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Mao’s China, 1949–76

Winding down the Cultural Revolution, 1968–76

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Recall questions on the restoration of order by the PLA, the rustication of urban youth, the Gang of Four, the Tiananmen Incident of 1976, and Mao's death.

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Key term

Who were the Gang of Four?

Key term

What campaign sent urban youth to the countryside?

Key term

Who helped restore order and returned to power in the 1970s?

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  1. 1

    What campaign sent urban youth to the countryside?

    Model answer

    The Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement.

  2. 2

    Who helped restore order and returned to power in the 1970s?

    Model answer

    Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping.

  3. 3

    When did Mao die?

    Model answer

    In 1976.

  4. 4

    How was order restored after 1968?

    Model answer

    The PLA was sent in to disarm the Red Guards, revolutionary committees combining army, cadres and rebels took over administration, and the students were sent to the countryside.

  5. 5

    How did Deng Xiaoping try to restore order and production in 1975?

    Model answer

    As Zhou Enlai's illness left him running the government, he reorganised the railways, steel industry and army, until Mao turned against him in late 1975.

  6. 6

    Who were the Gang of Four?

    Model answer

    Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan and Wang Hongwen, the radical leadership that dominated culture and propaganda in Mao's last years.

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