communist revolution last continuously by mentally renovating people.

China is NOT one of the capitalism countries. Statement 1. CR delayed China’s economic development for 30 years. It evaluates CR only with capitalists’ Value. China is NOT one of the capitalism countries. It is a COMMUNIST COUNTRY! CR must be evaluated with its original goal and background of ideology.

Mao’s one-man dictatorship and corruption State 2. CR brought Mao’s one-man dictatorship and corruption after it.

Mao’s one-man dictatorship and corruption is result of CR ? Can you sure that Mao’s one-man dictatorship and corruption is result of CR ? Well, I don’t think so.

Statement 2. CR brought Mao’s one man dictatorship and corruption Result of CR Must be separated From Mao’s fault after CR CR is Mao’s attempt to keep communist revolution. So, we should understand CR as a continuous phase towards ‘communist utopia’. No Causal link between the CR and its after-happenings.

because it don’t separate result of CR & Misrule of Mao after CR Statement 2. CR brought Mao’s one man dictatorship and corruption So, This state is unfair because it don’t separate result of CR & Misrule of Mao after CR The state that Mao’s one-man dictatorship and corruption is made by result of CR similar to saying; President park’s one-man dictatorship is caused by his economic development..

Evidence in depth

CENTRALIZED ORGANIZATION Evidence in depth why we can view the CR as a success STRONG POWER VIOLENT STATE CENTRALIZED ORGANIZATION 글서 타이틀을못달겟어 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ deepening evidence라하기엔넘 캐쥬얼하고 광범위해가 point되게모가잇어야하는데 내가이해가앙대서근가 노현경 님의 말 : 저거 세개가 뭔데 마오가 원하는 안재희(ㅎ.ㅎ) 님의 말 : 그 레닌이주잘한 것들 이자ㅓ너? 대증선동을위한스단 ㅇㅇㅇㅇㅇ 황수민 님의 말 : Reason Why you can See the CR as a success 그냥 일케 하면 안되냐 글고 마오의정브에사실제로나타남 근데 그건 모든 바디가 저거자나 그럼ㅋㅋ 다 성공이라고 불러야 되는 이유 나열하는건데 우리가 ㅋㅋ 바디 123이 다 1,2 는 실패라고 보는 입장에 대한 비판으로 보는 경향이 강하고 3은 그냥 왜 성공이라고 볼수 있는지에 대해서 좀더 깊게 파는거니까 ㅠㅠㅠ 그래서 그랫어여 ㅋㅋㅋ

How about the Mao’s government? Military was monopolized by Mao’s people (representative of proletarians) An officer in the People’s Liberation Army consisted More than 2/3 from the parties.

Why Mao wanted to avoid Revisionism? Contents Original Aim of CR Anti-Revisionism Why Mao wanted to avoid Revisionism? Appearance gap between poor-rich and hereditary elite groups made by China leadership. Think about the Deng Xiaoping’s government with dengism. It became the reality.

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Cultural Revolution Conclusion Results Focus ∙Economical Development → Capitalistic view ∙Dictatorship ∙Corruption → Mao’s misrule Stage Towards Utopia Focus ∙Anti-Revisionism ∙Centralized State consists of proletarian Cultural Revolution

Discussion

Can we Discussion Can we think of other perspectives of evaluating the CR ? (Is it a success of a failure?) Why did Mao change after the CR ? 3反, 5反 and Hundred Flowers were also the struggle against rightist class or elites and were in a procedure of communist revolution. Why only the CR is criticized by being misunderstood as a completion of communist revolution?