He basically brainwashed a bunch of young people under the ages of 21 to go around, destroy ancient. Mao zedong was the leader of the chinese cultural revolution and was a military and political leader in china. The truth about the cultural revolution we are constantly bombarded with the message that communism is dead, that it hasnt worked and cannot work, and that revolutions in power lead to tyranny. During the cultural revolution, chinas borders were closed to imports. Mao zedong and the cultural revolution warthenjoyce. What were maos motives behind the cultural revolution of ch. Mao zedong mao zedong and the cultural revolution mao zedong was the founding dictator and founder of the republic of china. On may 16, 1966, the chinese communist party issued a memo outlining maos ideas for this new revolution, which targeted bourgeoisie capitalists and authority figures in general. Mao tse tung was creating this controversy in order to gain control over the country.
In the 1960s mao zedong mistakenly believed that the central committee of the chinese communist party was engaging in revisionism, and that the party and the continue reading chinese government removes references to mao zedongs mistakes during the cultural revolution from school textbooks. Chinas great cultural revolution is chairman maos magnificent and great achievement editorial by jocques grippa, secretory of the central committee of the belgian communist party. Reviving the revolution after the failure of the great leap forward mao felt that he needed to revive the revolutionary spirit. If rural china was not much affected by the cultural revolution, why do you, the ccp and many of the elite intelligentsia keep repeating that the cultural revolution was a tenyear calamity for. There, we paid our respects to this great chinese communist leader who touched the lives of so many millions. Chinese communist revolution free download as powerpoint presentation. There are several motives that scholars discuss for maos decision to encourage the cultural revolution. Secretary of the central com mittee of the belgian communist party, in an edi. In addition, there is a section on interpreting mao and his legacy, from edgar snows interview with him in the 1930s to maos impact in the 1990s. Mao zedong and the chinese cultural revolution in the twentiethcentury world. Mao zedongs cultural revolution lasting effects of the cultural revolution education. From an early age he was an avid reader, especially about history and unconventional war heroes. In 1966, mao zedong launched the cultural revolution in china in response to the new social contradictions that china underwent after the revolution of 1949. Chinese philosophies communists and nationalists war and revolution the peoples republic the cultural revolution and after accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20191008 08.
He led these youth, the red guards, in the chinese cultural revolution by encouraging them to inflict violations to the rights of humans unto people who were not followers of maos teachings. Dec 19, 2014 one thing that interested me was the cultural revolution in china. In addition, there is a section on interpreting mao and his legacy, from edgar snows interview with him in the 1930s to mao s impact in the 1990s. Comprehensively indexed and with an introduction newly written by the editor, a leading expert in the field, mao zedong and the chinese revolution is a vital reference resource for all scholars and students of chinese communism. Pdf mao zedong and the chinese cultural revolution in. Mao zedong and the cultural revolution teacher resource guide east asia national resource center compiled by professor carol benedict, associate professor, georgetown university. He led these youth, the red guards, in the chinese cultural revolution by encouraging them to inflict violations to the rights of humans unto people who were not followers of mao s teachings. Teenagers encouraged to leave school to work in the. The cultural revolution, formally the great proletarian cultural revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the peoples republic of china from 1966 until 1976. A culmination of mao zedong s political ambitions, the cultural revolution restored his power and prestige as paramount leader, albeit at great costs to the economic and social development to the country. Maos sayings, printed in a little red book, were distributed during the cultural revolution. A historiographical study in 1965, mao zedong believed that his socialist campaign was being threatened by liu shaoqi and his comrades who, in maos eyes, were traitors to the revolution because they shied away from a genuine mass movement. The mao zedong cultural revolution, also known as the great proletarian cultural revolution, occurred from 1966 to 1977 in all of china. Chinas new cultural revolution has nothing to do with chairman mao.
Mao zedong and chinas revolution ebook pdf download. On one level the revolution was a way for mao to regain control over decisionmaking in china. This year during a visit to china, i joined a long line of chinese and world travellers at the mao zedong mausoleum in beijing. He was responsible for the policies of great leap forward and the cultural revolution which some people thought it was a disaster while others thought. Biographical and political profile asia for educators articles about mao zedong tribunedigitalchicagotribune. They say the cultural revolution fostered divisions among the people and harsh, even tyrannical. The great chinese cultural revolution 19661976 was a period of social and political instability, initiated by the mass mobilization instigated by mao tsetung in 1966. Mao disliked the men, however they also disliked his proposals. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
A collection of mao zedongs writings from the beginning of his career through the cultural revolution. Nov 14, 2017 what was one effect of mao zedongs cultural revolution on chinese society. He urged chinas young people to, learn revolution by making revolution. Mao zedongs 1966 effort to cleanse china of antirevolutionary influences. It is the revolution that follows logically from the economic reforms that became possible only after his death.
Introduction to the cultural revolution pdf from spice digest, freeman spogli institute for international studies, stanford university, this is a 3 page introduction to the cultural revolution. His wife and a handful of other radicals, together known as the gang of four, became the movements henchmen. A collection of mao zedong s writings from the beginning of his career through the cultural revolution. The chinese revolution and mao zedong in world history. This political struggle, the cultural revolution, as it was called, lasted until his death in 1976 and involved the entire population of one billion. Millions of young people left school and joined militia units called the red guards. Mao zedong and the cultural revolution by school of foreign. Click download or read online button to get mao and cultural revolution pdf book now. A podcast of this event is available to download from mao zedong and the cultural revolution. The cultural revolution universities closed during c. The cultural revolution available for download and read online in other formats. A group called the red guard facilitated mao s efforts by publicly attacking suspected teachers.
Dec 22, 2015 in 1966, mao zedong launched the cultural revolution in china in response to the new social contradictions that china underwent after the revolution of 1949. He urged the creation of corps of red guards to punish party officials and any other persons who showed bourgeois tendencies. A group called the red guard facilitated maos efforts by publicly attacking suspected teachers. A big part of the program was the closing of chinas schools, because mao saw the majority of educators as bourgeois types who were failing to support the communist revolution. Mao zedong s 1966 effort to cleanse china of antirevolutionary influences. Describes the life of chinese communist leader mao zedong in the context of the history of 20th century china and his immense impact on that history. Mao zedong cultural revolution era in 1966, chinas communist leader mao zedong launched what became known as the cultural revolution in order to reassert his authority over the chinese government. The cultural revolution 196676 was a political movement launched and led by mao zedong in china from may 1966 until october 1976. Chinese cultural revolution parade in honor of chairman mao tsetung and mayday celebrations 1968the great proletarian cultural revolution in china, 19661976. Did mao zedong have any good intentions when he initiated. One thing that interested me was the cultural revolution in china.
What was one effect of mao zedongs cultural revolution on. It is nothing less than an ideological crusade, and one of its aspects is to systematically distort the revolutionary. Now, some of these red guards are apologizing for their actions. From an early age he was an avid reader, especially about history and. This included the old customs, old culture, old ideas, and old habits four olds. Mao zedong and the cultural revolution by school of. During the revolution, several important people in china were forced to leave. Brief timeline 1930 mao writes a single spark can start a prairie fire 1945 chinese civil war begins, chiang kaishek vs. Mao zedong cultural revolution by gary busey on prezi.
Mao zedong reached out to the youth of china because he knew that they would be too young to have remembered his failure with the great leap forward. Mao zedong launches the cultural revolution, august 1966. In present conditions, both in industry and agriculture, we cannot advance without taking a step back. A chronology of the peoples republic of china under mao zedong 19491976. Launched by mao zedong, the chairman of the communist party of china cpc, its stated goal was to preserve chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from chinese society, and to reimpose mao. Mao zedong and the cultural revolution by andrew phan on prezi. Listen to learn more about mao zedong, the red guards, and how the cultural revolution affects us today. Mao zedong and the cultural revolution published on jun 29, 2012 this teacher resource guide includes an extensive bibliography, ideas for classroom. Policies of mao zedong the great leap forward the cultural revolution. The cultural revolution was an insistence on loyalty to communist party ideology. National archives cultural revolution national security council. Nov 24, 2015 mao zedong began the great proletarian cultural revolution its official name in 1966.
As a new generation of young people come to learn about mao zedong, it is important that we try to understand his life and his accomplishments in their historical context. Mao zedong began the great proletarian cultural revolution its official name in 1966. Just like there was a cultural revolution in america, particularly in the 60s, there was one happening outside of the u. These people included liu shaoqi, president of china, and deng xiaoping, the secretarygeneral of the communist party of china. Business, international heads of state behavior presidents presidents government. A peoples history 19621976 download for free books after the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an aging mao zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a. Why did mao zedong institute the cultural revolution. Its been 50 years since the start of chinas cultural revolution, which consumed china in bloodshed, torture and chaos for almost a decade and change the country forever.
Chinese communist revolution mao zedong cultural revolution. Cultural revolution simple english wikipedia, the free. Mao and cultural revolution pdf download ebook pdf, epub. We want to build a new china chinas historical characteristics the chinese revolution is part of the world revolution the politics of new democracy the economy of new democracy refutation of bourgeois dictatorship refutation of left phrasemongering refutation of the diehards the three peoples. Jan 01, 1972 written by mao in january, 1940, the chapters are. Believing that current communist leaders were taking the party, and china itself, in the wrong direction, mao called on the nations youth to purge the impure elements of chinese.
It was also called the great proletarian cultural revolution. The cultural revolution teaching the history of modern china. This film contains footage of a parade in honor of chairman mao tsetung along with mayday celebrations. Pdf the cultural revolution download full pdf book. Tsou, one of the countrys senior and most widely respected china scholars, has for more than a generation been producing timely and deeply informed essays on chinese politics as it develops. We want to build a new china chinas historical characteristics the chinese revolution is part of the world revolution the politics of new democracy the economy of new democracy refutation of bourgeois dictatorship refutation of left. Download pdf the cultural revolution book full free. A political movement initiated by mao zedong that lasted from 1966 to 1976. What was one effect of mao zedongs cultural revolution on chinese society.
In this period of time young people in china, led by mao zedong, wished to get rid of all the old in their country. Mao zedong and the chinese revolution crc press book. The cultural revolution and post mao reforms brings together tang tsous best essays written since 1966, with a substantial introduction providing an overview and a major new essay extending his analysis backward to the may fourth period of 191521 and forward into 1983. How the cultural revolution changed china forever cnn. The cultural revolution began to slow down in 1967, and ended in 1969. Believing that current communist leaders were taking the party, and china. Their policies did not reflect what mao had envisioned for a socialist society. Clicking on the link will automatically download the pdf file. In august 1966, mao zedong called for the start of a cultural revolution at the plenum of the communist central committee.
China was caught up in the proletariat cultural revolution. Mao zedong gradually developed and refined his educational doctrine on the basis of three main building blocks. It was one of the most insane and off the wall things to happen in chinese, and possibly world history. A halfcentury ago, mao zedong began his effort to purge china of ideological foes. If rural china was not much affected by the cultural revolution, why do you, the ccp and many of the elite intelligentsia keep repeating that the cultural revolution was a tenyear calamity for china. The cultural revolution and postmao reforms brings together tang tsous best essays written since 1966, with a substantial introduction providing an overview and a major new essay extending his analysis backward to the may fourth period of 191521 and forward into 1983. It was a campaign in china ordered by mao zedong to purge the communist party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation. Click download or read online button to get mao zedong and chinas revolution ebook pdf book now. At a recent student conference i saw many students gathered around a literature table buying the works of mao zedong.
98 590 1342 1555 995 911 1037 487 1125 3 1053 115 1295 504 276 223 256 721 546 991 1438 1583 763 1476 1084 58 1338 791 70 536 529 1253 75 441 163