was 1966 in Communist China and leader Mao Zedong was at a plateau in his leadership where he felt he needed to make a greater impact in order for the people of China knew he was stronger than ever. That was when the Cultural Revolution was born and lasted about 10 years. During this time Mao Zedong completely took over the arts and put much emphasis on influencing the youth. He nurtured a young group of radicals known as the Red Guards. During this time Mao completely took over the country and anyone
events in Chinese history since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. The Great Leap Forward (1957–60) was a Chinese economic plan initiated by Mao Zedong aimed at revitalizing all sectors of the economy. Wildly unrealistic planning poorly planned communization of agriculture, and a poor harvest in 1959 caused mass starvation. Mao was forced to turn government administration over to Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping. His popularity diminished severely and thus launched the Great Proletarian
With Reference to one authoritarian state (China!!). Analyze how Authoritarian leaders secure their grip on power. (15 marks) To successfully establish an Authoritarian State, authoritarian leaders must be able to limit political freedom through suppression of political opponents and intellectual, elimination of political dissents with its own party, and more importantly to gain popular support. In order to understand how Mao consolidate his power in China, one must consider Mao’s consolidation
The focus of this investigation will be ‘To what extent did Mao as a Communist Party leader achieve his goal during the Cultural Revolution?’ and will analyze the examples of goal achievements during the Cultural Revolution period. Two sources are used in the essay, China A New History by John King Fairbank and Merle Goldman ; and an article named ‘Chairman Mao Gave her a New Life’ published in August 1968, on the state-sanctioned magazine China Pictorial. I choose these two sources because the