The Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
Sino-Soviet Split, 1959
Cultural Revolution 1966
- USA realized they could not work with China after their invasion of Tibet and support for North Korea
- The former allies split ways in 1959
- Reasons for this:
- Krushchev’s Peaceful coexistence idea (Chinese felt they were getting closer to the USA)
- Soviet intention to treat China as another satellite
- Lack of Soviet help during the Korean War
- 4,000 border skirmishes
- Open fighting between 1964-69 on the Ussuri River
- 1964 Chinese get A-bomb and 1968 an N-bomb
Cultural Revolution 1966
- All Mao’s idea
- Wanted to have a ‘pure’ form of Communism
- Red Guards began openly criticizing the gov’t officials
- Some people were upset about the following and were seen as targets:
- Those who wanted to return to capitalism
- ‘Specialists’ - anyone who did not do manual labour were forced to work
- Anyone who disobeyed “Little Red Book”
- The Red Guard got so violent that the PLA had to restore order the Revolution ended by 1969
"We shall support whatever our enemies oppose and oppose whatever our enemies support"
-Chapter 2 the Little Red Book
-Chapter 2 the Little Red Book