1. The growth of anarchy in the Red Guard movement
Key idea – how did Mao keep control of growing anarchy of the Red Guard?
LO: to understand how and why Red Terror became uncontrollable and how Mao reacted

2. Anarchy
a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems

3. Using Whitfield (AQA book), bottom p. 105 – middle p
Using Whitfield (AQA book), bottom p.105 – middle p.108, complete the worksheet showing the key events between October 1966 – Feb 1967
The events of Jan & Feb 1967 are particularly important for you to understand fully
How does Mao stay in control?
They complete worksheet using this info
The events of

4. The growth of anarchy & use of terror
Read the section in your textbook from p.226
Answer the following questions:
Why did the years 66 – 67 contain so much violence?
Identify & explain three reasons why the most radically destructive period of the CR was relatively short
Explain why divisions emerged in the Red Guard movement
Why did Mao allow the PLA to crack down on the Red Guards in August 1967?
Or this could be HW
The growth of anarchy & use of terror

5. To what extent was Mao responsible for the Red Terror?
Key debate. What do you think?
To what extent was Mao responsible for the Red Terror?

6. Read the chapter about Mao’s treatment of Liu Shaoqi and answer the questions at the end
Homework

7. How did Mao use the Cultural Revolution to attack his political enemies?
LO: To understand what happened to Mao’s political rivals in the Cultural Revolution

8. Who is going to be on Mao’s hit list? Why?
Criticize Liu, criticize Confucius - it's the most important matter for the whole party, the whole army and the people of the whole country.
They might mention: Liu Shaoqi / Deng Xiaoping – moderate / economic reforms after GLF
Zhou Enlai – premier of PRC – a power struggle?
Who is going to be on Mao’s hit list? Why?

9. Review the chapter you read – let’s discuss the questions and see what you think about Mao’s guilt
Give them the chapter on LS to add to the debate – use the prompt questions at the end of the article to help analyse their ideas
Liu Shaoqi

10. How did Mao attack his political enemies?
Use your handout to complete the worksheet
Make sure you understand the key debate
Handout is p of our teacher textbook. Or they could use p.227 of their own textbook
Wider debate – how far was Mao responsible?
How did Mao attack his political enemies?

11. Conclusions Mao’s power, by 1968, was unrivalled
Younger cadres replaced those who were purged and they were completely loyal to Mao
1969 party congress, a new constitution put Mao Zedong thought as the official guiding ideology of the party
Lin Biao, Mao’s most loyal servant, named Mao’s official successor
Mao had come to power promising to free the nation from political repression but by the end of the 1960s, the Chinese people were once again ruled by an Emperor with absolute power
Conclusions