Establishment and consolidation of Mao's rule - How did Mao maintain political control between 1954-76 - Flowers Campaign, 1956-57
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What was the 100 Flowers Campaign?
What quote by Mao summarizes the fundamental principles behind the 100 flowers campaign?
When was the height of 'the peoples' response to the 100 flowers campaign and what did this entail?
- Letters of complaint to central government
- Magazine articles
- Posters
- Rallies in the streets
- Students at Beijing University created a 'Democratic Wall'
Important complaints were:
- political corruption
- Russian influence
- low living standards
- censorship of foreign literature
- economic corruption
- privileged lifestyle of party cadres
- leadership of the CCP itself
- government inclined to over centralisation
- CP stifled discussion and debate, particularly with the Sanfan and Sufan campaigns
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What happened in early July 1957 to the 100 flowers campaign?
What was the July 1957 'Anti-Rightist' Campaign?
"The Second Rectification" Punished the intellectuals that had spoken out; about half a million were branded as 'rightists' and subjected to persecution:
- imprisonment
- time in labour camps
- 're-education' in the countryside
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