1. The Cultural Revolution
Aims
Why Started
Key Figures
Success?
Tactics

2. Why was the CR started?
Read source 4.1 (pg130); What was Mao’s position following the Lushan conference? What are the two arguments over why Mao initiated the Cultural revolution suggested on page 131?

3. The Cultural Revolution began as an ideological exercise to stop the growing bureaucratic elite.
The Cultural revolution began as an exercise for Mao to regain the power he had lost to Liu Shaoqi and Deng.
132: Fear of an elite.
Source 4.2
Sept 1962 speech:
Lecture: Mao’s treatment of Yang Xianzhen
SEM
Pg. 140 – purge of the group of 5.
Source 4.3
pg.143 – Mao’s aims.
Pg. 141 – 143:
pg. 144/5 Mao’s manipulation of the Central committee.
Source 4.6

4. Actions of the Cultural revolution:
Establishing the Cult of Personality:
Read pg 136/7 – How would the establishment of the little red book amongst the PLA contribute to the growing power of Mao?

5. What do both of these sources suggest about
Sailing the seas depends on the helsman, waging revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought
CR ballet – what are the themes, what does it all mean?

6. Listen to the interview with the author, focus on:
What are the main reasons he suggests the CR took place?
What are the intended and unintended consequences of the revolution?
How far do you agree with this perspective, is there a TOK moment in this?
Question sheet

7. Lecture: Why was the support of the army necessary?
What fears did some express over the building cult of personality?
What does the story of the Hong Kong escapee show about how the CR was used by some?
What slurs were used by Mao to denounce the revisionists like Yang Xianzhen?
How did Mao suggest that education should change?
What was the spoken and unspoken idea behind this?
Which groups were targets of Mao’s anti education campaign?

8. Key figures biography Chen Boda Official government role.
What role did he play in the CR?
Did he benefit / suffer due to the CR?
Power in 1959 /10
Power in 1969 / 10
Lin Biao
Official role
What role did he play in the CR?
Did he benefit / suffer due to the CR?
Power in 1959 /10
Power in 1969 / 10

9. Key figures biography Liu Shaoqi Official government role.
What happened to him in the CR?
Did he benefit / suffer due to the CR?
Power in 1959 /10
Power in 1969 / 10
Jiang Qing
Official role
What did she contribute to the CR?
Did he benefit / suffer due to the CR?
Power in 1959 /10
Power in 1969 / 10

10. Key figures biography Mao Zedong Official government role.
What role did he play in the CR?
Did he benefit / suffer due to the CR?
Power in 1959 /10
Power in 1969 / 10
A Red guard
Official government role.
What role did they play in the CR?
Did they benefit / suffer due to the CR?
Power in 1959 /10
Power in 1969 / 10